As families prepare to welcome a child through adoption, it is important that they consider the possibility that their child was or will be exposed to sexually inappropriate contact. This training provides information about sexual abuse prevalence, dynamics and offender characteristics, as well as about how children talk about it and how parents can most effectively respond to a child who is disclosing sexual abuse or exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors. Tips for establishing healthy body safety boundaries and messages to empower children to talk to their parents if they are exposed to sexually inappropriate contact is also discussed.
Alyssa Layne, MSW, LCSW – Adoption Social Worker, Holt International Children’s Services
Course length: 60 minutes
Certificate type: This course offers an attendance certificate
Recorded 9/23/2021
PLEASE NOTE - This course does not provide continued education credits. If you are an adoption professional seeking Social Work CE credit for this course, please register for this webinar here instead: https://adoption.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:154