Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PY671 Child Sexual Abuse (1 cr.)


This course provides an overview of the current research and practice in the recognition, evaluation, and treatment of sexual abuse of children. Topics to be included are history and prevalence, characteristics, evaluation, treatment, and ethical considerations.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Understand the cultural context within which current sexual abuse offenses can be viewed.
  2. Identify common characteristics of children who have been sexually abused.
  3. Describe the effects of sexual abuse.
  4. Understand the prevalence of sexual abuse in the United States.
  5. Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate interviewing techniques of a child who is suspected of being abused.
  6. Evaluate treatment possibilities for a child who has been abused.
     



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