This book is a practical tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children.It examines the impact of sexual abuse on children, enables professionals to evaluate the risk presented by adults who have sexually abused children, and provides a framework for the assessment of parents or carers and their ability to protect their children. This book includes checklists that practitioners can use to interpret the information they collect, and is illustrated with a central case study that demonstrates how the assessment profile can be used.It is a helpful resource for anyone undertaking assessments that have involved the sexual abuse of children. It is also of interest to others involved in child protection, such as social workers, health professionals, teachers, and legal and criminal justice professionals.
Author(s): Jeff Fowler
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 195
FRONT COVER......Page 1
A Practitioners’ Tool for the Assessment of Adults who Sexually Abuse Children......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
Safeguarding children......Page 14
Introduction to the practitioner’s tool......Page 15
CHAPTER 1: THE CHILD......Page 17
1.1 The child......Page 18
1.2 Sally’s story......Page 27
CHAPTER 2: THE ABUSING ADULT......Page 31
2.1 Adults who sexually abuse children......Page 32
2.2 Beginning the assessment......Page 52
2.3 Assessment of the abusing adult......Page 55
2.4 The case study......Page 62
2.5 The family structure......Page 64
2.6 Chronology......Page 65
2.7 Experiences from childhood and adult life......Page 68
2.8 The adult’s perception of self......Page 77
2.9 Adult relationships......Page 89
2.10 Perception of children of the ‘family’ (excluding the victim)......Page 96
2.11 Criminal history - non-sexual offences......Page 99
2.12 Drugs and alcohol......Page 102
2.13 Self-esteem......Page 103
2.14 Dominant and submissive behaviour......Page 107
2.15 Angry, aggressive and violent behaviour......Page 111
2.16 The adult’s perception of child sexual abuse......Page 119
2.17 The sexual abuse of the child(ren)......Page 125
2.18 Victim empathy......Page 130
2.19 Support systems......Page 132
2.20 The future......Page 133
CHAPTER 3: THE NON-ABUSING ADULT......Page 137
3.1 The non-abusing adult......Page 138
3.2 Assessing the non-abusing adult......Page 140
3.3 Ability to protect......Page 157
3.4 The future......Page 159
3.5 Evaluating the information......Page 161
Terms and tools used in assessing adults who sexually abuse children......Page 179
References......Page 183
Further Reading......Page 185
Subject index......Page 187
Author index......Page 193
BACK COVER......Page 195
