Sexual Violence Against Children with Disabilities Shirley Paceley, M.A. Blue Tower Training Center...
-
Upload
rebecca-carson -
Category
Documents
-
view
213 -
download
2
Transcript of Sexual Violence Against Children with Disabilities Shirley Paceley, M.A. Blue Tower Training Center...
Sexual Violence Sexual Violence Against Children Against Children with Disabilitieswith Disabilities
Shirley Paceley, M.A.Shirley Paceley, M.A.
Blue Tower Training CenterBlue Tower Training Center
www.bluetowertraining.comwww.bluetowertraining.com
Stories from our greatest Stories from our greatest teachersteachers
I am a child first!I am a child first!
Myths that perpetuate Myths that perpetuate violenceviolence
• Eternal childEternal child• Can’t learnCan’t learn• Need to be segregatedNeed to be segregated• Not sexually attractiveNot sexually attractive• Don’t feel painDon’t feel pain• The label is the personThe label is the person• Sex education = promiscuitySex education = promiscuity
Facts in plain languageFacts in plain language
• I am more like you than differentI am more like you than different• I have feelings tooI have feelings too• I am NOT my labelI am NOT my label• I can learn. Can you teach?I can learn. Can you teach?• I want to know about my body, my I want to know about my body, my
choices, my life opportunitieschoices, my life opportunities• I have dreams, talents, and I have dreams, talents, and
contributions to makecontributions to make
Children with disabilities Children with disabilities experience sexual violence experience sexual violence
at an alarming rate!at an alarming rate!
Risk FactorsRisk Factors
• Potential VictimPotential Victim• Potential OffenderPotential Offender• Environmental/CulturalEnvironmental/Cultural• SocialSocial
In: In: Violence in the Lives of People with Violence in the Lives of People with Disabilities: An End to Silent Acceptance?Disabilities: An End to Silent Acceptance? By Dick SobseyBy Dick Sobsey
WE CAN Stop Abuse WE CAN Stop Abuse StudyStudy
• Focus on preventionFocus on prevention• Partnerships formedPartnerships formed• Reduced/eliminated risk factorsReduced/eliminated risk factors• Peer Training Peer Training • Long-term effectsLong-term effects• Peer Trainers dataPeer Trainers data• People reported grooming behaviorsPeople reported grooming behaviors
Healing begins with Healing begins with relationshiprelationship
Response to sexual Response to sexual violenceviolence
• Believe meBelieve me• Keep me safe (away from offender)Keep me safe (away from offender)• Reassure meReassure me• Report with/for meReport with/for me• Find me a trusted person who can Find me a trusted person who can
helphelp
Response to violenceResponse to violence
• Maintain the routineMaintain the routine• Share informationShare information• Let child know that they helped Let child know that they helped
others to be safeothers to be safe• Respect boundariesRespect boundaries• Reflect feelingsReflect feelings
ABC’s of Living WithABC’s of Living WithMy Disability My Disability
by Amy Walkerby Amy Walker
Criminal justice responseCriminal justice response
• Many people with disabilities are Many people with disabilities are credible witnessescredible witnesses
• What do you need that you don’t What do you need that you don’t have?have?
• ConfessionsConfessions• Right to equal justiceRight to equal justice
SolutionsSolutions
• Know the warning signs/indicatorsKnow the warning signs/indicators• Eliminate or reduce as many risk Eliminate or reduce as many risk
factors as possiblefactors as possible• Develop a national commitment and Develop a national commitment and
actionaction• Prohibit sexual violence against all Prohibit sexual violence against all
childrenchildren• Give prevention a priorityGive prevention a priority
SolutionsSolutions
• Empower children to be involved in Empower children to be involved in the solutionsthe solutions
• Include people with disabilities with Include people with disabilities with education, advocacy, counseling and education, advocacy, counseling and legal systemlegal system
• Educate everyone!Educate everyone!• Make it easier for children to Make it easier for children to
disclosedisclose
SolutionsSolutions
• Form partnerships/collaborationsForm partnerships/collaborations• Ensure high-quality recovery Ensure high-quality recovery
servicesservices• Bring perpetrators of sexual violence Bring perpetrators of sexual violence
to justiceto justice• Collect data including children with Collect data including children with
disaiblitiesdisaiblities
I am only one,I am only one,but still I am one.but still I am one.
I cannot do everythingI cannot do everythingbut still I can do but still I can do
something.something.I will not refuse to do I will not refuse to do
The something I can do.The something I can do.
Helen KellerHelen Keller
One Victim’s VoiceOne Victim’s VoiceBy Brenda Henson and Amy By Brenda Henson and Amy
WalkerWalkerI am a person, so treat me like you. I am a person, so treat me like you.
Don’t hurt me, abuse me, or Don’t hurt me, abuse me, or embarrass me too.embarrass me too.
I think and I feel and I will speak I think and I feel and I will speak out—out—
If someone does hurt me, I’ll stand If someone does hurt me, I’ll stand up and shout!up and shout!
Listen to me and believe what I sayListen to me and believe what I say
Because if you don’t, the hurt won’t Because if you don’t, the hurt won’t go away.go away.
Help me to get well and heal my Help me to get well and heal my painpain
And don’t let this kind of thing And don’t let this kind of thing happen again.happen again.
If someone hurts me, then lock If someone hurts me, then lock them away,them away,
But still give them help so that they But still give them help so that they will not straywill not stray
And hurt someone else. If you do And hurt someone else. If you do this for me,this for me,
Then I will be glad I spoke out. I’m Then I will be glad I spoke out. I’m set free!set free!
Allow for the possibility…Allow for the possibility…
YOU CANYOU CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!MAKE A DIFFERENCE!