Constructivist psychology of child abuse and implications for psychotherapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19429952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie Lewis Harter (Texas Tech University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1-3 |
| Pages | 40-69 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Humanistic Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-3267 • E-ISSN: 1547-3333 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08873267.2001.9977007 |
| OpenAlex | W1975286299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
This paper reviews constructivist and related literature on child abuse and psychotherapy. Constructivist psychology, with its emphasis on the personal, socially embedded construction of meaning, is uniquely situated to contribute to humanistic psychotherapy for child victims and adult survivors. Conversely, work with abused clients deepens our understanding of developmental meaning‐making processes and the social ecologies of meaning within which they unfold. Constructivist approaches to child abuse are inherently humanistic, focusing on the child victim's and adult survivor's attempts to make meaning of their experiences, including the often traumatic experiences of abuse and the relational contexts in which it occurs. This paper first discusses how constructivist psychology may deepen our understanding of the impact of abusive experiences, the reverberation of those experiences through subsequent living, and the role of constructivist therapies in the healing process. Secondly, this paper expl
Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2020 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |