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Article: The impact of learning about child abuse trauma.
- Article from:
- Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development
- Article date:
- March 22, 2002
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Many counselors attend graduate courses and seminars on the treatment of child abuse and neglect. Educators and trainers need to focus on the feelings and reactions elicited from exposure to the content of these courses. This article provides information on the impact of learning about the trauma of child abuse.
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The prevalence and long-term effects of child abuse are well documented in the literature (Briere, Berliner, Bulkley, Jenny, & Reid, 1996). In 1996, child protective services agencies substantiated almost 1 million reports of child maltreatment (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998). More than half (52%) of all victims ...