000			01816nab a2200289Ia 4500
001			116346
005			20250625151138.0
008			110331s2010 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aFlanagan, Paul G. _91158
245			_aMaking molehills into mountains : _badult responses to child sexuality and behaviour _cFlanagan, Paul G.
260			_c2010
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520			_aThis New Zealand-based article reflects on counselling practice with children where there are issues with sexual behaviour. It includes a critique of approaches and practices which are founded on concepts of deficit, dysfunction and causality. The article describes how sexual behaviour among children can be perplexing for adults as children negotiate a spectrum of ideas relating to abuse and natural curiosity. In response adults can act in ways that close opportunities for children to explore and describe meanings for the behaviour. The stories of four boys' experiences are provided as examples, with descriptions of how each of them was (mis)understood by adults. The article is aimed at practitioners (within both statutory and community agency settings), to invite thinking about their work, both as professional colleagues and as people in positions of responsibility with children.
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD BEHAVIOUR _9105
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEDUCATION _9218
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE _9562
500			_aExplorations : An E-Journal of Narrative Practice (1) 2010 : 57-69
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tExplorations : An E-Journal of Narrative Practice (1) 2010 : 57-69
856	4		_uhttp://www.apo.org.au/node/21422
942			_cBRIEFING
999			_c1821 _d1821