Citation

Anderson LE, Weston EA, Doueck HJ, Krause DJ. Soc. Work 2002; 47(4): 368-378.

Affiliation

Division of Social Sciences, Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, National Association of Social Workers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12450008

Abstract

The prosecution of child sexual abuse cases continues to be an area in which there is a strain between the judicial system and the social work profession; the former is predominately interested in the conviction of the accused and the later is primarily interested in the protection of the child's emotional well-being. In an effort to assist the sexually abused child throughout the court process, the authors propose the concept of a child-centered social worker committed to minimizing the potential for system-induced trauma by assisting the sexually abused child through the judicial process and providing clinical treatment as well.

Language: en