Çocuk Cinsel İstismarını Önleme Programlarında Ebeveyn Eğitimi

Abstract

Çocukları cinsel istismardan korumak yetişkinlerin sorumluluğundadır. Bu nedenle çocukların ilk bakımını sağlayan ve her alanda gelişiminin destekleyen kişiler olan ebeveynlerin bilinçlenmesi ayrıca önemlidir. Ebeveynler çocukları cinsel eğitim verme ve cinsel istismardan koruma noktasında ebeveynlerin doğru kaynaklardan bilgi edinmesi gerekmektedir. Ebeveynlerin bu konuda bilgilerinin kısıtlı olması, endişe hissetmeleri, nasıl konuşabileceklerini bilmemeleri çocuklarıyla cinsel istismar konusunda konuşmalarını engelleyebilir. Böylece çocukların korunmaya yönelik farkındalık kazanmaları bir kurumda eğitime başlayana kadar ötelenmiş olacaktır. Ayrıca çocuğun maruz kaldığı geçmişte maruz kaldığı veya gelecekte olası bir cinsel istismar durumunda ebeveynleriyle konuşması zor bir hale gelebilir. Dolayısıyla ebeveynlerin uzmanlar tarafından hazırlanan eğitimlerle farkındalık kazanmaları oldukça önemlidir. Bu programlarda cinsel istismarın ne olduğu, cinsel istismara maruz kalan çocuğa nasıl tepki verecekleri, aile güvenlik planın oluşturulması, aile içi açık iletişimin kurulması gibi konulara yer verilerek ebeveynler bilinçlendirilebilir. Bu derleme çalışmasında cinsel istismarın ne olduğundan, ebeveynlerin önleme çalışmalarındaki öneminden ve ebeveynlerin dâhil olduğu cinsel istismarı önleme programlarından bahsedilmiştir. Böylece ebeveynlerin cinsel istismarı önlemedeki önemi ve onlara yönelik programlarda neler yer alabileceğine ilişkin farkındalık oluşabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Çocuk cinsel istismarı
• Ebeveyn eğitimi
• Önleme programları

Parent Education in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs

Abstract

It is the responsibility of adults to protect children from sexual abuse. Thus, raising parents' awareness is particularly important since they are the ones who take care of the child and support his/her development in every field. Parents need to acquire information from authentic sources in terms of sexual education of children and protection of them from sexual abuse. That parents have limited knowledge on this subject, feel anxious, or do not know how to talk may prevent them from talking to their kids about sexual abuse. Thus, children's awareness about protection is postponed until they enter an educational institute. It may also become difficult for children to talk to their parents in case of possible sexual abuse. Therefore, it is crucial for parents to increase their awareness through training prepared by experts. In these training programs, awareness of parents can be raised about topics like what sexual abuse is, how to approach a child who experienced sexual abuse, creating an intrafamilial safety plan, and intrafamilial open communication. This review study includes issues of what sexual abuse is, the importance of parents in prevention studies, and sexual abuse prevention programs in which parents take part. As a conclusion, it is thought that awareness can be raised about the importance of parents to prevent sexual abuse and what can be included in programs designed for them.

Keywords

• child sexual abuse
• prevention
• parent education

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