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Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems

Author : Barbara J Christopherson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317790332
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems written by Barbara J Christopherson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems: Guidelines for Child and Parent Intervention is a unique, pioneering venture in the area of sexual abuse. Unlike most books on sexual abuse, which focus on children as victims, this integrated treatment approach suggests ways to develop parallel treatment strategies for both parents and children who display harmful sexual behavior. In many ways a first in its field, Treating Children with Sexually Abusvie Behavior Problems gives you the tools to orchestrate your own treatment and intervention techniques, specifically for those children under age 12 who display sexually harmful or unlawful behavior. You’ll find in this useful volume a one-of-a-kind approach to linking together individual, group, and family treatment into one integrated, comprehensive program that treats both perpetrator and victim in tandem. Effective applied techniques are presented to teach: accountability of the offending party concern for others/empathy social competence the establishment of appropriate boundaries healthy sexuality coping with prior trauma safety and supervision Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems is intended for professionals in child sexual abuse; graduate and undergraduate students in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, and psychiatry; juvenile court workers; child welfare case workers; teachers; attorneys; and judges. It will also serve to better inform the victim, family, and general public. If you’re concerned about the spread of sexually abusive behavior in children, you’ll want to become informed and armed with the practical and useful guidelines found in this innovative approach to a prevalent social problem.

Children with Sexual Behavior Problems

Author : William N. Friedrich
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393704983
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Children with Sexual Behavior Problems written by William N. Friedrich and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexually inappropriate touching, language, and other actions on the part of children are difficult to diagnose and treat.

Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems

Author : Barbara J Christopherson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317790340
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems written by Barbara J Christopherson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems: Guidelines for Child and Parent Intervention is a unique, pioneering venture in the area of sexual abuse. Unlike most books on sexual abuse, which focus on children as victims, this integrated treatment approach suggests ways to develop parallel treatment strategies for both parents and children who display harmful sexual behavior. In many ways a first in its field, Treating Children with Sexually Abusvie Behavior Problems gives you the tools to orchestrate your own treatment and intervention techniques, specifically for those children under age 12 who display sexually harmful or unlawful behavior. You’ll find in this useful volume a one-of-a-kind approach to linking together individual, group, and family treatment into one integrated, comprehensive program that treats both perpetrator and victim in tandem. Effective applied techniques are presented to teach: accountability of the offending party concern for others/empathy social competence the establishment of appropriate boundaries healthy sexuality coping with prior trauma safety and supervision Treating Children with Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems is intended for professionals in child sexual abuse; graduate and undergraduate students in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, and psychiatry; juvenile court workers; child welfare case workers; teachers; attorneys; and judges. It will also serve to better inform the victim, family, and general public. If you’re concerned about the spread of sexually abusive behavior in children, you’ll want to become informed and armed with the practical and useful guidelines found in this innovative approach to a prevalent social problem.

Working with Children with Sexual Behavior Problems

Author : Eliana Gil
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462514510
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Working with Children with Sexual Behavior Problems written by Eliana Gil and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on extensive clinical experience, this book provides authoritative guidance and practical tools in a challenging area for child mental health professionals. The authors explain the many possible causes of problem sexual behaviors and demonstrate assessment and treatment procedures that have been shown to work with 4- to 11-year-olds and their families. Four chapter-length case examples illustrate how to integrate elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy, play and expressive therapies, and family-based approaches. Helpful reproducible worksheets and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Child Sexual Abuse

Author : Esther Deblinger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199358753
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Child Sexual Abuse written by Esther Deblinger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on over 25 years of research, Child Sexual Abuse, Second Edition describes a premier, empirically supported treatment approach for children, adolescents, and non-offending parents/caregivers impacted by child sexual abuse. Developed to provide support and to alleviate symptoms and problem behaviors in children and adolescents, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for child sexual abuse incorporates treatment components that provide children and their caregivers with education and coping skills training, while simultaneously addressing the trauma. This book describes the nuts and bolts of treatment including trauma narrative development and processing activities that help to alleviate children's distress and feelings of shame associated with the abuse. Parents are also taught effective behavior management skills, and treatment often culminates with a focus on parent-child communication and enhancing safety and future development. This highly effective treatment model can be delivered in outpatient, school-based, residential, home, and/or group settings.

