Sexual Abuse

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This is a guide to information currently available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services on “Sexual Abuse."  To obtain this information, you can book online in “Online booking at http://10.1.112.23 , visit the library, or call the LRC at 788-0203.  We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue. 

Prepared by M. Bowyer, Library Support Services.

Updated June 2007

SEARCH TERMS

Keywords:   Aggressiveness

Subject headings:    Child sexual abuse

                   Violence

                                 Sexual abuse victims

                   Abuse

                                 Family violence

 

                                 Abused children   

 
BOOKS FOR EDUCATORS

345.71 WEL
Wells, Mary.  Canada's law on child sexual abuse : A Handbook.  Ottawa: Communications and Public Affairs, Department of Justice Canada, 1990.

362.76 CHI
Child protection and child abuse manual : Protocols for school division staff. 
Rev. ed. Winnipeg: Manitoba Family Services and Housing, 2003.

362.76 IDE
Identifying and reporting children in need of protection : Protocol handbook for school personnel. 
Winnipeg: Winnipeg School Division No. 1, 1996.

362.76 MAN
Manitoba guidelines on identifying and reporting a child in need of protection. 
Winnipeg:  Manitoba Family Services and Housing, 2001.

362.767 YOU
You can help stop child abuse and neglect : What to look for, what to do : Guidelines for recreation and sport leaders, instructors, coaches and volunteers. 
Winnipeg: Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Recreation and Wellness Promotion, [2001].

362.82 WIN
Winnipeg School Division No. 1. Behaviour Management Committee.  Violence in relationships : Resource guide for schools : A Project of the Behaviour Management Committee.  Winnipeg: Winnipeg School Division No. 1, 1995.

362.82 923 BAN
Bancroft, Lundy.  When dad hurts mom : Helping your children heal the wounds of witnessing abuse.  New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.

363.119 371 KID
Kids in the know personal safety program [high school].  [Winnipeg: Child Find Manitoba], c2006.

371.1024 BEA
Beane, Allan L.  The Bully free classroom : Over 100 tips and strategies for teachers K-8.  Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit, c1999.

372.11023 JOH
Johnson, Richard T.  Hands off! : The Disappearance of touch in the care of children.  New York: P. Lang, 1998.

649.650874 HAR
Harber, Mary.  TIPS... : Telling it plain and simple.  [Vancouver]: Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, [199-?].

AV MATERIALS
Audience levels:

P = Kindergarten – Grade 2

I  = Grades 3 - 6

A = Adult

J  = Grades 7 - 8

S = Grades 9 - 12

 

 

 

 

Be smart, stay safe : A Kid's guide to personal safety.  [s.l.]: Key Bank/Child Find of America, 199?
SUMMARY:  Designed to help children deal with potentially dangerous situations. Deals with strangers, getting lost, telephone and touching.  Audience:  PI.  BOOKING # VHS0001072

Date rape : A Harsh reality.  Toronto: Magic Lantern, c2000. 1 cassette (18 min.)
SUMMARY:  Dramatization of a university student who is raped by someone she trusted. Illustrates how both men and women can avoid situations that can lead to date rape.  Audience:  SA.  BOOKING # VR3113

Date violence : A Woman’s guide.  Toronto: Kineticvideo.com, 1997. 1 videocassette (23 min.)
SUMMARY:  Using dramatization, this program offers information to teens on how to recognize an abusive relationship and what to do about it.  Audience: JSA.  BOOKING # VR3117

Donna's story. Montréal: National Film Board of Canada, c2001. 1 videocassette (50 min.)
SUMMARY:  An intimate portrait of a fiercely determined survivor, a Cree woman who left behind a bleak existence on the streets. Donna Gamble was raised in foster homes, addicted to drugs and caught up in prostitution by the age of 13. She has re-emerged as a powerful voice counseling Aboriginal adults and youth about abuse and addiction. Audience:  JSA.  BOOKING # VR3305

Friends & strangers.  North York, ON: Programme Safety, [1997]. 1 videocassette (23 min.)
SUMMARY:  Fictional situations teach children how to deal with and avoid strangers.  Audience:  PI. 
BOOKING # VR3180

Hollow Water.  Montreal: National Film Board of Canada, c2000. 1 videocassette (44 min.)
SUMMARY:  Documents the moving journey of one family, torn apart by years of abuse, struggling to confront their past. Describes a community's ability to heal and change.  Audience:  SA.  BOOKING # VHS0003078

I am the boss of my body.  Evanston, IL: AGC/United Learning, 1999. 1 videocassette (20 min.) 
SUMMARY:  Presents information on child sexual abuse and prevention to students in a clear, strong, positive way.  Audience:  PI.  BOOKING # VHS0002800

Interviewing for child sexual abuse : A Forensic guide.  New York: Guilford, 1998. 1 videocassette (35 min.)
SUMMARY:  Focuses on the child forensic interview, that is, any interview conducted by a professional, which might be used in a legal context.  Audience:  A.  BOOKING # VHS0002808

