A practitioners' tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children.9781843106395 A practitioners' tool for the assessment of adults who sexually abuse children. Fowler, Jeff. Jessica Kingsley Pub. 2008 191 pages $39.95 Paperback RC560 With checklists and a central case study, master social worker Fowler gives practitioners significant tools they can use to interpret and apply information they collect in the investigation and remedy processes. Fowler describes the impact of sexual abuse on children and the means by which abusers are identified, then describes the abusing adult in terms of initial assessment, family structure, chronology chronology, n the arrangement of events in a time sequence, usually from the beginning to the end of an event. , experience in childhood and adult life, the perception of self, adult relationships, perceptions about children, criminal offenses beside sexual offenses, self-esteem self-esteem Sense of personal worth and ability that is fundamental to an individual's identity. Family relationships during childhood are believed to play a crucial role in its development. , dominant and submissive sub·mis·sive adj. Inclined or willing to submit. sub·mis  sive·ly adv.sub·mis behaviors, anger and aggression aggression, a form of behavior characterized by physical or verbal attack. It may appear either appropriate and self-protective, even constructive, as in healthy self-assertiveness, or inappropriate and destructive. , violent behavior, and the adult's perception of child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse is an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification. . He also describes the typical behavior of the non-abusing adults involved, including assessment of their ability to protect the child from future abuse. He includes information on terms and tools used in assessing adults who sexually abuse children and lists of future reading as well as references. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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