Are You a Competent Psychotherapist in Treating Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse?
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Cornelius McQuillan | ISBN: | 9781301093847 |
| Publisher: | Cornelius McQuillan | Publication: | October 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cornelius McQuillan |
| ISBN: | 9781301093847 |
| Publisher: | Cornelius McQuillan |
| Publication: | October 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Many health care professionals have been victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse and never received therapy or dealt consciously with its effects. Repression or a conscious decisions to ignore such trauma can have a blinding effect on their ability to recognize and treat other victims of CSA who come under their care. This article asks psychotherapists to question their own competency in treating CSA, since it can be the underlying cause of a plethora of psychological disorders.
Many health care professionals have been victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse and never received therapy or dealt consciously with its effects. Repression or a conscious decisions to ignore such trauma can have a blinding effect on their ability to recognize and treat other victims of CSA who come under their care. This article asks psychotherapists to question their own competency in treating CSA, since it can be the underlying cause of a plethora of psychological disorders.
