Group Work Intervention with Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Closed process groups (15 sessions) cofacilitated by experienced post-MSW female social workers within a generalist problem-solving framework were offered to 115 survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This quasi-experimental study compared group work intervention with a waiting-list comparison group o...

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Published in:Research on social work practice 1997-01, Vol.7 (1), p.53-69
Main Authors: Richter, Nancy L., Snider, Elizabeth, Gorey, Kevin M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Children
Child abuse & neglect
Child Sexual Abuse
Childhood sexual abuse
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Factors
Group Work
Intervention
New York
Self Esteem
Selfesteem
Social work
Therapy
USA
Women
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Summary:Closed process groups (15 sessions) cofacilitated by experienced post-MSW female social workers within a generalist problem-solving framework were offered to 115 survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This quasi-experimental study compared group work intervention with a waiting-list comparison group on measures of depression and self-esteem. Survivors who completed the group work intervention (86.6%) were significantly less depressed and had significantly improved self-esteem as compared with their wait-listed counterparts. Consistent across the three outcome measures at immediate posttest, nearly three quarters of the intervention group members' scores were less than the waiting-list group's average score. At 6-month follow-up (75.6% completed), the positive effects tended to be even larger.
ISSN:1049-7315
1552-7581
DOI:10.1177/104973159700700103