Kids in the know [kindergarten - grade 3].  [Winnipeg]: Child Find Manitoba, [2004]. 3 books, 3 puppets, 1 CD-ROM, pamphlets, stickers, 8 vulnerability sheets, 1 Child Find Manitoba annual report.  Audience:  I.  BOOKING #  KIT1280

Never be a victim : Teaching life skills for a safer community.  Scarborough, ON: Nelson Canada, 1996. 6 videocassettes + 1 teacher's guide + 1 police guide + 1 parent guide + 33 child identification forms + 1 poster.
SUMMARY:  Provides a primary partnership for schools, parents, police and the community to come together in a positive forum for personal safety and crime prevention. Program deals with street proofing, bullies, molestations, stereotyping, vandalism, the stranger myth and the computer predator on the information highway.  Audience:  PIJSA.  BOOKING # KITVH01301

Real people : How not to be a victim : Violence prevention.  Pleasantville, NY: Sunburst Technology, c2003. 1 videocassette (24 min.) + 1 teacher's guide.
SUMMARY:  Teaches students how to go to and from school safely; prevent theft of personal property at school; avoid a physical fight; handle a bully; deal with sexual harassment; be safe when home alone; and use the Internet safely.  Audience:  IJ.  BOOKING # VR3699

Student workshop : Dating violence and abuse.  Pleasantville, NY: Sunburst, 2000. 1 videocassette (27 min.) + 1 teacher’s guide.
SUMMARY:  Presents true-to-life stories about abusive teen relationships that lead to thought-provoking discussion questions.  Audience:  JS.  BOOKING # VHS0002942

Student workshop : Let's talk about respect.  New York: Sunburst Technology Corp., c2002. 1 videocassette (17 min.)
SUMMARY:  All aboard the "Respect Train" that will get kids thinking and talking about what respect means. As the train makes its scheduled stops, a friendly conductor uses brief vignettes and songs to illustrate different aspects of respect.  Audience:  P.  BOOKING # VR3373

 Teasing and bullying : Unacceptable behaviour : The TAB program.  Edmonton: Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research, c2000. 1 book in binder, 1 videocassette (13 min.), 3 posters.
SUMMARY:  Bullying prevention program that advocates that children tell adults about bullying so that they can work together to solve the problem.  Audience:  A.  

BOOKING # KIT1148

When no means no : The Date rap CD-ROM.  Charleston, WV: Cambridge Educational, 1996. 1 compact disk.
SUMMARY:  Actively involves the user in learning the definition of rape and myths and misconceptions surrounding the crime. BOOKING # CF11252

When should you tell? : Dealing with abuse.  Pleasantville: Sunburst Communications, 1995. 1 cassette (14 min. 35 sec.) + 1 teacher’s guide.
SUMMARY:  A fifth-grade student discusses her experience as a victim of child abuse.  Viewers are introduced to many of the realities of this crime, including the guilt and responsibility that victims may feel, the difficulty youth have in reporting this crime, and common therapy modalities used during the course of recovery. Students will gain important information and insight in the area of self-protection.  Audience:  A.
 BOOKING # VHS0002310


JOURNAL ARTICLES
Hanna, Jamie.  “Being touched.”  Health 21.2 (2007): 165.

Holigrocki, Richard J. and Christine M. Raches.  “Sequelae of child sexual abuse : A Child and parent assessment.”  Journal of Personality Assessment 86.2 (2006): 131-141.

Johnson, Regina Jones et al.  “The Relationship between childhood sexual abuse and sexual health practices of homeless adolescents.”  Adolescence 41.162 (2006): 221-234.

Michael E. Lamb and Deirdre A. Brown.  “Conversational apprentices : Helping children become competent informants about their own experiences.”    British Journal of Developmental Psychology 24.1 (2006): 215-234.

Parrott, Lester et al.  “Volunteers, families and children in need : An Evaluation of Family Friends.”  Child & Family Social Work 11.2 (2006): 147-155.

Pearce, Jenny.  “Who needs to be involved in safeguarding sexually exploited young people?”  Child Abuse Review 15.5 (2006): 326-340.

“Tackling violence against women and children.”  Lancet 368.9545 (2006): 1393-1393.

Wells, Melissa.  “Internet-related problems coming to the attention of school social workers.”  Children & Schools 18.4 (2006): 237-242.


WEB SITES
Adult survivors of child sexual abuse : Overview paper.
June 2005 National Clearinghouse on Family Violence; Public Health Agency of Canada.  4 Jun. 2007
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/nfntsxagrsexadult_e.html

Pediatrics : Child sexual abuse.  Ann S. Botash. April 2006. eMedicine.com. 4 Jun. 2007 http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic369.htm

School-based violence prevention programs : A Resource manual : Child sexual abuse.  2002. RESOLVE Alberta, University of Calgary. 4 Jun. 2007 http://www.ucalgary.ca/resolve/violenceprevention/English/reviewprog/childsxintro.htm

Teen Touch2006. 4 Jun. 2007 http://www.teentouch.org/

Understanding child sexual abuse : Education, prevention, and recovery.  2001 American Psychological Association. 4 Jun. 2007
http://www.apa.org/releases/sexabuse/

   

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