Kim
in spite of the lack of evidence of sexual abuse I would be quite surprised if sexuality within the family is not somehow reflected by this boy's behaviours and preoccupation. I wonder if the work of Toni Cavanagh Johnson might not be useful. I've just been looking over one of her manuals and it strikes me that it might be useful for that situation. It's called Child Sexuality Curriculum for Abused Children and their Parents. The materials seem to be privately published. Contact details on the manual I'm using are:Toni Cavanagh Johnson Ph.D.; 1101 Fremont Avenue, suite 101; South Pasadena, California 91030.
Also William Friedrick has been developing an intervention manual called Treating Sexualized Behaviour in Children: A treatment Manual. This as I understand is so far unpublished but he was selling draft copies at a recent two day workshop he presented in Melbourne. His e-mail address is : [log in to unmask]
Hope this is helpful. Good luck
Hans-willem van Hall
Cliinical Psychologist
Family and Children's Services
Perth
Western Australia
>>> "Kim Henley" <[log in to unmask]> 03/24 2:51 >>>
Hello all. I need some help. I have a client that is a 7 year old male -
diagnosed with adhd and ocd. He has been exhibiting very sexual behaviors
for the past year - which recently have gotten more frequent. Behaviors
include: frequent masturbation, exposes himself to others, fanasizes about
exposing himself, fantasizes about having sex, extremely aware of the act of
sex itself, fantasizes about being a girl, facinated by homosexuality
(although very masculine/athletic/competative himself) etc. He has not been
sexually or physically abused, comes from supportive family/parents. I have
searched a great deal for information about children and early sexual
awareness but haven't had much luck. If anyone out there knows of any
resources that would better able me to address this situation it would be
greatly appreciated. Any information would greatly help.
Thanks!!
--K
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