Social Work Through the Eyes of an Abused Child

Sunday I spent 5 hours with a 5 year old child who is a guest at the shelter I work at.  The child has been sexually abused in her past and has some serious behavioral issues.  I wont tell you too much because it is her life, and I don't want to display that.  While she spent time with me in the office, we talked about her sexual abuse.  It was a difficult conversation, she spoke more about her abuse than she ever had in the past.  As she spoke, she insisted on playing on my iPad and took about a zillion photos.  I later looked at all these photos she took of me and was just taken back.  These are through the eyes of a sexually abused child while she talks with a social worker about her abuse and pain.