Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due\u00a0by<\/em>\u00a0Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Children who are victims of sexual abuse pose specific concerns to a professional counselor who is responsible for providing treatment to the child.\u00a0Consider the following scenario:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Alexis is a 10-year-old female girl who used to exhibit normal and happy emotions.\u00a0Alexis\u2019 mother, Emily, works a lot of hours and does not have the time to spend with her. Emily has entrusted the help of\u00a0her younger brother, Anthony, who is an unemployed 25-year-old male, to watch Alexis.\u00a0Anthony lives with Alexis and Emily.\u00a0Over a period of about six months, Alexis was exhibiting emotions of sadness, being very quiet, and acting withdrawn, which Emily had witnessed one day while home.\u00a0Emily asked Alexis if everything was okay, and Alexis quietly replied, “no.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A letter from Alexis\u2019 teacher was sent home to Emily describing the concerns of how Alexis\u2019 grades in class had dropped and how Alexis exhibited\u00a0“some type of emotional withdrawal.”\u00a0One day, Emily was sorting Alexis\u2019 clothes to wash when she saw blood in Alexis\u2019 undergarments.\u00a0Emily believed that Alexis had started her menstruation cycle, thus concluding that that was the reason for Alexis\u2019 change of emotions.\u00a0Upon speaking with Alexis, Emily wanted to explain menstruation to Alexis,\u00a0but when she spoke with her, Alexis still exhibited little to no emotion, as well as not speaking at all.\u00a0Emily became very concerned and asked Alexis repeatedly what was the matter.\u00a0Alexis eventually broke down and said, “Uncle Anthony has been doing things to me and makes me sleep with him in the bed.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Emily was immediately shocked from what Alexis had just said.\u00a0Emily later confronts Anthony about what Alexis had said, and Anthony denies all that Alexis claimed he had done to her. While Anthony was away from the house one day, Emily went through Anthony\u2019s items in his bedroom and found child pornography videos and magazines, as well as pictures of Alexis in very provocative poses and some nude photographs.\u00a0While law enforcement was contacted, Emily was also concerned about the emotional scars that Alexis may have because of what took place between her and Anthony, and she\u00a0begins to seek professional help for Alexis.\u00a0The local law enforcement did advise Emily that Anthony was also a victim of child sexual abuse but had never revealed that information until he was interrogated by the police.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Emily seeks your Helpance, a trained counselor that treats child sexual abuse victims, in gaining insight on understanding child sexual abuse.\u00a0As a trained professional, define and explain what type of sexual abuse from which Alexis may be suffering.\u00a0Second, describe what type of treatment program you would suggest for Alexis to participate in that would address the needs of a victim of child sexual abuse.\u00a0Finally, what type of treatment should Anthony receive since he is claiming to be a victim of sexual molestation himself?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Assignment Guidelines<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Please submit your assignment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Click on\u00a0Student Expectations<\/a>\u00a0to view the expectations for this assignment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n For Helpance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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