Assessing allegations of sexual abuse in preschool children
Subtitle: understanding small voices
By: Sandra K. Hewitt.
Series: Interpersonal violence
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Child abuse -- Investigation.; Interviewing in child abuse.; Communicative competence in children.
Description: Written to help the front line practitioner in assessing and managing allegations of sexual abuse cases with children from ages 18 months to 6 years old, Assessing Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Preschool Children provides concrete and easily understood information about basic child development, interview procedures, and case management theory. Case examples throughout the book combine a hands-on approach with child development theory and research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Protecting our children from sexual abuse; title: How children express themselves : understanding developmental contexts; title: Knowing more than they can tell; title: Assessing very young children (18 to 36 months) : children who cannot be interviewed; title: Assessing young children (3 to 5 years old) : prescreening children with transitioning skills; title: Current interview formats with adaptations for preschool children; title: The touch survey : systematic screening for child abuse; title: When abuse is not proven : managing high risk cases; title: Where do we go from here?