Citation

Conte JR. New Dir. Ment. Health Serv. 1991; 1991(51): 87-98.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Jossey-Bass)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1956366

Abstract

Professional response to childhood sexual abuse has evolved through three stages: (1) discovery of the problem, (2) identification of abuse victims and support for disclosure, and (3) emphasis on forensic issues. The importance of treating victims and offenders is emphasized, as opposed to overinvestment in the validation and prosecution of abuse allegations.

Language: en