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- Almost always any sexual abuse situation has to be reported.
These one-size-fits-all laws may be offensive or seemingly
inappropriate for a particular case, but they are there for good
reasons and should be observed.
- Don't make promises you should not, cannot, keep. If you are
required by law to report something, like a pregnancy, don't promise
not to tell. But you can say something about the importance of
their telling their parents and that you'll go with them and
help them through it.
- If you think that a legally significant issue is coming up,
such as sexual abuse, give them some kind of warning, such as: “Some
situations are so big and destructive, we really can't deal with
these kinds of things just the two of us, we need to go to someone
who can really help, which may include legal help. In fact we are
required to do so in some situations. You'll need to trust me to
know when this is the best thing. If we need to go for help, I'll
be with you throughout and make sure you are all right. You are too
important to allow a bad situation to continue.”
- If, indeed, they are in an abusive situations, of any kind,
work at getting them to go (with you, at first) to a professional
who is trained and skilled in helping such youth.
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