Harmful sexual behaviour in young children and pre-teens : an education issue / Lesley-anne Ey and Elspeth McInnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ey, Lesley-Anne, author.

McInnes, Elspeth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Sexual behavior.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

There has been considerable research and authorship on child sexual abuse, however, much of this research has focused on adult perpetrators and child victims. Less attention has been paid to children's harmful sexual behaviour and the multitude of influences. Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Young Children and Pre-Teens provides evidence-based understanding on: typical sexual development versus harmful sexual behaviour; the prevalence and impacts associated with harmful sexual behaviour; Australian laws, policies and educator responsibilities; responses and support systems for children who display harmful sexual behaviour; and the implications and challenges for future practice. This book provides understandings that directly respond to the recent Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommendation 10.1 to address (a) primary prevention strategies to educate family, community members, carers, and professionals about preventing harmful sexual behaviours (b) secondary prevention strategies to ensure early intervention when harmful sexual behaviours are developing and (c) tertiary intervention strategies to address harmful sexual behaviours.. The authors present a review of psychological, sociological, legal, and educational research to inform and support professionals involved in the wellbeing and education of children to understand, manage, and reduce dysfunctional sexual development in children.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

1 Introduction

The problem at hand and purpose of the book

Historical influences on the construction of children as sexual beings

Children´s displays of sexual behaviour: attitudes and influences

Overview of the chapters

References

2 Typical sexual development and harmful sexual behaviour

Introduction

Children´s typical sexual development

Physiological sexual development

Defining harmful sexual behaviour: exploring the language

Conclusion

3 Children´s harmful sexual behaviour: a global phenomenon?

Prevalence of harmful sexual behaviour

Prevalence of harmful sexual behaviour in Australia and the context where it occurs

Harmful sexual behaviour in education settings: preschools, schools, and out-of-school care

4 Aftermath and impacts of harmful sexual behaviour

Impacts of harmful sexual behaviour for children who have experienced unwanted sexual encounters

Trauma

Mental health

Interpersonal relationships

Sexual identity

Physical health

Education, employment, and economic security

Impacts of harmful sexual behaviour for children who display the behaviour

5 Influences on harmful sexual behaviour: child characteristics, familial and social context

Victims of abuse

Family context

Children with an intellectual disability

Media

Pornography

6 Laws and responsibilities

Sexual behaviours involving children and Australian laws

Legal age and culpability of sexual behaviour: Australian states and territories

The problem with family law in Australia

Laws guiding school policies on harmful sexual behaviour

Ongoing duty of care.

Conclusion

7 Educator knowledge of harmful sexual behaviour and their training needs

Educators´ understanding of developmentally normal and harmful sexual behaviour

Educators´ views of typical sexual behaviour of children with whom they are currently working

Educators´ views of harmful sexual behaviour of children with whom they are currently working

Current training for educators

Educators´ training in identifying and responding to children displaying sexual behaviour

What educators want

A move to a national approach

8 Responding to and supporting children who display harmful sexual behaviour: an educator's approach

Therapeutic treatment for children who display harmful sexual behaviour

External support services for children who have harmful sexual behaviour

Initial responses

Long-term responses

Behaviour support plan

Support and safety plan

Individual educators´ support strategies

Whole-school responses

9 Identifying challenges and prevention strategies

Revisiting children´s vulnerabilities through an ecological systems approach

Challenges from media and technologies

Training for educators and other professionals

Child and family education

Decreasing the physical context risk: physical setting and design

10 Conclusion

Increased numbers of children experiencing maltreatment

Increased numbers of children attending formal child care

Public inquiries into child protection systems and child sexual abuse

Rapid growth in pornography and child exploitation material online

What´s to be done?

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-68270-0

0-429-40045-4

0-429-68271-9

9780429400452

OCLC:

1154017090