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Sexual Abuse & Sexualised Behaviour
Sexual abuse affects both those that are abused and those that abuse. Other family or group members can also be profoundly affected by abuse. Often abusers have themselves been abused and hence a cycle of abuse is established, which can be perpetuated from generation to generation, unless successful interventions can be made.
A Service for Young People who Sexually Abuse or have been Sexually Abused
Studio III offer a range of customised services aimed at helping young people who have been abused or who have abused, those with inappropriate sexualised behaviours and those entrusted with their care. The services aim to help break the cycle of abuse and help individuals come to terms with their experience and to positively move forward in their lives to fulfil their future potential.
The various elements of support available are :
- Assessments for individuals affected (including psychological, cognitive, psychiatric and vulnerability aspects)
- One to one work and counselling with young people as individuals and within group settings
- Care plans, interventions and therapies together with monitoring and evaluation of effectiveness
- Follow up reports and ongoing assessments
- Liaison with outside agencies and professionals
- Staff support and training to help empower carers to make assessments, enhance their counselling skills, monitor and improve the effectiveness of care plans themselves
- One to one or group work with staff members traumatised by their work
Please click here to read a case study of the work Studio III does in the area of sexual abuse and sexualised behaviours
Contact us on 01225-334111 to arrange a confidential discussion with one of our specialists or use our contact us page
The following websites may be of interest and help to individuals, their families, carers and professionals.
Mind
www.childline.org.uk
Confidential telephone counselling service for children.
NAPAC(The National Association for People Abused in Childhood)
www.napac.org.uk
NAPAC is the only national freephone helpline for men or women who are adult
survivors of any kind of childhood abuse.
Childwatch
www.childwatch.org.uk
Free confidential counselling and support service for children who have been
abused, and for adults abused as children.
Kidscape
www.kidscape.org.uk
Telephone advice for parents with concerns about school bullying and child
sexual abuse.
NCH Action for Children & NCH Cymru
www.nch.org.uk
Voluntary organisation whose services include specialist treatment centres
for sexually abused children.
Stuart, an eight year old boy, was referred to Studio III Clinical Services due to concerns regarding his inappropriate sexual behaviours at home and school. A psychological assessment was completed focussing on the factors and problems potentially impacting the behaviours, the associated risks of the behaviours as well as recommendations for future services for Stuart and his family.
Interviews were completed with the Social worker, parents and teacher at Stuart’s school. Assessments completed with the parents and teacher included the Child Behaviour Checklist, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment Schedule (ChA-PAS) Interview as well as the Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory (CSBI). Furthermore interviews and observations were carried out with Stuart both at home and in school. The interviews with Stuart included assessments such as the Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC) the Multi-Attitudes to Suicide Scale (MAST) and a Psychosexual Assessment.
The results of these assessments and interviews showed that individual therapy it would be considered highly beneficial for Stuart to address his sexual behaviour problems. This work would include play therapy to resolve underlying trauma together with psycho-educational/cognitive interventions to provide corrective information and help him develop appropriate boundaries. Recommendations further included family therapy which would help Stuart’s parents to manage and respond to his behaviour challenges, and reduce the frequency and risk of these.
