Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse

Jessiman, P.; Hackett, S.; Carpenter, J.

doi:10.1111/cfs.12322

Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse

Jessiman, P.; Hackett, S.; Carpenter, J.

Authors

P. Jessiman

Professor Simon Hackett simon.hackett@durham.ac.uk
Professor

J. Carpenter

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study with children affected by sexual abuse who had recently completed a therapeutic intervention (N = 12) and their carers (N = 17). Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis that influenced participants' satisfaction with the service: the attribution of the child's recovery to the therapeutic support received; the therapeutic relationship between the child and practitioner; children's recollection of important aspects of the intervention and the relationship between the carer and the child's practitioner. The findings indicate that the process elements of therapeutic support, including the development of strong relationships and allowing children choice and control, are as important as the content.

Citation

Jessiman, P., Hackett, S., & Carpenter, J. (2017). Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse. Child & Family Social Work, 22(2), 1024-1033. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12322

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 18, 2016
Online Publication Date	Nov 2, 2016
Publication Date	May 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Feb 20, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Nov 2, 2018
Journal	Child and Family Social Work
Print ISSN	1356-7500
Electronic ISSN	1365-2206
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	22
Issue	2
Pages	1024-1033
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12322
Related Public URLs	http://hdl.handle.net/1983/7b84a06f-cb74-4785-8839-cd72ef1fbbf2

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Jessiman, P., Hackett, S., and Carpenter, J. (2017) Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse. Child & Family Social Work, 22(2): 1024-1033, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12322. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.