Intrafamilial Child Sexual Victimization: A Role Training Model

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  • June Siegel Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/nxvtyq13

Keywords:

Training Model, Intrafamilial Child Sexual

Abstract

The American Humane Association and the National Center on Child Abuse estimate that approximately 120,000 cases of sexual abuse of children by relatives are reported annually. Though the exact incidence is unknown, experts feel this is a conservative estimate (Summit, 1978). "Sexual abuse is defined as the involvement of dependent, developmentally immature children and adolescents in sexual activities that they do not fully comprehend, to which they are unable to give informal consent, or that violate the social taboos of family roles" (R. & H. Kempe, 1978, p. 43).

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2025-01-17

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Vol. 34 (1981): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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