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2009

Parents of sexually abused children

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A Case Study Describing The Experiences Of The Sexually Abused Children And Non-Offending Parents Who Attended The Multi-Disciplinary Investigation Team After Care Clinic, Danielle Dimauro Williams Jan 2009

A Case Study Describing The Experiences Of The Sexually Abused Children And Non-Offending Parents Who Attended The Multi-Disciplinary Investigation Team After Care Clinic, Danielle Dimauro Williams

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Purpose. This study examines the experiences of children and their non-offending parents who attended the Multi-disciplinary Investigation Team‘s (MIT) After Care Clinic. The study seeks to understand the ways in which the care provided at the After Care Clinic helped stabilize the child and the non-offending parent. Additionally, this study explores what strategies were effective in stabilizing the families and resulted in their cooperation with prosecution of the perpetrator.

Method. Seven children and their non-offending parents simultaneously attended 12 weeks of trauma treatment with two trauma therapists. The case studies used for this study were based on clinical …