ABSTRACT

Despite growing awareness of the negative impact of child sexual exploitation on young people’s psychological, emotional and relational lives, little is known about how counseling can support young people and their families. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of counseling for young people and parents affected by child sexual exploitation and abuse, with a view to examining what facilitates progress, from the perspective of young people, parents and professionals. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 young people, 8 parents and 7 professionals and were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings suggest that through counseling, young people experienced affective and relational improvements that were attributed to the process. Characteristics of the counseling relationship that facilitated progress included being able to talk openly in a caring, non-judgmental and unpressurized environment, as well as receiving advice, techniques or solutions within a holistic approach. Facets of service delivery were also highlighted, including the provision of confidentiality, flexibility and consistency, along with a multi-agency approach that promoted engagement. Perceived obstacles to progress included resistance at the outset and service location issues.

摘要

尽管人们越来越认识到对儿童的性剥削对年轻人的心理，情感和关系生活的负面影响，但人们对辅导如何支持年轻人及其家庭的了解却很少。这项研究的目的是探索为遭受儿童性剥削和性虐待影响的年轻人和父母提供咨询的经验，以便从年轻人，父母和专业人员的角度研究促进进步的因素。对10位年轻人，8位父母和7位专业人员进行了深入的半结构式访谈，并使用主题分析进行了分析。研究结果表明，通过咨询，年轻人经历了情感和关系上的改善，这归因于这一过程。能够促进进步的咨询关系的特征包括能够在关怀，无判断和无压力的环境中公开交谈，以及在整体方法中接受建议，技术或解决方案。还强调了服务提供的各个方面，包括提供保密性，灵活性和一致性，以及采用多机构方法促进参与。感知的进展障碍包括一开始就存在抵制和服务地点问题。以及促进参与度的多机构方法。感知的进展障碍包括一开始就存在抵制和服务地点问题。以及促进参与度的多机构方法。感知的进展障碍包括一开始就存在抵制和服务地点问题。