Date of Award
2021
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D.
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Peter Buirski
Second Advisor
Laura Meyer
Third Advisor
Aubrey Austin
Keywords
Intersubjective, Feminist theory, Feminist psychology, Child sexual abuse, Adult survivors, Psychodynamic
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to offer clinical considerations for clinicians working with adult survivors of extrafamilial child sexual abuse (CSA) by 1) defining the stages of sexual abuse grooming of the child and their entire family system, 2) defining and integrating intersubjective and feminist approaches to treatment, and 3) providing methods for depathologizing CSA survivors’ experience of shame. These three objectives aim to increase awareness and knowledge of sexual abuse grooming, as well as offer an integrative theoretical framework for individual therapy with adult survivors of CSA.
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Extent
32 pgs
Recommended Citation
Schrijver, Kristen, "Clinical Considerations for Treating Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: A Proposal for Integrating Intersubjective Systems Theory and Feminist Perspectives" (2021). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 421.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/421
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