ERIC Number: EJ800984
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
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A Behavior Analytic Look at Contemporary Issues in the Assessment of Child Sexual Abuse
Wyatt, W. Joseph
Behavior Analyst Today, v8 n2 p159-178 2007
The assessment of child sexual abuse has largely been ignored by behavior analysts, although behavior analytic theory and methodology, if applied, likely would advance the field. Three classic cases demonstrate historic errors that might have been avoided, had a behaviorally based approach been employed. Functional analytic interpretations are provided for phenomena that have been explored in a representative sample of studies that, though empirical, do not appear in the behavioral literature. Specific recommendations for practice, and a call for greater involvement of behavior analysis, are presented.
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods
Joseph Cautilli, Ph.D. & The Behavior Analyst Online Organization. 535 Queen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-3220. Tel: 215-462-6737; Web site: http://www.baojournal.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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