Sexual Report Interview

As time progresses on, more reports of child sexual abuse (CSA) have been documented. According to Colangelo and Cooperman, CSA is defined as “the use of a child under 18 years of age as an object of gratification for adult sexual needs and desires.” Another definition of CSA is “sexual abuse [that] occurs whenever one person dominates and exploits another by means of sexual activity or suggestion.” (Hall, M., & Hall, J., 2011) it is difficult to

The sexual child abuse issue has become of significance within the United States as an alarming focus in the past 30 years. Sexual child abuse (SCA) is such an extensive topic and yet as time progresses this subject is more unrestricted for discussion, various dialogs are provided to make parents and care-takers aware of the signs of potential sexual child abuse. Seminars are provided to and for children to teach methods in identifying any possible perpetrators and report any peculiar behavior they may come across. However, how fortunate are children from other countries in reporting or discussing this same issue when something so violated occurs to them? According to Alpert, J.L., Brown, L.S., & Courtois, C.A., (1998), there have been findings that are constant in supporting that at least 20% of American women and 5% to 10% of American men have experienced some type of sexual abuse in childhood and that such abuse has transpired without regard to origin, race, or socioeconomic status. In an urban study however, which concentrated in Leon, Nicaragua, determined that sexual abuse defined childhood and adolescence as younger than age 19 Olsson, A., Ellsber, E., Berglund, S., Herrera, A., Zelaya, E., Pena, R., Zelaya, F., & Persson, L.A. (2000). Additionally, according to the Nicaraguan study sexual abuse was described as any sexual act by an older individual towards a child who is 12 years of age or younger.

213). Physical abuse is the most common type of child maltreatment. Boys and girls are about equally likely to be physically abused. Physical abuse include: hitting, kicking, shaking, throwing, burning, stabbing or shocking the child (Downs, Moore and McFaden, 2009, pg. 211). Lastly, according to Downs, Moore and McFadden sexual abuse is an “act of a person, adult or child, which forces, coerces, or threatens a child to have any form of sexual contact or to engage in any type of sexual activity at the perpetrator’s direction” (2009,p214). The terms of “sexual abuse” encompasses a wide range of behaviors which are the follow: fondling, making a child touch an adult’s sexual organs and penetrating a child’s vagina or anus (Downs, Moore and McFaden, 2009, p.214). Among the abuses Antwone was subjected to, he was a victim of repeated sexual abuse. He did not receive adequate supervision and he was always hoping that someone would find out and stop the abuse.

When speaking with Nila Grahl, the manager of the Kenosha County Child Advocacy Center (KCCAC), she shared that the main goal was to provide access to a safe and supportive space for children to disclose information about abuse. This goal is the reason that the center provides, “legally sound forensic interviews of child victims and special needs adults in accordance with research based practice” (Sexual Assault Response Team Kenosha County, 22, n.d.)The research based practice and child-centered environment created by the center leads them down a path to successfully aide a child or family in need.

Child sexual abuse (CSA) often goes unnoticed and many children will remain silent victims. It can be very difficult for children to talk about, or even acknowledge that this form of abuse is occurring. While there are rising numbers of child sexual abuse cases being reported within the United States, it is disheartening to know that there are even more cases that go unrecognized each year. The American Humane Association (2013) explains that “According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), an estimated 9.3 percent of confirmed or substantiated child abuse and neglect cases in 2005 involved sexual abuse (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2007). This figure translates into over 83,800 victims in

In this chapter it is important as a social worker to recognize child maltreatment. “Maltreatment refers to physical abuse, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse and neglect.”(Ashman & Hull, 2015) There are specific clues to recognize for maltreatment as a social worker. Physical abuse is when a child is being harmed physically such as, a child being beat to an extreme by their parent or guardian. There are different questions you may ask yourself as a social worker if you might think the child is being physically abused. An example of a question you might ask would be “Does this child get hurt too often for someone his or her age?”(Ashman & Hull, 2015) Sexual abuse includes any sexual activity between a child and an adult. “There are four

