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ERIC Number: EJ960209
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8712
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What Poole and Wolfe (2009) Actually Said: A Comment on Everson and Faller (2012)
Poole, Debra Ann
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v21 n2 p220-224 2012
Everson and Faller's (2012) article on the significance of sexualized behavior in child sexual abuse assessments critiques a chapter by Poole and Wolfe (2009), but their objections assumed conclusions and practice implications that were not contained in that chapter. In this comment, I reiterate the value of educating adults about normative sexual and nonsexual behavior that could be misconstrued as symptoms of sexual abuse in some children, review key points from the chapter, and point out that Everson and Faller's critique supports the chapter's take-home messages (i.e., the importance of gathering information from multiple sources and the need to test alternative hypotheses for concerning behavior, consider the overall context of individual cases, and obtain independent verification of evidence).
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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