Children & Adolescents with Problematic Sexual Behaviors

By Jane Gilgun

Children & teens who are sexually aggressive and who are preoccupied with sex worry parents and for good reason. This short book provides information on how to help child & teens who behave in sexually inappropriate ways. For parents and professionals.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jane Gilgun
• Release date: May 5, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452394237

Jane Gilgun

I like to laugh. I like witty people. When I'm not writing, riding my horses, or working in my garden, I'm a professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. I write children's books, poetry, books on children with special needs, and books on many other topics based on research I have done for many years. I also comment on public events. My writings are available on Amazon Kindle, iBooks, smashwords.com, scribd.com, createspace, and many other ebooksellers.

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Children and Adolescents

with Problematic Sexual Behaviors:

Lessons from Research on Resilience

Jane F. Gilgun, Ph.D., LICSW

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Copyright 2010 by Jane Gilgun

Summary

Some children continue to behave in sexual ways after parents have asked them to stop and have provided them with guidelines about appropriate sexual behaviors. The sexual behaviors include sexual aggression toward other children, masturbation and exhibiting of genitals in public, and preoccupation with sexual matters that interferes with normal development. Sometimes these behaviors are responses to being sexually abused, and that they almost always indicate children use sexual behavior to cope with stress. This article shows how parents and professionals can help children learn to be

The purpose of this chapter is to show how research and theory on resilience contribute to assessment and treatment planning for children and adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors. This body of knowledge has a great deal to offer practitioners who are on the lookout for good ideas that they can use in their therapy and psychoeducation programs. Increasing numbers of programs are incorporating these ideas to the advantage of clients.

About the Author

Jane F. Gilgun, Ph.D., LICSW, is professor, School of Socia Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. See Professor Gilgun’s related articles, children’s books, and books on

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Children and Adolescents

with Problematic Sexual Behaviors:

Lessons from Research on Resilience

Children and adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors typically have experienced adversities, but this by itself does not account for their inappropriate behaviors. If there were a direct route between adversities and outcomes, then all persons