Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues: Appendix B: Risk Assessment Protocol For Child Sexual Abuse

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Appendix B
Risk Assessment Protocol For Child Sexual Abuse

Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Ph.D.

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I.	TYPE OF SEXUAL ABUSE
1.	Sexual Talk Comments:
2.	Exposure/Voyeurism Comments:
3.	Fondle Outside Clothing Comments:
4.	Fondle Under Clothing/Digital Comments:
5.	Oral Sex/Genital/Anal Penetration Comments:
6.	Pornography/Prostitution/Exploitation Comments:
II.	CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ABUSE SITUATION
A.	Duration 1. Short = 1 month 2. Long = more than 1 month Comments:
B.	Number of Times 1. Few = 5 or fewer 2. Many = more than 5 Comments:
C.	Use of Force (absent versus present) 1. No force 2. Force Comments:
D.	Threats Regarding Disclosure 0. No threats 1. Mild threats 2. Severe threats Comments:
III.	VICTIM AGE 1. 14-16 years 2. 11-13 years 3. 8-10 years 4. 5-7 years 5. 3-4 years 6. 0-2 years Comments:
IV.	SUSPECT-VICTIM RELATIONSHIP 1. Out-of-house, unrelated 2. Out-of-house, related 3. In-house child/teen 4. In-house unrelated male, unrelated female 5. In-house uncle, grandfather, aunt, grandmother, cousin 6. In-house father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father 7. In-house mother, stepmother, adoptive mother, foster mother Comments:
V.	NUMBER OF VICTIMS Comments:
VI.	NUMBER OF PERPETRATORS Comments:
VII.	FUNCTIONING OF THE NON-OFFENDING PARENT
A.	Reaction to Knowledge About the Sex Abuse 0. Supportive of victim 1. Equivocal or inconsistent reaction 2. Supportive of suspect Comments:
B.	Relationship to Victim 0. Close, nurturing relationship 1. Somewhat problematic relationship 2. Seriously problematic relationship Comments:
C.	Level of Dependency (on suspect) 0. Very independent of suspect 1. Somewhat dependent on suspect 2. Very dependent on suspect Comments:
VIII.	RESPONSE OF SUSPECT 1. Admits and takes responsibility 2. Admits but does not accept responsibility 3. Denies 4. Denies and blames victim Comments:
IX.	OTHER INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY PROBLEMS
A.	Substance Abuse 0. No substance abuse 1. Substance use in the environment 2. Substance use by nonoffending parent 3. Substance use by suspect 4. Severe addiction of the suspect 5. Victim given chemicals during abuse Comments:
B.	Violence 0. No violence in household 1. Suspect violent outside home 2. Suspect violent to nonoffending parent 3. Violence against child by nonoffending parent 4. Suspect violent to victim Comments:
C.	Mental Retardation 0. No mental retardation in family 1. Nonoffending parent mentally retarded 2. Victim mentally retarded 3. Suspect mentally retarded Comments:
D.	Mental Illness 0. No mental illness 1. Victim emotionally disturbed 2. Nonoffending parent mentally ill 3. Suspect mentally ill Comments:
E.	Physical Handicaps (completely or partially blind, deaf, amputee, spinal bifida, wheelchair bound) 0. None in household 1. Victim physically handicapped 2. Nonoffending parent physically handicapped Comments:

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