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Assessing Reoffense Risk with Juvenile Sexual Offenders.
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Kahn, Timothy J.; Chambers, Heather J. – Child Welfare, 1991
Summarizes a two-year study of juvenile sexual offenders in Washington. Evaluates both community- and institution-based treatment programs. Offers a demographic profile of the typical juvenile sexual offender and the recidivism data from a mean 20-month follow-up period. Surprisingly few variables were found to have a significant relationship to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Criminals, Delinquency
The Challenge of Sexual Abuse: Protection and Therapy in a Child Welfare Setting.
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McDonough, Hannah; Love, Arnold J. – Child Welfare, 1987
Toronto's Sexual Abuse Treatment Project (SATP) is described. Results of the evaluation of the first 18 months of the program are reported. The role of a specialized sexual abuse therapy program within a child welfare setting is discussed. (Author/BN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Child Abuse, Children
Helping Early Adolescents Tell: A Guided Exercise for Trauma-Focused Sexual Abuse Treatment Groups.
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deYoung, Mary; Corbin, Barbara A. – Child Welfare, 1994
Discusses the telling of personal stories of sexual abuse within the context of trauma-focused group therapy for early adolescent girls. Examines the general benefits of group therapy for adolescents and describes the trauma-focused structured group therapy model. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Check Lists, Child Abuse, Counseling Techniques
Hazards of Stigma: The Sexual and Physical Abuse of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescents in the United States and Canada
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Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Skay, Carol L.; Pettingell, Sandra L.; Reis, Elizabeth A.; Bearinger, Linda; Resnick, Michael; Murphy, Aileen; Combs, Leigh – Child Welfare, 2006
Some studies suggest lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) teens are at higher risk than peers for violence at home, in school, and in the community. That can bring them into the child welfare system or services for runaway and homeless teens. This study compared self-reported experiences of sexual and physical abuse based on sexual orientation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Child Welfare
How Children Tell: The Process of Disclosure in Child Sexual Abuse.
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Sorensen, Teena; Snow, Barbara – Child Welfare, 1990
Accidental and purposeful disclosures of sexual abuse that were made by children from 3 to 17 years of age who were confirmed as credible victims were studied. The large majority of children at first denied the abuse. Maintains that disclosure is a process with definable phases and characteristics. (BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
HIV Infection and Homeless Adolescents.
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Athey, Jean L. – Child Welfare, 1991
A literature review reveals that homeless adolescents are at extremely high risk for acquiring HIV infection. Sexual and drug use behaviors that put these adolescents at risk are described. New models of social, health, and mental health services for these youth are outlined. (GLR)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse