The challenges faced by school counsellors in the reporting of child sexual abuse

dc.contributor.authorEsin, I. S., Sener, M. T., Dursun, O. B., Asikhasanoglu, E. O., & Secer, I.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-26T19:51:24Z
dc.date.available2020-02-26T19:51:24Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIdentifying and reporting sexually abused children is one of the most important responsibilities of school counsellors. In this study, we aimed to determine the challenges of reporting child sexual abuse. We used a questionnaire form that was prepared by reviewing the literature about reporting sexual abuse. Participants were asked to state their level of knowledge of child sexual abuse, whether they had encountered such cases, whether they faced any challenges when notifying to authorities, and the possible solutions to problems encountered during this process. Of the school counsellors contacted, 40.9% of the participants stated that they encountered a claim of child sexual abuse at least once, but the majority of them (47.4%) could not report it to judicial authorities because of various reasons; such as being unsure whether the event was really happening, anticipating reactions towards them or school management, and fearing the school’s loss of reputation in the case of disclosure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEsin, I. S., Sener, M. T., Dursun, O. B., Asikhasanoglu, E. O., & Secer, I. (2020). The challenges faced by school counsellors in the reporting of child sexual abuse. European Journal of Education Studies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/download/2804/5442
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4597
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEuropean Journal of Education Studiesen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectschool counsellorsen_US
dc.subjectreportingen_US
dc.subjecteducatorsen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleThe challenges faced by school counsellors in the reporting of child sexual abuseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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