ÇOCUĞA YÖNELİK CİNSEL İSTİSMARIN AÇIĞA VURULMA SÜRECİ HAKKINDA BİR DERLEME

Abstract

Bu çalışmada cinsel istismarın açığa vurulma süreci ve bu süreci etkileyen etmenler incelenmiştir. Yapılan gözden geçirme çalışmasına göre, cinsel istismarın açığa vurma sürecini etkileyen etmenler cinsel istismara maruz bırakılan bireylerle ilgili etmenler ve çevresel etmenler olarak sınıflandırılmıştır. Cinsel istismara maruz bırakılan bireylerle ilgili etmenler yaş, cinsiyet, duygusal ve bilişsel sebepler olarak; çevresel etmenler ise aileyle ilgili etmenler ve sosyo-kültürel etmenler olarak sınıflandırılmıştır. Bu bulgulardan hareketle cinsel istismarın açığa vurulması sürecinde sosyal hizmetin yapabileceği katkılar tartışılmıştır. Cinsel istismara maruz bırakılan bireylere destek koruma ve tedavi hizmetlerinin başlatılması için açığa vurma davranışını teşvik edecek sosyal hizmet çalışmaları yapılması çok önemlidir. Bunun için çocukları ve çocukların çevrelerini eğitici sosyal hizmet programlarının uygulanması önemlidir. Cinsel istismara maruz bırakılan tüm sosyo-ekonomik düzeydeki çocuk ve yetişkinler için ulaşılabilir sosyal hizmet kurumlarının var olması da cinsel istismarın açığa vurulması sürecini kolaylaştırabilir.

Keywords

• Cinsel istismar
• sosyal hizmet
• açığa vurma

A Review on The Process of Disclosing Child Sexual Abuse

Abstract

In this study, the process of disclosure of child sexual abuse and the factors affecting this process were examined. According to a review study conducted by examining the relevant literature, the factors affecting the disclosure process of child sexual abuse were classified as individual factors and environmental factors.
First of all, the disclosure of child sexual abuse in a process is handled on the basis of theoretical approaches. Then, individual factors affecting the disclosure of child sexual abuse were age, gender, emotional and cognitive factors; environmental factors are classified as family-related factors and socio-cultural factors. Based on these findings, the possible contributions in the field of social work in the process of disclosing child sexual abuse are discussed.
It is very important to conduct social work activities that will encourage disclosure behavior in order to initiate support, protection and treatment services for children who have been subjected to sexual abuse. For this, it is important to implement social work programs that educate children and their environment. The availability of accessible social service institutions for all children who were sexually abused can also facilitate the process of disclosing child sexual abuse.

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