Understanding and assessing child sexual maltreatment / Kathleen Coulborn Faller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faller, Kathleen Coulborn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse--Psychological aspects.

Child sexual abuse.

Physical Description:

ix, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [2003]

Summary:

"Understanding and Assessing Child Sexual Maltreatment, Second Edition" updates its comprehensive coverage of child sexual abuse definitions and indicators, interview and questioning techniques, and diagnosis guidelines to include an insightful response to the building social backlash against the so-called "child abuse industry." Distinguished scholar and experienced practitioner Kathleen Coulborn Faller applies twenty-five years of clinical experience and state-of-the-art research to offer authoritative guidance to both novice and experience practitioners.

Contents:

Part I What Constitutes Sexual Maltreatment? 1

1 Professional Roles and the Extent of Child Sexual Maltreatment 3

2 Definitions and Signs of Child Sexual Maltreatment 19

Part II Collaborating With Institutions Having Mandatory and Legal Obligations 53

3 Working With Protective Services and the Police 55

4 Collaborating With Attorneys and Working With the Courts 73

Part III Data Collection and Decision Making 103

5 Child Interviews When Sexual Abuse Is Suspected 105

6 The Context of Child Interviewing 141

7 Decision Making in Child Sexual Abuse 163

Part IV Sexual Abuse in Special Contexts 189

8 Sexual Abuse in Family Foster Care 191

9 Sexual Abuse in Day Care 215

10 Sexual Abuse Allegations in Divorce 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and indexes.

ISBN:

0761919961

076191997X

OCLC:

50803578