How Do Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Navigate the Early Stages of Psychotherapy? A Hermeneutic Literature Review

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dc.contributor.advisorBlackett, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorGrunwald, Isolde
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T02:17:51Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T02:17:51Z
dc.date.copyright2022
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-12-14T02:15:35Z
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores how adult survivors of child sexual abuse experience the early stages of psychotherapy. A hermeneutic methodology is used to illuminate therapy processes and outcomes, including attrition, from a survivor’s perspective. First-person accounts found in the research literature assist in illuminating an understanding of what these clients may encounter in this crucial first phase of the therapeutic process. This research proposes that survivors’ voices are essential to understanding the diverse experiences of sexual abuse survivors. However, the paucity of first-person accounts of the survivor’s initial therapy phase in the academic literature presented a difficulty for this study and points to a gap in existing research. Given the prevalence of child sexual abuse in the Western world, this hermeneutic literature review seeks to contribute toward a better understanding of the therapeutic needs of this growing client group, particularly at the beginning of their journey. This study’s findings have implications for the training and clinical practice of frontline health and education workers, including beginning and experienced counsellors and psychotherapists in Aotearoa New Zealand.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/15774
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherAuckland University of Technology
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.titleHow Do Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Navigate the Early Stages of Psychotherapy? A Hermeneutic Literature Reviewen_NZ
dc.typeDissertationen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.levelMasters Dissertations
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Psychotherapyen_NZ
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