Experiences of Malaysian professionals working with sexually abused children: an exploratory study

This study set out to explore Malaysian professionals’ experiences of working with sexually abused children. Although the international literature on professionals’ experiences of sexually abused children is considerable, Malaysian research is sparse. The current study sought to redress this imbalance by conducting a qualitative study, informed by a grounded theory approach to investigate how working with sexually abused children affects the lives of professionals both professionally and personally; the strategies, including coping strategies, professionals used to overcome the difficulties associated with their work and whether any characteristics of the Malaysian sociocultural context contributed to the difficulties they encountered. In depth semi structured interviews were conducted with 21 participants representing a range of professions, all of whom had experience of working with child sexual abuse victims.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

phd

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Victoria University

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Nen, Salina

• 1607 Social Work
• 1701 Psychology
• 1117 Public Health and Health Services
• School of Social Sciences and Psychology

Language dc:language

en