System Intervention Problems in Child Sexual Abuse Investigations: The Mothers' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Plummer, Carol A.; Eastin, Julie A.
Titel	System Intervention Problems in Child Sexual Abuse Investigations: The Mothers' Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22 (2007) 6, S.775-787 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260507300753
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Focus Groups; Child Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Intervention; Parent Attitudes; Surveys; Counselor Client Relationship; Health Needs; Emotional Response; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Sexueller Missbrauch; Elternverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Emotionales Verhalten
Abstract	On learning that her child was sexually abused, a mother must interact with professionals charged with the implementation of investigations, treatment, and legal remedies. This qualitative study, based on data from three focus groups (n = 19) and open-ended survey questions (n = 40), documents mothers' experiences with these professionals. Mothers report a lack of support from many professionals including receiving poor services, being criticized, insensitivity to their concerns, and being accused of false allegations and state that they have difficulty seeing the "system" as a positive future resource. Mothers reported appreciation for helpful professionals, whom they most often identified as therapists. Determining which mothers are reporting system problems and the effect of negative maternal-system interactions on mother and child outcomes are recommended as follow-up research. (Contains 1 note.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10