Counseling Sexual Abuse Survivors and Caregivers

Haiyasoso, Maria; Moyer, Michael

doi:10.1080/15566382.2014.12033937

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“…They can educate about parenting, emphasize the importance of physical contact, and normalize the range of maternal feelings (Douglass, ). If working with individuals and family systems to address sexual abuse in children, counselors should consider learning about their clients' maternal history of CSA, particularly if a mother displays distress that appears to impede support for seeking or continuing counseling treatment for herself or her child (DiLillo & Damashek, ; Haiyasoso & Moyer, ). In light of the current and previous research findings, researchers recommend that counselors attend to survivors' histories and the impact on their parent–child interactions (Haiyasoso & Moyer, ; Kreklewetz & Piotrowski, ; Schuetze & Eiden, ; Wright et al, ).…”

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Survivors' Stories: Navigating Parenthood After Surviving Child Sexual Abuse

Haiyasoso

Trepal

2019

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Survivors of child sexual abuse may have strained relational functioning in adulthood, which may affect their parenting practices. Understanding that stories indicate personal meanings attributed to a phenomenon, the authors utilized narratology to learn the parenting stories of 9 survivors. Findings include the following themes: negotiating a balance of protecting and letting go, using relational images as guideposts for parenting decisions, and exploring functioning in relational contexts.

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