A Non-Clinical Referral Tool to Help Identify Problematic Child Sexual Behavior: Development, Training, and Initial User Feedback.

Early identification of children and youth who engage in problematic sexual behavior is important for all parties involved, such as children who exhibit and are impacted by the behavior. There are several reliable and valid identification tools that can be used to recognize problematic sexual behavi...

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Published in:Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 1016 - 1036
Main Authors: Schulte, Jill A., Boone, Mandie K., Aronson, Keith R., Perkins, Daniel F.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2023
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          Schulte, Jill A.
          Boone, Mandie K.
          Aronson, Keith R.
          Perkins, Daniel F.
        affil: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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          Sexual Behavior Evaluation
          Behavioral Symptoms Diagnosis
          Child Behavior Disorders Diagnosis
          Referral and Consultation
          Behavior Rating Scales Evaluation
          Child Welfare
          Health Personnel Education
          Feedback
          Attitude of Health Personnel
          Human
          Instrument Construction
          Instrument Validation
          Attitude to Sexuality
          Child Development
          Health Facilities
          Military Services Organizations
          Schools
          Decision Support Systems, Clinical
          Personal Satisfaction
          Funding Source
          Child Behavior Classification
          Child
          Adolescence
          Behavior Rating Scales
          Interview Guides
          Sexual Behavior Classification
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Internet Pornography Addiction
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: Early identification of children and youth who engage in problematic sexual behavior is important for all parties involved, such as children who exhibit and are impacted by the behavior. There are several reliable and valid identification tools that can be used to recognize problematic sexual behavior in children and youth (PSB-CY) in clinical practice; however, professionals who work with children in non-clinical settings (i.e., child development centers, youth programs, and schools) often have limited resources and tools when they encounter PSB-CY. This paper describes the development, content, and user feedback of a referral tool (RT) that was designed to help identify incidents of PSB-CY for use with military agencies and schools. Specifically, the RT was designed to help professionals, who may have observed or who may have been made aware of sexual behaviors in children and youth, organize their observations of the behavior in alignment with evidence-based information about PSB-CY and consistently document these occurrences. The RT guides users in determining if the observed behavior is normative, cautionary, or problematic and promotes informed decisions about whether the behavior needs to be referred to those who have experience using clinical tools for further review and the identification of next steps for supporting the children and families involved. Early adopters provided feedback on the use of the RT. The feedback suggested that the tool was user-friendly, understandable, and helpful as they made objective decisions about how to identify and handle referrals of PSB-CY.
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