Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Child sexual abuse"
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Causes of secondary victimization of child sexual abuse victims
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Child sexual abuse is a widely known phenomenon which occurs globally. Professionals from different disciplines (forensic- and child protection social workers, police officers within the Family violence, Child protection ... -
Experiences and needs of mothers of sexually abused children : a Gestalt perspective
(North-West University, 2011)The aim of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the experiences and needs of mothers of sexually abused children. A conceptual framework outlined the theoretical underpinnings of this study which focused on ... -
The experiences of social workers in the process of investigating child sexual abuse
(North-West University, 2011)Social workers who are employed by non-governmental organizations have unique experiences. Through training and education, social workers are taught skills on how to remain professional during service delivery, but subjective ... -
The formulation of scale items for the best interest of the child
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Although there is a high reported incidence of child sexual abuse cases in South Africa, which in itself is cause for concern, a great concern is what happens to children who have reported abuse to the authorities. To what ... -
A protocol for the empowerment of non–offending parents to report child sexual abuse
(North-West University, 2011)The statistics of child sexual abuse is alarmingly high. Even though this is the case, further statistics prove that a great percentage of parents do not ever report the sexual abuse of their child. This study focuses on ... -
A rapid review of the best interest of the child principle in the criminal judicial context
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)In this study the rapid review methodology was utilised to explore whether the best interest of the child is of paramount importance, as stated in various South Africa Acts. Data from 26 articles, with a fair to good ... -
Social workers’ perspectives on the use of emotional-support dogs during the testimony of child sexual-abuse victims in South African criminal courts
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)In this study the researcher considers that the criminal court process can be incredibly intimidating to children, and therefor extra protective measures should be set in place to prevent that the child witness experiences ... -
A visual participatory exploration of the resilience processes of Black African girls who have been sexually abused
(North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)Background: While much is written about childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in South Africa, most of this literature addresses the deleterious impact of CSA. There are limited international studies on resilience processes of ...
