Dafna Tener
Child Advocacy Center intervention with sibling sexual abuse cases: Cross-cultural comparison of professionals’ perspectives and experiences
Tener, Dafna; Newman, Abbie; Yates, Peter; Tarshish, Noam
Authors
Abbie Newman
Peter Yates
Noam Tarshish
Abstract
Background
Despite being a complex phenomenon with potentially significant short- and long-term consequences for all involved including siblings, parents and the family as a whole, sibling sexual abuse (SSA) has not received sufficient empirical and clinical attention. Practitioners are often left to cope without appropriate guidance.
Objective
This study aimed to compare staff perspectives and experiences of working with sibling sexual abuse cases across two Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) within different countries and different cultural and legal contexts.
Participants and setting
Participants were staff members from two Child Advocacy Centers: one in Jerusalem, Israel, and the other in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Methods
This qualitative cross-cultural comparative study analyzes staff experiences of sibling sexual abuse cases based upon 14 focus groups, in Jerusalem (N = 7) and Montgomery County (N = 7).
Results
Findings reveal that both CACs focused on parents, the parents’ negative emotional responses to SSA, and the impossible nature of their predicament. The Montgomery County CAC tended to emphasize the needs of the victim while being attuned to the legal proceedings, whereas the Jerusalem CAC emphasized supportive therapeutic responses for the whole family.
Conclusions
The differences across the two Child Advocacy Centers are related to the different legal and cultural contexts of the two CACs and underscore the need to review what may be the most appropriate policy and practice response to SSA that does not itself cause further harm.
Citation
Tener, D., Newman, A., Yates, P., & Tarshish, N. (2020). Child Advocacy Center intervention with sibling sexual abuse cases: Cross-cultural comparison of professionals’ perspectives and experiences. Child Abuse and Neglect, 105, Article 104259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104259
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 3, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 16, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2020-07 |
Deposit Date | Nov 26, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 17, 2021 |
Journal | Child Abuse & Neglect |
Print ISSN | 0145-2134 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 105 |
Article Number | 104259 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104259 |
Keywords | Sibling sexual abuse, Child sexual abuse, Child/youth with problematic sexual behaviors (PSB), CAC intervention, Child sexual abuse interventions, Cross cultural comparison |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2339426 |
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