© Donald Findlater Where’s child sexual abuse gone? Have we fixed it?

© Donald Findlater Prevention If every child really does matter……?

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What do you want them to do?

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What do they need to know?

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A Comprehensive Strategy for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention (where does social work fit in?)

© Donald Findlater Outline -Stop it Now! UK & Ireland -Scale of the problem -Model to understand abusing, abusers, victims, and families -Public Health model for prevention

© Donald Findlater The prevalence of child sexual abuse Sources:- Wyatt 1985; Finkelhor 1979 &1989; Briere 1990; Cawson 2000 WomenMen 20%-30% 10%-20%

© Donald Findlater Who are the Sex Offenders? - Adult Males - 50 % ? - Adult Females % ? - Adolescents and Children - 30 % + “The majority of perpetrators sexually assault children known to them, with about 80 % of offences taking place in the home of either the offender or the victim”. Grubin, 1998.

© Donald Findlater Finkelhor – ‘Four pre-conditions to sexual abuse’ Adapted from:- D Finkelhor Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory & Research 1986 MOTIVATION ‘Wanting to’ INTERNAL INHIBITORS ‘Conscience’ OVERCOME VICTIM RESISTANCE ‘Doing it and getting away with it’ EXTERNAL INHIBITORS ‘Others’ (Creating Opportunity) Thoughts Sex with a child

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Stop It Now! `Targets: – Adult abusers and potential abusers: to encourage them to recognise their behaviour as abusive and seek help to change. Family and friends: to encourage them to recognise the signs of abusive behaviour in those close to them and to seek advice about what action to take. Parents of children and young people with worrying sexually behaviour : to encourage them to recognise signs of abusive behaviour in their children and seek advice about what to do.

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Prevention – what it might look like

© Donald Findlater Twelve points of focus for preventative action Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Offenders Victims Situations Families

© Donald Findlater Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Offenders Developmental prevention Education on boundaries, relationships etc Resilience- building Good attachments Identification of worrying behaviours in children Confidential Helplines Counselling for at-risk individuals Prison/Special Hospital Offender treatment (convicted only?) Management in the community (MAPPA) Circles of Support and Accountability

© Donald Findlater Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Victims Resilience- building Positive relationships Personal safety programmes Counselling and support for at-risk children Confidential helplines Early detection Support and counselling Preventing repeat victimisation

© Donald Findlater Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Situations Extended guardianship Situational prevention in institutional & public setting Safer Recruitment Code of Conduct Situational interventions in at-risk places & organisations Safety plans Procedures for managing allegations Situational interventions with organisations where CSA has occurred

© Donald Findlater Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Families & Communities Good parent/child attachment Public education eg internet safety, “Parents Protect” Support for at- risk families Interventions with at-risk communities Confidential helplines Interventions and education Counselling and support Risk management plans

MOTIVATIONINTERNAL INHIBITORS OVERCOME VICTIM RESISTANCE EXTERNAL INHIBITORS Thoughts Sex with a child Finkelhor – ‘Steps towards prevention’ Adapted from:- D Finkelhor Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory & Research 1986

MOTIVATION ‘Wanting to’ INTERNAL INHIBITORS ‘Conscience’ OVERCOME VICTIM RESISTANCE ‘Doing it and getting away with it’ EXTERNAL INHIBITORS ‘Creating Opportunity’ Thoughts Sex with a child Finkelhor – ‘A clinical application(s) ’ Adapted from:- D Finkelhor Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory & Research 1986

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