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Tables of Contents for Assessing Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Preschool Children
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
viii
3
Acknowledgments
xi
1. Protecting Our Children From Sexual Abuse
1
13
Why Our Current System Is Not Working
3
3
Childhood Sexual Behavior
6
8
2. How Children Express Themselves: Understanding Developmental Context
14
28
Infancy (0-18 Months)
16
9
Children 18 to 36 Months
25
6
Children 3 to 5 Years of Age
31
9
Children 5 Years of Age and Older
40
1
Summary
41
1
3. Knowing More Than They Can Tell
42
54
How Early, How Long, and How Accurately Can Children Remember?
43
18
Suggestibility in Young Children
61
14
Fantasy
75
3
Trauma
78
4
Neurobiology
82
4
Attachment
86
5
Early Memory and the Unconscious
91
1
Reconceptualizing Preschool Abuse Assessment
91
5
4. Assessing Very Young Children (18-36 Months): Children Who Cannot Be Interviewed
96
51
Child Assessment Outline
98
11
Creating Rule-Out Hypotheses
109
1
Using Objectives Measures
109
3
Noting Collateral Information
112
1
Making Contact With the Child
113
1
Pre-Interviewing the Child
114
3
Preparing Case Decisions
117
7
Applying the Protocol: A Case Example
124
16
Things Are Not Always as They Appear: Is It Abuse or Not?
140
2
What's Happened to My Child?
142
2
Can You Believe the Reporter?
144
3
5. Assessing Young Children (3-5 Years Old): Prescreening Children With Transitioning Skills
147
43
Understanding Skills Necessary to Interview
149
14
Prescreening Children for Interview Capabilities
163
11
Interviewing Again
174
9
Is It Mistaken Identity?
183
3
In Her Own Way
186
4
6. Current Interview Formats With Adaptations for Preschool Children
190
35
Who Are Stage 3 Children?
192
1
Effective Interview Components for Stage 3 Children
193
1
Warming Up With Practice Formats
193
2
Interview Formats With Research
195
8
Interview Protocols Without Research
203
11
Other Interviewing Issues
214
11
7. The Touch Survey: Systematic Screening for Child Abuse
225
20
Method of Administration
228
10
Research on the Touch Survey
238
2
Simplification of the Touch Survey
240
5
8. When Abuse Is Not Proven: Managing High-Risk Cases
245
29
Factors Affecting Reunification in Unsubstantiated Cases
246
7
Therapeutic Management of Reunification in Preschool Cases
253
7
After the Structured Sessions Have Been Completed
260
6
Analyzing Risk Factors in Projecting Reunification Outcome
266
2
Other Uses of Therapeutic Management
268
1
Commonly Asked Questions About Therapeutic Management
269
1
Issues Raised in the Process of Therapeutic Management
269
3
Research on Therapeutic Management
272
2
9. Where Do We Go From Here?
274
4
Toward Better Services
274
4
Appendix A
278
2
Appendix B
280
1
References
281
14
Index
295
8
About the Author
303