8. Six guidelines for handling disclosure of abuse were outlined in this self-study. Choose two (2) of them and describe how you would respond with the following situation.
Eight year old Sarah has been placed with you because of severe neglect and frequent beatings by her alcoholic mother. Before bedtime, you stop in Sarah’s room to say goodnight and turn out the light. She starts whimpering to leave to light on and you find out she has begun crying and shaking. When you ask her what’s wrong, she says that she’s afraid of the dark because that’s when Harry (mom’s boyfriend) would come.