Childhood Abuse
Effects on Clinicians' Personal and Professional Lives
- Helene Jackson - Columbia University, New York, NY (2003), Columbia University, New York, USA
- Ronald Nuttall - Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Other Titles in:
Interpersonal/Domestic Violence (General)
Interpersonal/Domestic Violence (General)
April 1997 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The authors of this innovative volume alert readers to personal and professional biases that can interfere with objective judgement, thereby precluding appropriate evaluation, protection and treatment for children and their families.
David Corwin
Foreword
PART ONE: SEXUAL ABUSE
Introduction and Overview
PART TWO: THE PROJECTS
Methodology
Prevalence and Characteristics of Abuse among Clinicians
PART THREE: SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS: WHAT DO CLINICIANS BELIEVE AND WHY DO THEY BELIEVE IT?
Credibility Ratings of Sexual Abuse Allegations
Credibility Ratings of Sexual Abuse Allegations
PART FOUR: EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE ON PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR
Effects of Childhood Abuse on Adult Mental Health
Personal Relationships and Professional Practice
Implications, Recommendations and Conclusions