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Confronting Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse is the first text to examine the history, theory, treatment, and prevention of this complex phenomenon. With in-depth insights into the psychologies of victims, their families, and the perpetrators, this comprehensive text shows readers how to recognize the symptoms and impact of childhood sexual abuse, critically engage with the unique nature of each case, complete a thorough assessment, develop a treatment plan, and effectively intervene in critical situations. A national expert on child abuse and neglect and the author of numerous books and publications, Cynthia Crosson-Tower addresses a wide range of special topics and helps readers prepare for working in this challenging professional field.
Intrafamilial Abuse or Incest
Intrafamilial Abuse or Incest
Intrafamilial abuse in the context of child sexual abuse refers to abuse of the child by a relative or family member. Sometimes termed incest, this type of abuse was the subject of much study and speculation when child sexual abuse became a household word in the 1980s (see Chapter 1). The study of incest was aided by such books as Judith Herman’s Father-Daughter Incest (1981), postulating that the phenomenon should be looked at in the context of the whole family. Although uncles, grandfathers, brothers, sisters, and other relatives may abuse children, the most statistically significant type of incest has been found to be father-daughter; some sources also include stepfathers in this statistic (Bolen, 2007; Herman, 1981; Kinnear, ...
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