How many times does a child have to tell an adult about being sexually abused before she or he is believed? Daughter is a heartfelt story about a young girl who is left with the responsibility of taking care of her father and her siblings while her mother works overseas. The role becomes distorted when the young girl’s father starts to have an incestuous relationship with her. The child attempts to tell various adults about the abuse, but no one believes her.

Topics covered:

• Situational child sex offender
• Incestuous child sexual abuse
• Signs of sexual abuse
• The child sex offender in the home
• The strategy of the offending family member
• Who are the victims
• Why children don’t tell
• Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome
• What are the effects of child sexual abuse
• Handling disclosures

 

Animation: Daughter Animation

 

Course Module: Daughter, Part 1-3