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School Counsellors’ Attitudes and Beliefs about Child Sexual Abuse

School counsellors are in a unique position to address child sexual abuse. However, little is known about their attitudes and beliefs on the issue. In order to examine these, all school counsellors in Queensland were sent a questionnaire to ascertain their attitudes and beliefs about child sexual abuse. Results show that the 122 school counsellors who responded, consisting of 52 males and 70 females, believe they have an important role in the detection of child sexual abuse. They believe they are the appropriate professionals to be part of programs aimed at preventing it. School counsellors strongly object to sexual activities between adults and children, and overwhelmingly believe that sexual relationships education should not be left to parents. Most school counsellors believe that children should help to legally prosecute adult perpetrators. Most school counsellors also believe that child sexual abuse is a moderate or serious problem in Australia, but is less prevalent in their local community than in the country as a whole.