Sexualized Children

Author : Eliana Gil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Sexualized Children written by Eliana Gil and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Taking Action

Author : Jane F. Silovsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781884444807
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Taking Action written by Jane F. Silovsky and published by . This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Nonoffending Parents

Author : Esther Deblinger
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Nonoffending Parents by : Esther Deblinger

Download or read book Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Nonoffending Parents written by Esther Deblinger and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empirical evidence increasingly indicates that cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques can be used successfully to treat clients who have been sexually abused. An ideal guide for practitioners of any theoretical orientation, this practical manual has been designed specifically for therapists who want to use this approach to treat sexually abused children and their non-offending parents. The authors illustrate theoretically sound treatment using sample therapist-client dialogue, examples and exercises. Issues explored include: gradual exposure; modelling; coping skills training; education regarding sexuality, sexual abuse and personal safety skills; and behaviour management skills. Deblinger and Heflin skilfully introduce h

Sexual Abuse in Residential Treatment

Author : Wander Braga
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317739795
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Sexual Abuse in Residential Treatment written by Wander Braga and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexual Abuse in Residential Treatment provides comprehensive information on behavioral manifestations of sexual abuse in residential settings and the safety and developmental needs, staff training, and management strategies necessary to protect both residents and staff. Chapters containing vivid case studies that describe problematic episodes, discussions of research projects, and proposals for agency sexuality policies, safe facility management, and staff training contribute to a balanced presentation of the framework in which sexual manifestations are embedded. Professionals in residential treatment will learn how to identify the most common sexual, sexualized, and sexually abusive behaviors and from whence they derive. Sexual Abuse in Residential Treatment provides specific suggestions for policy and program design, recommends operational framework for safe management of treatment facilities, and describes practical staff supervision and training modules. With an emphasis on clinical practice, descriptions of common problems and proposed solutions together with a broad philosophical basis to guide policy setting will benefit professionals in agencies interested in developing customized organizational and treatment plans. Practitioners, policymakers, and decision makers in residential programs, inpatient psychiatric units, community-based group homes, court-related youth shelters, and correctional facilities for the rehabilitation of behaviorally disturbed youth presenting sexual problems will find a wealth of information on a wide range of topics such as: normal, pathological, and abusive sexual behavior in residential treatment staff responses to sexual behavior, training, and supervision needs frequency and quality of sexual behaviors of latency-aged children safe management to prevent toxic manifestations of sexuality management of sex abuse allegations in the residential program recommendations for agency sexuality policies selection criteria and program features for specialized offender treatment the heterogeneity of phenomena classified as “sex abuse” values conflicts involved in the design of programs and policies Sexual Abuse in Residential Treatment provides descriptive commentary concerning sexual behavior of youth in residential treatment from various points of view including development, values, therapeutic milieu, safety, training, and clinical experience. Such a diverse approach makes this a valuable guide for practitioners, as well as program directors, unit supervisors, case managers, staff trainers, faculty in child care studies, and child protective services staff.

Sexually Aggressive Children

Author : Sharon Araji
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sexually Aggressive Children written by Sharon Araji and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997-08-04 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible and sensitive, this book provides a comprehensive overview of sexual abuse perpetrated by children 12 years old and younger. Drawing attention to this frequently overlooked population, the author explores the familial, extrafamilial and situational factors conducive to various types of sexual abuse by children so young. For professionals and researchers having to consider sexually aggressive acts by children as young as two or three, this book examines the theories and frameworks used to explain this kind of behaviour, and outlines their associated social and psychological characteristics. Sharon KAraji identifies nine programmes and practices designed by therapists treating individuals, families and groups deali

Child Survivors and Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse

Author : Mic Hunter
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452246963
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Child Survivors and Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse written by Mic Hunter and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1995-03-14 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you′re looking for new and innovative ways of working with survivors of child and adolescent sexual abuse--or child/juvenile perpetrators of sexual abuse--then look no further. Mic Hunter and a talented team of professionals begin by offering concise, practical discussions on topics related to survivors, including managing self-regulation disorders in sexually abused boys, treating ritual abuse survivors, and inpatient treatment of adolescent survivors of sexual abuse. Next, the contributors focus on treating the child/juvenile offender, examining such issues as treating abuse reactive children, parallel treatment for parents of abuse reactive children, societal responses to sexually aggressive children, and identifying and responding to juvenile sexual abuse offenders. For each issue examined, contributors offer concrete directions for intervention. Written both for practitioners and advanced clinical students, this accessibly written volume will serve as a valuable resource. "This book is like going to a conference and getting all the best presentations. . . . Models a nice concrete technique for use with a problem population." --Sandra K. Hewitt, Ph.D., Private Practice, Edina, Minnesota "This excellent short paperback contains well-written, well-referenced chapters by leading figures in the field of child abuse and neglect, covering an ambitious range of topics involving child survivors as well as children who sexually abuse other children. This small book is a timely and important addition to the sexual abuse literature, and will be of particular interest to those professionals working with children and young people who show sexually coercive or abusing behaviour towards other children." --Eileen Vizard in Young Minds Newsletter "The book is subtitled "treatment innovations" and this sets the tone for its whole approach. This is a readable and practical book written for clinicians, and is obviously based on much solid clinical experience. The chapter on ritual abuse is particularly good, being both readable and thought provoking. It is a very thorough examination of the difficulties which can arise in working with severely abused people, and tackles very realistically the potential risks for both client and therapist, when working with very damaged individuals. The thorny issues surrounding the validity of recovered memories are also tackled extremely well. Overall the book is an excellent review of current understanding and treatment of sexually abused children and adolescents. However, clinicians working with adult survivors of abuse will also find much that is useful in the book." --Carol Sellars in Clinical Psychology Forum

