Task Name: Phase 4 Individual Project Deliverable Length: 1,000–1,250 words Details: Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Children who are victims of sexual abuse pose specific concerns to a professional counselor who is responsible for providing treatment to the child. Consider the following scenario: Alexis is a 10-year-old female girl who used to exhibit normal and happy emotions. Alexis’ mother, Emily, works a lot of hours and does not have the time to spend with her. Emily has entrusted the help of her younger brother, Anthony, who is an unemployed 25-year-old male, to watch Alexis. Anthony lives with Alexis and Emily. Over a period of about six months, Alexis was exhibiting emotions of sadness, being very quiet, and acting withdrawn, which Emily had witnessed one day while home. Emily asked Alexis if everything was okay, and Alexis quietly replied, "no."  A letter from Alexis’ teacher was sent home to Emily describing the concerns of how Alexis’ grades in class had dropped and how Alexis exhibited "some type of emotional withdrawal." One day, Emily was sorting Alexis’ clothes to wash when she saw blood in Alexis’ undergarments. Emily believed that Alexis had started her menstruation cycle, thus concluding that that was the reason for Alexis’ change of emotions. Upon speaking with Alexis, Emily wanted to explain menstruation to Alexis, but when she spoke with her, Alexis still exhibited little to no emotion, as well as not speaking at all. Emily became very concerned and asked Alexis repeatedly what was the matter. Alexis eventually broke down and said, "Uncle Anthony has been doing things to me and makes me sleep with him in the bed."  Emily was immediately shocked from what Alexis had just said. Emily later confronts Anthony about what Alexis had said, and Anthony denies all that Alexis claimed he had done to her. While Anthony was away from the house one day, Emily went through Anthony’s items in his bedroom and found child pornography videos and magazines, as well as pictures of Alexis in very provocative poses and some nude photographs. While law enforcement was contacted, Emily was also concerned about the emotional scars that Alexis may have because of what took place between her and Anthony, and she begins to seek professional help for Alexis. The local law enforcement did advise Emily that Anthony was also a victim of child sexual abuse but had never revealed that information until he was interrogated by the police.  Emily seeks your assistance, a trained counselor that treats child sexual abuse victims, in gaining insight on understanding child sexual abuse. As a trained professional, define and explain what type of sexual abuse from which Alexis may be suffering. Second, describe what type of tr.

1. Task Name:
Phase 4 Individual Project
Deliverable Length:
1,000–1,250 words
Details:
Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will
be due
by
Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in
accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus.
NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight
Central Time.
Children who are victims of sexual abuse pose specific concerns
to a professional counselor who is responsible for providing
treatment to the child. Consider the following scenario:
Alexis is a 10-year-old female girl who used to exhibit normal
and happy emotions. Alexis’ mother, Emily, works a lot of
hours and does not have the time to spend with her. Emily has
entrusted the help of her younger brother, Anthony, who is an
unemployed 25-year-old male, to watch Alexis. Anthony lives
with Alexis and Emily. Over a period of about six months,
Alexis was exhibiting emotions of sadness, being very quiet,
and acting withdrawn, which Emily had witnessed one day
while home. Emily asked Alexis if everything was okay, and
Alexis quietly replied, "no."
A letter from Alexis’ teacher was sent home to Emily describing
the concerns of how Alexis’ grades in class had dropped and
how Alexis exhibited "some type of emotional withdrawal." One
day, Emily was sorting Alexis’ clothes to wash when she saw
blood in Alexis’ undergarments. Emily believed that Alexis had
started her menstruation cycle, thus concluding that that was the
reason for Alexis’ change of emotions. Upon speaking with
Alexis, Emily wanted to explain menstruation to Alexis, but
when she spoke with her, Alexis still exhibited little to no

2. emotion, as well as not speaking at all. Emily became very
concerned and asked Alexis repeatedly what was the
matter. Alexis eventually broke down and said, "Uncle Anthony
has been doing things to me and makes me sleep with him in the
bed."
Emily was immediately shocked from what Alexis had just
said. Emily later confronts Anthony about what Alexis had said,
and Anthony denies all that Alexis claimed he had done to her.
While Anthony was away from the house one day, Emily went
through Anthony’s items in his bedroom and found child
pornography videos and magazines, as well as pictures of Alexis
in very provocative poses and some nude photographs. While
law enforcement was contacted, Emily was also concerned about
the emotional scars that Alexis may have because of what took
place between her and Anthony, and she begins to seek
professional help for Alexis. The local law enforcement did
advise Emily that Anthony was also a victim of child sexual
abuse but had never revealed that information until he was
interrogated by the police.
Emily seeks your assistance, a trained counselor that treats
child sexual abuse victims, in gaining insight on understanding
child sexual abuse. As a trained professional, define and explain
what type of sexual abuse from which Alexis may be
suffering. Second, describe what type of treatment program you
would suggest for Alexis to participate in that would address
the needs of a victim of child sexual abuse. Finally, what type
of treatment should Anthony receive since he is claiming to be a
victim of sexual molestation himself?
Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in 1,000–1,250 words:
Fully define, describe, and explain what type of sexual abuse
from which Alexis may be suffering.
What type of treatment program would you suggest for Alexis to
participate in that would address the needs of a victim of child
sexual abuse?
Why is this program the most appropriate for Alexis? Explain in

3. detail.
Be sure to use scholarly sources to support all arguments.
What type of treatment should Anthony receive since he is
claiming to be a victim of sexual molestation himself? Explain
in detail.
Compare and contrast the appropriate treatments used for young
victims of child sexual abuse and adults who have been sexually
abused as children.
What challenges exist for each type of victim? Explain in detail.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.