Trauma, attachment styles and repression are buzzwords that teem in online discourse: Professor Peter Choate
CHENNAI: Trauma, attachment styles, repression — these buzzwords teem in online discourse, inexplicably altering our ideas of how we view ourselves and the world. As the globe tackles the issues of child sexual abuse, how do we empathetically hear a child’s story? Peter Choate, professor of social work at Mount Royal University in Canada, speaks to CE about child sexual abuse, the neurobiology of trauma, attachment styles, and harmful sexual behaviour. Excerpts follow: When dealing with a case of child sexual abuse, what can stakeholders do while collecting evidence, and keeping the child’s interests in mind? The other thing to remember is worldwide, 1.2-8% of children who report child sexual abuse are not telling the truth, which means over 90% are telling the truth.
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