Considering Family Reconnection and Reunification after Child Sexual Abuse

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Person Person who abused Attorney for person who abused Treatment provider for person who acted abusively Child-welfare caseworker Family therapist Birth parents/ Alternative caregivers for adolescent/child who sexually abused Role in the Reunification Process • Decide to participate in the reunification process. • May be actively involved in making non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • May continue to have strong influence on both victimized child and non-offending parent(s). • Depending on age of client, the attorney may make decisions based on perception of “best interest” of client. • May have an important role in negotiating participation in non-clinical assessments and use of findings. • May have an important role in influencing client’s participation in assessments and use of findings. • May be actively involved in making clinical and non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • May have custodial role and be in position to approve or disapprove treatment options or contact decisions. • May be actively involved in making clinical and non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • Dual mandate safety of child and family preservation and significant influence over trajectory of process and level of external leverage. • Makes decisions in terms of supervision and contact. • May be actively involved in making clinical and non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • May have custodial role and be in position to approve or disapprove treatment options or contact decisions. • May be actively involved in making non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • Key role in supervision. 64 www.nsvrc.org
Person Extended family members Faith leaders School personnel (including coaches, teachers, etc.) Judge Supervision officer/probation or parole Prosecutor Role in the Reunification Process • By invitation, may be actively involved in making non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • May exert strong influence on family members, including child who was victimized and person who acted abusively. • By invitation, may be actively involved in making non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • May have strong influence with multiple parties. • May promote perspectives along a continuum of forgiveness to condemnation for abusive behavior. • May be actively involved in making clinical and non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • May have role in funding of treatment program/facility. Sometimes raise confusing issues about how much to disclose info regarding abuse vs. safety. • May have supervisory role. • Ultimate determinations in court-involved issues and situations, especially where custody is involved. • Will receive and act on all clinical recommendations and assessments. • May decide on some elements but not all aspects of the situation. • Operating in response to judicial direction and review regarding terms and conditions of probation, release, and violations. • May be actively involved in making non-clinical assessments and recommendations. • Strong influence over possibility to execute reunification. • Determine charges. Decisions about prosecution negotiate outcome of judicial process subject to judicial review. • Significant influence over trajectory of process and level of external leverage. Considering Family Reconnection and Reunification after Child Sexual Abuse 65
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to their community, and in many cas
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Introduction “Why should I care?
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Self-Awareness As you read through
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Background on Child Sexual Abuse CH
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Page 23 and 24: Recidivism Recidivism data is depen
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Page 53 and 54: Acknowledgments Authors: Peter Poll
Page 55 and 56: References Alexander, M. A. (1999).
Page 57 and 58: Finkelhor, D., Hammer, H., & Sedlak
Page 59 and 60: Prescott, D., & Wilson, R. (2012).
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Page 63 and 64: Appendix A The Seven Major Risk/Nee
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