Concerning sexual behavior in children can be challenging to understand, difficult to talk about, and hard to manage in school and community settings. Without a systematic best-practice approach for addressing these behaviors, communities run the risk of exposing their children to harm and their organizations to liability. In this book, Dr. Wilson Kenney, a clinical psychologist with over 15 years experience treating and assessing kids with concerning sexual behavior, lays out a comprehensive school/community based model for identifying and addressing concerning sexual behavior in children that is based upon best-practice models for threat assessment. The reader will find practical and economically sensitive recommendations regarding school and community supervision, ideas for accessing consultation, and advice regarding how best to approach these topics with families. Further, this book contains all the necessary paperwork and guidance needed to establish a formal school-based process for addressing concerning sexual behavior in children, regardless of the size of your community. It is a comprehensive how-to guidebook for keeping your school and community safe.

"Author Wilson Kenney. . . helps readers to navigate such delicate predicaments by detailing the model he developed while working in the Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon. . . Kenney provides illustrative scenarios throughout the book, and though fictional, they are not far-fetched. Realistic and extremely helpful, these fictitious accounts will provide practical guidance to many school administrators. . . . Kenney writes in an easy-to-read style, which allows readers to better contemplate and absorb such weighty material. Helpful for administrators, school psychologists, counselors and social workers, Sexual Misconduct in Children serves as a useful tool in the development of a district-specific protocol for dealing with children’s concerning sexual behavior." - School Administrator

"[T]his model effectively strikes a good balance between overreacting and underreacting. It creates a system where concerning behaviors are evaluated, but only those that are truly alarming are likely to be recommended for Level 2 assessment. This creates a situation where the student in question is protected from a system that may be quick to label them as a sexual deviant; however, other children are also protected from the concerning sexual behavior that the student is displaying. It also creates a system that is badly needed given the prevalence of sexual behavior and its developmental significance." - Adolescent Research Review