ABSTRACT This article presents the findings of a heuristic investigation of factors that may hinder therapeutic work with people who have been sexually abused. The aim of the researchers was to conduct a study by exploring therapists’ lived experience of what may get in the way of working with sexual abuse. For the purpose 8 therapists were interviewed and the collected data was analysed using Heuristic Inquiry. The heuristic inquiry was also based on one of the researchers’ personal experience. The study demonstrated that most common hindrances to working with sexually abused clients are therapists’ lack of awareness, unresolved personal conflicts or unprocessed traumatic experiences, issues around sex and sexuality, gender stereotypes, lack of experience and inadequate training and supervision. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for therapeutic work with sexually abused clients. Further research areas are suggested.

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与遭受性虐待的客户合作的障碍是什么？启发式查询

摘要 本文介绍了对可能阻碍对遭受性虐待的人进行治疗工作的因素的启发式调查结果。研究人员的目的是通过探索治疗师在处理性虐待方面可能遇到的问题的生活经验来进行一项研究。为此目的，我们采访了 8 位治疗师，并使用启发式查询分析了收集到的数据。启发式调查也是基于研究人员的个人经验之一。该研究表明，与性虐待客户一起工作的最常见障碍是治疗师缺乏意识、未解决的个人冲突或未处理的创伤经历、围绕性和性的问题、性别刻板印象、缺乏经验以及培训和监督不足。讨论了这些发现对性虐待客户的治疗工作的影响。建议进一步研究领域。