Assessing allegations of sexual abuse in preschool children : understanding small voices / / Sandra K. Hewitt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818654503321
• Autore: Hewitt Sandra K
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1999
• ISBN: 9780761902041; 076190204X; 9781452235813; 1452235813; 9781322413440; 1322413444; 9781452221052; 1452221057
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 303 p.) : ill
• Collana: Interpersonal violence ; ; v. 22
• Disciplina: 363.259563
• Soggetti: Child abuse - Investigation; Communicative competence in children; Interviewing in child abuse
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-294) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1- Protecting Our Children From Sexual Abuse; Why Our Current System Is Not Working; Childhood Sexual Behavior; Chapter 2- How Children Express Themselves: Understanding Developmental Context; Infancy (0-18 Months); Children 18 to 36 Months; Children 3 to 5 Years of Age; Children 5 Years of Age and Older; Summary; Chapter 3- Knowing More Than They Can Tell; How Early, How Long, and How Accurately Can Children Remember?; Suggestibility in Young Children; Fantasy; Trauma; Neurobiology; Attachment; Early Memory and the Unconscious; Reconceptualizing Preschool Abuse AssessmentChapter 4- Assessing Very Young Children (18-36 Months): Children Who Cannot Be Interviewed; Child Assessment Outline; Creating Rule-Out Hypotheses; Using Objective Measures; Noting Collateral Information; Making Contact With the Child; Pre-Interviewing the Child; Preparing Case ; Decisions; Applying the Protocol: A Case Example; Things Are Not Always as They Appear: Is It Abuse or Not?; What's Happened to My Child?; Can You Believe the Reporter?; Chapter 5- Assessing Young Children (3-5 Years Old): Prescreening Children With Transitioning Skills; Understanding Skills Necessary to InterviewPrescreening Children for Interview Capabilities; Interviewing Again; Is It Mistaken Identity?; In Her Own Way; Chapter 6- Current Interview Formats With Adaptations for Preschool Children; Who Are Stage 3 Children?; Effective Interview Components for Stage 3 Children; Warming Up With Practice Formats; Interview Formats With Research; Interview Protocols Without Research; Other Interviewing Issues; Chapter 7- The Touch Survey: Systematic Screening for Child Abuse; Method of Administration; Research on the Touch Survey; Simplification of the Touch SurveyChapter 8- When Abuse Is Not Proven: Managing High-Risk Cases; Factors Affecting Reunification in Unsubstantiated Cases; Therapeutic Management of Reunification in Preschool Cases; After the Structured Sessions Have Been Completed; Analyzing Risk Factors in Projecting Reunification Outcome; Other Uses of Therapeutic Management; Commonly Asked Questions About Therapeutic Management; Issues Raised in the Process of Therapeutic Management; Research on Therapeutic Management; Chapter 9- Where Do We Go From Here?; Toward Better Services; Appendix A; Appendix B; ReferencesIndex; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Assessing Allegation of Child Abuse in preschool Children provides the practitioner with help in assessing and managing cases of alleged sexual abuse in children aged 18 months to six years.