Group Treatment for Sexually Abused Children

Author :
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9780898625165
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Group Treatment for Sexually Abused Children written by and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1989-09-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The treatment of sexually abused children between the ages of 7 and 12 present a unique clinical challenge. These victims are in the developmental phase of latency where post-traumatic discomfort and internal conflict are often manifested in self-destructive, sexually inappropriate, and aggressive behavior toward adults and peers. Often unresponsive to interventions that require direct verbal communication, these children need special therapeutic approaches to master feelings of shame, helplessness, responsibility, anger, and sadness, which are concomitant with sexual abuse and disclosure. Group treatment has been shown to be an important component of healing for these children. This volume is the first book on the treatment of sexual abuse that is devoted exclusively to a group treatment approach. GROUP TREATMENT FOR SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN considers the impact of sexual molestation and disclosure on latency-aged children and provides a step-by-step guide to a comprehensive program for victims and their non-offending caretakers. Establishing a therapeutic framework that enables both children and adults to deal with anxiety producing material, themes addressed in a sequence of progressive difficulty. More than a description of a program, this manual offers actual interventions to be used with children and their non-offending caretakers, including guidelines for anticipating and responding therapeutically to expected resistances. The structured curriculum, which consists of ten modules, presents a variety of activities that assist children and adults to begin to identify and express their conflicts and feelings. Each module delineates the Purpose, Objectives, Therapeutic Considerations, Activities and Treatment Challenges for children and their caretakers. Each activity for children incorporates group topics for the caretakers' group which parallel the material presented in the children's group. This approach integrates the treatment, increasing the likelihood of a successful experience for the children. Illustrative case examples are offered to demonstrate how children and adults respond to the activities. Unique features of this program include its attention to the important developmental tasks for children as well as the sequelae of sexual molestation; its respect for the ways in which boys and girls respond differently to sexual trauma; and its inclusion of over 40 original handouts for children and caretakers which may be photocopied for use in your practice. An ideal resource, the structure and variety of original materials in this outstanding volume provide direction and focus for all therapists who are dedicated to the recovery of sexually abused children and their families. Further, many of the handouts are useful for individual and family treatment and, with some modifications, can also be used in work with adolescents. As an added convenience, all the forms in this manual may be photocopied for use in your practice

The Management of Sexuality in Residential Treatment

Author : Gordon Northrup
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317764803
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book The Management of Sexuality in Residential Treatment written by Gordon Northrup and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are practical ideas and help for dealing with problems of sexuality in residential treatment settings. On a day-to-day level, difficulties can arise from the need for child care workers to maintain caring and personal relationships with children in the face of the children’s and their own sexuality. Children themselves also may have difficulties in properly expressing their sexuality. The Management of Sexuality in Residential Treatment examines a broad range of problems that often occur and describes several treatment programs and strategies for coping with incidents of abuse or alleged abuse. Chapters in the book address issues pertinent for professionals working with children in residential treatment. Authors cover topics such as: residents’needs for love versus sexuality the impact of sexually stimulating materials erotic countertransference in a residential treatment center survey of minor sex problems in the milieu and how to respond to them personal relationships between residents and staff The book also describes two treatment programs for abused or abusing children. The first is an eight week multimodal therapeutic program for adolescent girls who have been sexually abused, the other a course for sexually abusive boys that includes counseling, sex education, and journal writing. The Management of Sexuality in Residential Treatment is a valuable resource for the staff of residential treatment centers, group homes, residential schools, and hospital pediatric units who wish to understand how to deal more effectively with issues of sexuality and the children for whom they care.

