1. The child-centered social worker and the sexually abused child: pathway to healing.
- Author
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Anderson LE, Weston EA, Doueck HJ, and Krause DJ
- Subjects
- Child, Child Abuse, Sexual psychology, Expert Testimony, Humans, Judicial Role, Patient Advocacy legislation & jurisprudence, Professional-Patient Relations, Social Support, Social Work, Psychiatric methods, United States, Child Abuse, Sexual legislation & jurisprudence, Patient-Centered Care legislation & jurisprudence, Professional Role, Social Work, Psychiatric legislation & jurisprudence
- Abstract
The prosecution of child sexual abuse cases continues to be an area in which there is a strain between the judicial system and the social work profession; the former is predominately interested in the conviction of the accused and the later is primarily interested in the protection of the child's emotional well-being. In an effort to assist the sexually abused child throughout the court process, the authors propose the concept of a child-centered social worker committed to minimizing the potential for system-induced trauma by assisting the sexually abused child through the judicial process and providing clinical treatment as well.
- Published
- 2002
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