True or False
People who sexually abuse children are usually strangers
False
90% of time, the abuser is someone the child and parent knows and trusts
What is a perpetrator?
a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act. Typically, this relates to the person who abused someone else.
How many times do people lie about abuse or witnessing domestic violence?
What is TF-CBT?
TF-CBT is a type of therapy that only certain people can join. It involves a child, a therapist, and a caregiver (like a foster parent!).
Share a feeling someone may have if they see a physical fight between adults
Scared
Fear
Sad
Angry
Mad
Confused
Domestic Violence (or seeing adults in a family hit each other) does not happen a lot with children.
FALSE
SO many people experience or witness domestic violence in their homes. Some people just see it and some people are hurt from it. 1/4 homes have domestic violence.
What is domestic violence?
Anytime two adults in a family setting commit violence against each other, such as hitting, punching, stabbing, kicking, etc.
What are some reasons kids
don't tell about the abuse?
a) they feel scared
b) they feel embarrassed or ashamed
c) they are worried that others won’t believe them
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
What does TF-CBT help people with?
- Talking about trauma
- Helping them feel better
- Making things that hurt/scare them go down
- and PTSD!
Share two feelings a child may feel after seeing someone in their family get hit or hurt from domestic violence?
- anger, mad
- frustrated
- sad
- guilty
- afraid, scared
- worried for safety
- helpless
- and more!
Kids can sexually abuse adults.
False, no matter what.
( Even if the kid did some of the touching.)
What is sexual abuse?
Sexual abuse is ANY unwanted sexual activity by a perpetrator. Sexual abuse does not only mean rape or penetration. This can be any unwanted sexual touch!
How many teens get abused every year?
Who is a part of TF-CBT.
- Child
- Therapist
- Parent / Foster Parent / Caregiver
Share two feelings parents may have when their children have been sexually abused.
Sad it happened,
betrayed/hurt/angry the abuser did it,
guilty they didn’t know,
proud of their child for telling,
and more!
Some sexual abusers threaten kids that they will hurt them or a family member if the child tells about the abuse.
True
BONUS POINTS: how might this impact a child’s decision to tell about it?
What is physical abuse and how is it different from domestic violence?
Physical Abuse happens when someone harms someone else physically. The different between the two is DV happens between adults typically in a relationship.
What 3 things do perpetrators need to do to keep sexual abuse a secret?
1)Get access to child
2)Set it up so child is not likely to tell
3)Set it up so if child does tell, he or she is not likely to be believed
What is one thing you have learned so far in TF-CBT?
Free Response
Share a feeling someone may get thinking about family
Free Response
Any type of abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, physical abuse, etc. can sometimes be blamed on the child or victim.
FALSE
It is NEVER the child's fault or victim's fault. The person who did the abusing is ALWAYS to blame, no matter what.
What is a safe adult?
Any adult you can trust with your information that will believe you and help you get the assistance you need.
What percent of kids never tell about the abuse they experience?
40% never tell a soul, even when they grow up. Most who do tell wait until they are adults to share this information.
What is one thing you WANT to learn in TF-CBT?
Free Response
Share two reasons kids sometimes blame themselves for sexual abuse.
Common worries kids have include: they feel guilty they didn’t stop the sexual abuse, because they didn’t tell or didn’t tell sooner, some of the ways the abuser touched them felt good or confusing to their bodies, they liked the attention or accepted the things the abuser gave them.