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008			110331s2005 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aHanna, Sue _91292
245			_aBreaking another silence : _bthe long-term impacts of child sexual abuse on committed lesbian couples _cHanna, Sue
246			_bA thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work at Massey University
260			_c2005
300			_axvii, 359 p. ; computer file : PDF format (949Kb)
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520			_aThesis (PhD - Social Work) - Massey University, 2005. This thesis is based on a qualitative research inquiry that sought to develop an understanding of how 44 women (22 couples) in committed lesbian partnerships managed the long-term impacts of child sexual abuse, both on themselves and on their relationships. Face-to-face interviews were conducted and the data was transcribed and analysed through a process of content and thematic analysis. The findings have implications for social work practice with child and adult female survivors. They emphasise the long-term impacts of sexual abuse, the important contributions made by partners and counsellors in supporting women sexually abused as children and the levels of inter-sibling sexual abuse perpetrated by brothers (27% of the sample fell into the male sibling category of intra-familial abuse by perpetrators). The research findings also contain information from the women themselves on what facilitated their ability to cope with the effects of child sexual abuse from the varying perspectives of survivor, partner and couple. The author posits that this will be essential information for counsellors and social workers wishing to employ strengths and evidence-based approaches in their work with this client group and others, particularly heterosexual women and heterosexual couples.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
522			_anz
650	2	7	_aABUSED WOMEN _925
650	2	7	_aADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE _946
650	2	7	_aINCEST _9305
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHEALTH _9283
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	0	_aLGBTQIA+ _93453
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_aSAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS _9266
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATISTICS _9575
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_9348 _aLESBIAN _2FVC
650	2	7	_9539 _aSIBLING ABUSE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9252 _aFAMILY VIOLENCE
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9121 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856	4		_uhttps://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/Sue Hanna.pdf
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS