Psychoanalytic theory, child sexual abuse and clinical social work

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Clinical Social Work ◽  
Psychoanalytic Theory

Child sexual abuse: A social work categorization

Practice ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kieran O'hagan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse

scholarly journals Does grooming facilitate the development of Stockholm syndrome? The social work practice implications

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Shirley J. Jülich ◽  
Eileen B. Oak
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Critical Reflexivity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Stockholm Syndrome ◽  
Actuarial Risk ◽  
The Relationship

INTRODUCTION: This article focuses on the problem of risk instrumentalism in social work and the way it can erode the relationship-based nature of practice and with it, the kinds of critical reflexivity required for remedial interventions to keep children safe.METHOD: By exploring the relationship between the process of grooming and the condition known as Stockholm syndrome, the article seeks to address this problem by offering some concepts to inform a critical understanding of case dynamics in the sexual abuse of children which can explain the reluctance of victim-survivors to disclose.FINDINGS: Beginning with an overview of the development of actuarial risk assessment (ARA) tools the article examines the grooming process in child sexual abuse contexts raising the question: “Is grooming a facilitator of Stockholm syndrome?” and seeks to answer it by examining the precursors and psychological responses that constitute both grooming and Stockholm syndrome.CONCLUSION: The article identifies the underlying concepts that enable an understanding of the dynamics of child sexual abuse, but also identifies the propensity of practitioners to be exposed to some of the features of Stockholm syndrome.

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