Treatment outcome research with the non-offending parents of sexually abused children: a critical review.
Potentially deleterious effects arise from the experience of childhood sexual abuse, but maternal supportiveness has been identified as a crucial mediator. Consequently, a body of knowledge has begun to develop on interventions designed to improve the supportiveness and adjustment of the non-offending parent. The present paper attempts to provide a critical review of the treatment outcomes reported for these new interventions. Studies have been organized according to the sexually abused child's stage of development: preschool, school-aged, and adolescence. Recommendations for service delivery and research follow.
Corcoran
Jacqueline
J
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work, 1001 West Franklin St., P.O. Box 842027, VA, USA. jcorcora@mail1.vcu.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000628:therapy*; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome