Counseling Child Sexual Abuse Victims: Myths and Realities

The goal of the authors is to (a) create an awareness among counselors about the nature and prevalence of child sexual abuse, (b) examine myths and realities about the topic, and (c) present recommendations for interviewing suspected victims of child sexual abuse.

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Published inJournal of counseling and development Vol. 66; no. 8; pp. 370 - 373
Main Authors ENGLAND, LYNN W., THOMPSON, CHARLES L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.1988
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
American Association for Counseling and Development
Subjects
Child abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Children & youth
Counseling
Methods
Scandals
Services
Sex crimes
Sexual behavior
Sexually abused children
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Summary:The goal of the authors is to (a) create an awareness among counselors about the nature and prevalence of child sexual abuse, (b) examine myths and realities about the topic, and (c) present recommendations for interviewing suspected victims of child sexual abuse.
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Lynn W. England
Charles L. Thompson
is a professor of educational and counseling psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
is a sex abuse specialist, Plateau Mental Health Center, Cookeville, Tennessee.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1988.tb00889.x