School-Based Responses to Children Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted

Over 300,000 children are sexually abused annually in the United States, with 84,320 new cases of child sexual abuse occurring each year (National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1998). It is inevitable that educators and mental health professionals working in the schools will become involved with...

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Published inEducation & treatment of children Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 64 - 81
Main Authors Webster, Raymond E., Hall, Cathy W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York The Roscoe Ledger 01.02.2004
Springer
West Virginia University Press, University of West Virginia
Subjects
Adults
Care and treatment
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child molestation
Child neglect
Child pornography
Child protective services
Child psychology
Child welfare
Childhood
College Students
Crisis intervention
Education
Educators
Government services
Medical personnel
Mental Health Workers
Practice
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Sexually abused children
STUDIES
Teacher attitudes
United States
United States
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Summary:Over 300,000 children are sexually abused annually in the United States, with 84,320 new cases of child sexual abuse occurring each year (National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1998). It is inevitable that educators and mental health professionals working in the schools will become involved with some of these children. Because of this it is essential that educators understand the dynamics involved in child sexual abuse and know how to respond professionally and legally should a child disclose this experience to them. This paper provides a brief and up-to-date review of the salient aspects of this literature in this area and concludes with a specific discussion about how educators should proceed in the event a child makes such allegations.
ISSN:0748-8491
1934-8924