This paper presents the findings of a study examining adult disclosures of childhood sexual abuse to child protection social work services in the Republic of Ireland. Limited literature indicates that adults can have negative experiences when disclosing childhood abuse; this is primarily owing to a lack of training, policy and guidance for practitioners, and legal complexities regarding allegations of abuse. This study used a biographic-narrative interpretive method (BNIM) to gather the experiences of adults who engaged with child protection social work services. The findings were analysed using both BNIM panel analysis and open, axial and selective coding. Six main themes were identified, and the findings are discussed under three headings: (1) the system as a barrier presents the various influences that acted as barriers for adults coming forward to disclose; (2) issues of power examines the influence of power from the time of abuse throughout the adults' life courses and their interactions with services; and (3) the system as a facilitator presents practice and policy recommendations based on participants' narratives and the wider research literature. Implications for child protection practice in this extremely sensitive and sometimes controversial area are considered.

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成人如何讲述：成人向儿童保护社会工作服务披露经验的研究

本文介绍了一项研究的结果，该研究调查了爱尔兰共和国儿童保护社会工作服务机构对成人儿童性虐待的披露情况。有限的文献表明，成年人在披露童年虐待时可能会有负面经历；这主要是由于缺乏针对从业者的培训、政策和指导，以及关于虐待指控的法律复杂性。本研究使用传记叙事解释法 (BNIM) 来收集从事儿童保护社会工作服务的成年人的经验。使用 BNIM 面板分析和开放、轴向和选择性编码对结果进行了分析。确定了六个主要主题，并在三个标题下讨论了调查结果：(1)作为障碍的系统介绍了阻碍成年人公开披露的各种影响；(2)权力问题考察了权力的影响，从虐待时期开始，贯穿成年人的整个生命历程及其与服务的互动；(3)作为促进者的系统根据参与者的叙述和更广泛的研究文献提出实践和政策建议。考虑了在这个极其敏感且有时有争议的领域对儿童保护实践的影响。