The diagnosis of sexual abuse in children has substantial implications legally, communally and emotionally for the child, the parents and the clinician. Therefore, the FNP must consider the medical-legal implication of the interview with the patient, the parents as well as the history and physical exam of the child. Careful documentation of all findings from the visit is vital to the advocacy of the patient (Burns, et al, 2013).

research indicates that with a broad definition of sexual abuse like “any sexual involvement,” prevalence rates are as high as 50%; a narrow definition of sexual abuse like, “ forced genital activity,” yields prevalence rates of about 5% (Haugaard , 2000). Although children of both

This article describes the effects and outcome when sexual abuse has been inflicted upon children at various ages. The article expresses how the trauma is distinct from all other types of trauma due to the fact that many victims that experience sexual abuse are too young to seek help from the situation. The article explains that children are more likely to be raped or molested by close family members than from a random stranger.

“Sexual abuse can be visible in many different ways, sometimes beyond what appears on the surface or the skin. Normal findings of sexual abuse are not excluded form child abuse.” Like emotional abuse, there are signs for sexual abuse. (Hilton, L., 2015) The way a child acts can depict whether or not they are in an abusive situation. “If being sexually abused, a child may display inappropriate sexual behavior, sexual play,” and things that a child at a young age should not know about. A sexually abused child may also have aggressive sexual behavior. “Some researchers tend to agree that sexual abuse is a distinct occurrence, but most studies of other forms of abuse ignore their potential differences.” (J. F., & Lee, C. S., 2004)

The historical cases of sexual exploitation of children continue to remain an epicenter of political, legal, and social concern. Such cases have been a big concern to the public for over the last 200 years, with a lot of interest being taken in the period between 1880 and the First World War (Mrazek and Kempe 428). Many cases sexual abuses of children have also been reported from 1960 up to date. Many societies have rebuked the sexual abuse of young people, and they continue to consider it as an evil that needs confrontation. In the early seasons of the 19th century, sexual abuse was very rare especially in the ordinary loving families (Mrazek and Kempe 429). It is unfortunate that this immoral heavier has widely developed with many cases arising

CSA research has primarily focused on the experiences of girls, yet data suggests CSA of boys is far more common than generally perceived (Dorahy & Clearwater, 2012; Payne, Galvan, Williams, Prusinski, Zhang, Wyatt, & Myers, 2014). International studies have found that 5-10% of males report having been sexually abused in childhood (Easton, Coohey, Rhodes, & Moorthy, 2013). However, accurate prevalence rates are difficult to obtain due to low rates of abuse disclosure among boys and men (Payne et al., 2014). The discrepancy between reported and actual rates of CSA has led to significant research into the experience of male victims of CSA and the process of their disclosure (Allagia, 2005; Dorahy & Clearwater, 2010; Easton, 2013; Easton et al.,

In order to examine where there is a relationship between male childhood sexual victimization and sexual offending in adulthood we need to know the operational definitions. Sexual child abuse has three portions of it which would include touching, sexual offenses (assault), non-touching, sexual offenses (sexual grooming) and sexual exploitation. Touching sexual (assault) offenses would include: fondling, making a child touch an adult’s sexual organs, and penetrating a child’s vagina or anus no matter how slight with a penis or any object that doesn’t have a valid medical purpose. The non-touching sexual (sexual grooming) offenses include:

Before 2010, the programs of educating educators and parents about child sexual abuse have shown facts about the limited image of child sexual abuse that both educators and

Child abuse is just one of the problems in America we face today. Child abuse affects a child’s mind, emotional state of being and this type of abuse or cruelty molds a person to whom they are by the age of eighteen and is a worldwide prevailing occurrence. “Child abuse or ill-treatment creates all forms of physical and /or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, or commercial or other exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power.” Child sexual abuse had been extensively known as one of the distress in a child’s life. Previous study have delivered tough indication of child sexual abuse is connected with a quantity of psychological, social, and mental health problems. Depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug abuse, and most illnesses among adult child sexual abuse victims. Former analyses have stated that some of the fears include sexual illnesses, victimization, and close acquaintance violence. In recent times, it has been establish that various physical health conditions are connected to child sexual abuse. In accumulation, child sexual abuse fighters have been found to accomplish less in knowledge and revenue.