Children and adults may be connected to counselors in 144 languages, as needed. Literature is available on request. If desired, file can be transmitted via email . Sandy Kleven by Sandy Kleven, LCSW Sandy Kleven, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Valdez, Alaska, has been counseling families for more than twenty years. N othing is more chilling for a couple than to learn that their child has been a victim of a sexual assault.
Young children are at critical disadvantage when targeted by sex offenders.
Their limited life experience and dependence on adults make them uniquely vulnerable to the trust-building tactics of the child molester. Sadly, many of these are actual family members father, stepfather, uncle, grandfather, or mother's boyfriend. Those who are sexually fixated on children will go to great lengths to gain the trust of both child and family. These individuals seem like great friends to children. A recent news story profiled a habitual female child sex molester, but the vast majority of those who abuse children are men.