Undernourished appearance, inadequate clothing. Panic attacks, fainting, headaches or stomach aches. Stealing, telling lies. Writing/drawing sexually explicit stories/pictures. Very low self-esteem, lack of confidence. Child Sexual Exploitation TALKING A primary or secondary student will need to the water” before telling. “test S/he might do this by around” you, asking trivial questions about “hanging work, helping put things away etc. Be aware that any casual conversation could be an opener to disclosure. It is important to take what is said seriously, and not be dismissive. The might be a totally outrageous tale, perhaps something that “test” happened a friend”. Some children know that what has happened to them “to will be difficult to believe (particularly with sexual abuse) and they will try out something else that’s to gauge the likely reaction. “outrageous” A measured response to an improbable tale, or a anything like that ever “has happened to you?” will signal to the that you are prepared to believe the improbable; a dismissive or amused response may close the door on disclosure. APPENDIX C
Undernourished appearance, inadequate clothing. Panic attacks, fainting, headaches or stomach aches. Stealing, telling lies. Writing/drawing sexually explicit stories/pictures. Very low self-esteem, lack of confidence. Child Sexual Exploitation TALKING A primary or secondary student will need to “test the water” before telling. S/he might do this by “hanging around” you, asking trivial questions about work, helping put things away etc. Be aware that any casual conversation could be an opener to disclosure. It is important to take what is said seriously, and not be dismissive. The “test” might be a totally outrageous tale, perhaps something that happened “to a friend”. Some children know that what has happened to them will be difficult to believe (particularly with sexual abuse) and they will try out something else that’s “outrageous” to gauge the likely reaction. A measured response to an improbable tale, or a “has anything like that ever happened to you?” will signal to the that you are prepared to believe the improbable; a dismissive or amused response may close the door on disclosure. APPENDIX C
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