A Practitioners' Tool for the Assessment of Adults who Sexually Abuse Children

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. 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 Health care professionals who endeavour to work holistically face a number of questions about spirituality. What is meant by `spirituality'as opposed to `religion'? What is its specific relevance to health care practice?This accessible book provides answers to these questions and offers a model for personal and professional development. Gillian White sets out a framework within which health care professionals can discuss spirituality and equip themselves to respond appropriately to the spiritual concerns of their patient in daily practice. She draws on her experience of sharing and discussing spirituality and spiritual care with other health care professionals and proposes that multi-professional health care teams should talk about spirituality in challenging but safe environments to develop shared understanding of it, and to increase their confidence about integrating spiritual care into their daily practise.This text is a useful contribution to the multi-disciplinary, whole-person approach in health care and will be of interest to all health care professionals, nursing staff and students in these fields. 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. The 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.This book 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. 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. Introduction: Finding a voice for the spirit Spirituality and the holistic approach Learning about spirituality in the multi-professional team Developing opportunities to talk about spirituality Understanding spirituality Spiritual care Outcomes and opportunities Conclusion: The journey continues. Jeff Fowler 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