Assessing allegations of sexual abuse in preschool children : understanding small voices /

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Author / Creator:	Hewitt, Sandra K.
Imprint:	Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1999.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Interpersonal violence Interpersonal violence.
Subject:	Child abuse -- Investigation. Interviewing in child abuse. Communicative competence in children. Child Abuse, Sexual -- psychology. Interview, Psychological. Child, Preschool. Communication Barriers. Infant. Child. Child abuse -- Investigation. Communicative competence in children. Interviewing in child abuse. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11140335

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ISBN:	9781452221052 1452221057 9781452220505 1452220506 076190204X 9780761902041 0761902058 9780761902058 1452235813 9781452235813 1322413444 9781322413440
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Hewitt, Sandra K. Assessing allegations of sexual abuse in preschool children. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1999 076190204X

Table of Contents:

Protecting our children from sexual abuse
How children express themselves : understanding developmental contexts
Knowing more than they can tell
Assessing very young children (18 to 36 months) : children who cannot be interviewed
Assessing young children (3 to 5 years old) : prescreening children with transitioning skills
Current interview formats with adaptations for preschool children
The touch survey : systematic screening for child abuse
When abuse is not proven : managing high risk cases
Where do we go from here?

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