Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Research & Evaluation
Child Sexual Abuse: Understanding
the Issues
Title IV-E Curriculum Module
Discussion Questions
- Child sexual abuse is an abuse of power. What
kinds of power do adults have over children?
- What kinds of things do children say that
suggest that they understand that adults have power over them?
- What do adults want when they sexually abuse
children?
- Describe sensitive, responsive responses to
children.
- What is the difference between adults how
abuse children sexually and adults who are sensitive and responsive
to children?
- What is the difference between sexual play and
sexual abuse when children engage in sexual behaviors?
- What are the various types of child sexual
abuse?
- What do you think explains why girls are twice
as likely to be reported as victims of child sexual abuse as
compared to boys?
- Discuss the social forces that lead to the
sexual abuse of children?
- Discuss the factors that are associated with
children showing resilience after being sexually abused?
- What factors are associated with survivors
becoming perpetrators?
- What does child sexual abuse mean to children?
- What does child sexual abuse mean to
perpetrators?
- Discuss the principles of talking to children
who have been sexually abused.
- What kinds of treatments are most helpful to
children and their families when children have been sexually abused?
- Discussion strategies of prevention of child
sexual abuse.
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