The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders

Author : Jean Proulx
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119439450
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders written by Jean Proulx and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a rehabilitation series–what works for those who've sexually offended The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders is an important addition to the What Works in Offender Rehabilitation handbook series. This handbook specifically looks at the topics of sexual offender theory, assessment, rehabilitation, prevention, policy, and risk management. Current assessment frameworks and intervention programmes are evaluated, with consideration of treatment efficacy. The handbook provides professionals with an evidence-based approach to the management and rehabilitation of individuals who have sexually offended, while presenting ideas on the prevention of sexual abuse. Concepts and theory behind sexual offender rehabilitation are presented with a focus on how this information can be applied in the development of real-world policies that seek to reduce re-offending. The Wiley Handbook of What Works with Sexual Offenders also includes discussions from renowned international researchers and clinicians on the empirical findings of treatment effectiveness. Presents theory, research, policy, and practice related to sexual offenses Addresses a full range of topics, such as sexual aggression, structured risk assessment, sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities, and pharmacological treatment of sexual offenders Discusses how conceptual and theoretical material can be used in establishing policy and practice As an important reference work, this rehabilitation handbook offers material for practitioners, including probation officers, social workers and psychologists. Each handbook within the What Works in Offender Rehabilitation series studies current theory, policy, and practice related to a type of offending.

Assessing and Treating Physically Abused Children and Their Families

Author : David Kolko
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452264163
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Assessing and Treating Physically Abused Children and Their Families written by David Kolko and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2002-03-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional book aimed at practitioners and practitioners in training, this volume is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive, practical approach to the assessment and treatment of physically abused children. While there are other books that cover certain aspects of assessment and treatment, this book is comprehensive in that it covers child-specific, parent-specific, and family-specific interventions. The volume will present an overview of child physical abuse (including statistics and consequences), it will discuss outcome studies and treatment implications, and it will thoroughly discuss assessment and treatment. It will help practitioners: Understand children's abuse experiences, views, exposures to violence, and it will help expose thinking errors or negative attributions. It will also help the practitioner help the children with anxiety management, anger management, social skills, and safety plans. Help parents with child management and development, expectations and cognitive distortions, behavior management, and discipline. Facilitate family communication and problem solving.

Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse

Author : Paris Goodyear-Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118082281
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse written by Paris Goodyear-Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the identification, assessment, and treatment of child sexual abuse The field of child sexual abuse has experienced an explosion of research, literature, and enhanced treatment methods over the last thirty years. Representing the latest refinements of thought in this field, Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse: Identification, Assessment, and Treatment combines the most current research with a wealth of clinical experience. The contributing authors, many of whom are pioneers in their respective specialties, include researchers and clinicians, forensic interviewers and law enforcement professionals, caseworkers and victim advocates, all of whom do the work of helping children who have been sexually victimized. Offering a snapshot of the state of the field as it stands today, Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse explores a variety of issues related to child sexual abuse, from identification, assessment, and treatment methods to models for implementation and prevention, including: The impact of sexual abuse on the developing brain The potential implications of early sexual victimization Navigating the complexities of multidisciplinary teams Forensic interviewing and clinical assessment Treatment options for children who have traumagenic symptoms as a response to their sexual victimization Treating children with sexual behavior problems and adolescents who engage in illegal sexual behavior Secondary trauma and vicarious traumatization Cultural considerations and prevention efforts Edited by a leader in the field of child therapy, this important reference equips helping professionals on the front lines in the battle against child sexual abuse not merely with state-of-the-art knowledge but also with a renewed vision for the importance of their role in the shaping of our culture and the healing of victimized children.

Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse in Out-of-Home Care

Author : Toni Cavanaugh Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317791320
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse in Out-of-Home Care written by Toni Cavanaugh Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse in Out-of-Home Care brings into the open current or past sexually, physically, or emotionally abusive behaviors between children or between children and their caregivers in out-of-home care and helps prevent future victimization. The curriculum gives you 20 exercises that promote respectful and nurturing interactions among caregivers and children by offering healthy concepts of touching, communication, and boundaries. By implementing the concepts in this curriculum, you’ll help create positive, healthy attachments for children in out-of-home care who may feel abandoned and alone. Exercises in Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse in Out-of-Home Care assist children and caregivers in understanding their rights and others’rights in residential treatment centers and group or foster homes. Exercises focus on: communication on a continuum--teaches children and staff about their own communication and the communications they receive from others a touch continuum--provides an excellent vehicle for discussing the comforting and soothing touch children need and how to differentiate this from eight other types of touch differentiating sexual play from problematic sexual contact between children--helps children and staff talk about sex personal space and boundaries--discusses these as areas of major violations in children who have been abused sexual knowledge--teaches the body parts and their functions discovering what a sex offender does to trick children into situations that end up in sexual abuse--asks the children to make rules that assist other children to recognize unsafe situations, and then gives them the opportunity to create a video, pamphlet, advertisement, or commercial to tell other kids these rules This curriculum is unique because it can be completed through children and adults talking together. It assumes that there will be difficulties and conflicts between staff and children and among children themselves and provides a forum in which to raise and discuss these issues. You’ll find the curriculum perfect for caregiver training or as exercises caregivers and children do together. You’ll also find it very useful for working with children’s families either in family sessions or in multifamily groups.