TY - JOUR
T1 - Working with adult clients who may have experienced childhood abuse
T2 - Recommendations for assessment and practice
AU - Enns, Carolyn Zerbe
AU - Courtois, Christine A.
AU - Lese, Karen P.
AU - Campbell, Jean
AU - Gottlieb, Michael C.
AU - Gilbert, Mary S.
AU - Forrest, Linda
PY - 1998/6
Y1 - 1998/6
N2 - The delayed memory debate has generated many questions about therapeutic practices that are likely to be beneficial and detrimental to clients. This article proposes components of optimal practice for working with adult clients who may have been abused as children. The recommendations are organized around the following themes: (a) competence, (b) assessment and treatment planning, (c) psychotherapy process and technique, (d) memory issues, (e) and ethics. The authors emphasize the importance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship and urge clinicians to proceed cautiously when encountering treatment issues for which scientific knowledge and consensus are still evolving.
AB - The delayed memory debate has generated many questions about therapeutic practices that are likely to be beneficial and detrimental to clients. This article proposes components of optimal practice for working with adult clients who may have been abused as children. The recommendations are organized around the following themes: (a) competence, (b) assessment and treatment planning, (c) psychotherapy process and technique, (d) memory issues, (e) and ethics. The authors emphasize the importance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship and urge clinicians to proceed cautiously when encountering treatment issues for which scientific knowledge and consensus are still evolving.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.29.3.245
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.29.3.245
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032335673
SN - 0735-7028
VL - 29
SP - 245
EP - 256
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
IS - 3
ER -