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Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues
User Manual Series (1993)

Author(s): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Faller

Year Published: 1993

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Appendix D
Guidelines for Determining the Likelihood Child Sexual Abuse Occurred

Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Ph.D.

Child's name
Date

THE CHILD'S ABILITY TO DESCRIBE (either verbally or behaviorally) THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR.

A	Sexual knowledge beyond what would be expected for the child's developmental stage.	Y	N
Comments:
B.	Sexual behavior described from a child's viewpoint.	Y	N
Comments:
C.	Explicit accounts of sexual acts.	Y	N
Comments:

II.

THE CHILD'S ABILITY TO DESCRIBE THE CONTEXT OF THE SEXUAL ABUSE.

A.	Where it happened.	Y	N	NA*
Comments:
B.	When it happened.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
C.	What the alleged offender said to obtain the child's involvement.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
D.	Where other family members were.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
E.	What the victim was wearing.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
F.	What clothing of victim was removed.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
G.	What the alleged offender was wearing.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
H.	What clothing of alleged offender was removed.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
I.	Whether the alleged offender said anything about telling or not telling.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
J.	Whether the child told anyone.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
K.	Reactions of persons child has told.	Y	N	NA
Comments:
L.	Frequency and/or duration	Y	N	NA
Comments:
M.	Other (specify)	Y	N	NA
Comments:

III.

THE CHILD'S AFFECT WHEN RECOUNTING THE SEXUAL ABUSE.

A.	Reluctance to disclose.	Y	N
Comments:
B.	Embarrassment.	Y	N
Comments:
C.	Anger.	Y	N
Comments:
D.	Anxiety.	Y	N
Comments:
E.	Disgust.	Y	N
Comments:
F.	Sexual arousal.	Y	N
Comments:
G.	Fear.	Y	N
Comments:
H.	Other (specify)	Y	N
Comments:

IV.

MEDICAL EVIDENCE

	Y	N
Comments:

CONFESSION OF THE ALLEGED OFFENDER

Comments:

VI.

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

	Y	N
Comments:

VII.

OTHER WITNESSES

A.	Children	Y	N
Comments:
B.	Adults	Y	N
Comments:

VIII.

OTHER EVIDENCE (specify)

* not asked

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Appendix D Guidelines for Determining the Likelihood Child Sexual Abuse Occurred

Appendix D
Guidelines for Determining the Likelihood Child Sexual Abuse Occurred