NCJ Number
119532
Journal
Child Abuse and Neglect Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (1989) Pages: 369-377
Date Published
1989
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This paper describes clinical material from a group for young, sexually abused children.
Abstract
Group work combines both an educational and dynamic approach from previous models and was clearly structured. The program ran over nine weeks in conjunction with a parallel caregivers' group. The caregivers' group was informed each week of the main themes and was involved in evaluating the effectiveness of the therapy by completing questionnaires which recorded symptomatology. A statistical analysis based on the questionnaires showed a significant reduction in problems reported by the caregivers before and after the group therapy. An author recommendation for future assessments is included. 22 references, 1 table. (Author abstract modified)