Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families

Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families
Author: William N Friedrich
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2002
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780761903116


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Designed for professionals in the field of child maltreatment, this authoritative book presents a compelling theoretical framework that guide's assessment of children and adolescents who have been sexually abused and their parents. The book is designed to make it easier for clinicians to select a number of measures or procedures across three dimensions that have considerable clinical relevance – attachment, dysregulations, and self-perception. Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families features in particular the assessment of sexually aggressive children and an extensive set of interview formats, checklists, and other forms that clinicians will find especially useful in evaluating children and their families. The book is also richly illustrated with case studies.