J) Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA)

Introduction:

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has somewhat affected the survivors’ mental health status, such as their psychological adjustment, and their personal, interpersonal, and social functioning. Novice counsellors may face more significant challenges when dealing with a client with CSA history as compared to experienced counsellors. This case study aimed to understand the challenges faced by Malaysian counsellors as they work with their clients with CSA and to comprehend the CSA clients’ narrative description regarding their lived experiences and challenges. Four themes emerged for challenges experienced by the counsellor, namely: in-session counselling process skills, cognitive and emotional journey, diversity issues, and awareness of personal values, and themes emerged from lived experiences by CSA client included counselling therapy, negative body image, fear of interpersonal relationship and, thought and emotional distortion. The present study findings provided professional counsellors and helping professionals a glimpse of such a process which included the competencies relied upon as well as the barriers identified by the counsellors.

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1. Chan, S. L. & Sonia, K. (2020). Counselling Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors: A Case Study of Challenges Experienced by Professional Counselors and Childhood Sexually Abused Clients in Malaysia. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 10(2), 69-77. DOI: 10.18401/2020.10.2.9
   
   

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