Counselling adults who were abused as children: Clients' perceptions of efficacy, client-counsellor communication, and dissatisfaction

Despite the amount of clinical material relating to adults who were abused as children, there is a dearth of research which has examined the effectiveness of counselling such clients. In order to examine the perceived efficacy of counselling with this client group, a total of 53 in-depth interviews...

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Published in:British journal of guidance & counselling 1998-05, Vol.26 (2), p.141
Main Authors: Dale, Peter, Allen, John, Measor, Lynda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Clients
Counseling
Feminism
Interpersonal communication
Modeling (Psychology)
Perceptions
Prior Learning
Psychotherapy
Resistance (Psychology)
Sexual Abuse
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Summary:Despite the amount of clinical material relating to adults who were abused as children, there is a dearth of research which has examined the effectiveness of counselling such clients. In order to examine the perceived efficacy of counselling with this client group, a total of 53 in-depth interviews were undertaken with a sample that included adults abused as children who had received counselling, counsellors working with this client group, and counsellors-who-were-abused-as-children.
ISSN:0306-9885
1469-3534
DOI:10.1080/03069889800760151