Confronting Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse

Cynthia D. Crosson-Tower

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SAGE Publications Inc
04 February 2014

Child welfare; Social work

While Child Sexual Abuse has been around for ages, research on the effects and treatment are fairly recent and date back to the late 70s. To date, there are many books that deal with aspects of abuse and treatment, but there is no volume that takes a comprehensive look at the history, theory and treatment of child and adolescent sexual abuse. The majority of social workers graduate to work with Child and family services and are often inadequately trained to deal with the complexity of sexual abuse.

Confronting Child and Adolescent Sexual abuse is the first textbook to examine all aspects of this type of abuse. The author is a best-selling Pearson author who has written books on child maltreatment and child welfare. The idea of the book came from her frustration of not having a comprehensive book to deal with sexual abuse. While other books offer one or two chapters on sexual abuse, this is a major shortcoming as faculty are often pulling resources together to meet this need.

The book covers all aspects of child and adolescent sexual abuse from the history, theory and treatment to special issues such as pornography and the Internet, Children and adolescents who abuse, Offenders in roles of authority such as teachers, coaches, and clergy and also devotes chapters on assessment, intervention and treatment and prevention.

By: Cynthia D. Crosson-Tower
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 187mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781483333113
ISBN 10: 1483333116
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 04 February 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Preface Acknowledgments Overview of Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 1: Yesterday and Today: The History of Sexual Exploitation and Intervention as a Backdrop for Today′s Understanding Chapter 2: The Dynamics of Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 3: Theories, Models, and Context of Child Sexual Abuse Victims, Perpetrators, and Nonoffending Parents Chapter 4: Child Victims of Sexual Abuse: Development and Symptomology Chapter 5: Sexual Offending Against Children Chapter 6: Intrafamilial Abuse or Incest Chapter 7: Pornography, Prostitution, and the Internet Chapter 8: Children and Adolescents Who Sexually Abuse Chapter 9: Offenders in Roles of Authority: Teachers, Coaches, Day Care Providers, and Therapists Chapter 10: Sexual Abuse by Clergy: A Unique Offender Intervention Chapter 11: Initial Intervention in Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 12: Assessment and Treatment Planning for Children and Family Members Chapter 13: Treatment for Victims and Families Chapter 14: Assessment and Treatment for Adult Sexual Offenders Chapter 15: Treatment for Adult Survivors: Surviving Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 16: Working With Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 17: Working Toward Prevention References Index About the Author

Dr. Cynthia Crosson-Tower is a national expert on child abuse and neglect and the author of numerous books and publications, including Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect, Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective, When Children Are Abused: An Educator’s Guide to Intervention, Secret Scars: A Guide for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, Homeless Students, A Clergy Guide to Child Abuse and Neglect, and How Schools Can Combat Child Abuse and Neglect. In addition, she has authored several monographs including Designing and Implementing a School Reporting Protocol: A How-to-Manual for Massachusetts Teachers for the Children′s Trust Fund in Boston and An Educator’s Guide to School Reporting Protocol for Catholic Schools. Dr. Crosson-Tower has taught in the behavioral sciences department at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts for 24 years, also founding the Child Protection Institute and serving as director there. She has consulted for schools, churches, and social agencies and offers workshops and training nationally and internationally. Dr. Crosson-Tower also maintains a private practice, Harvest Counseling and Consultation, specializing in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Reviews for Confronting Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse

As a society, we need to find new and enhanced ways to address this major social problem of children and adolescents sexual abuse. This text opens with a history of sexual abuse, offers models for treatment and assessment and provides excellent insights into many of the major sexual abuse dynamics of our times. Finally we have a textbook that is very relevant for our times and one that offers us a way to help the challenges of some very young people. --Nancy DeCesare