Narratives from therapists regarding the process of psychotherapeutic change in children and adolescents who have been victims of sexual abuse
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Águila Manríquez, Daniela
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Narratives from therapists regarding the process of psychotherapeutic change in children and adolescents who have been victims of sexual abuse
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The purpose of this study is to understand how psychotherapists perceive the process of change in psychotherapy in children and/or adolescents who have been victims of sexual abuse and the influence therapeutic alliance has on this treatment. A qualitative research study was carried out through 24 in-depth interviews with psychologists, analysed from a narrative analysis framework. The results of this study highlight that the change in psychotherapy is gradual and progressive and develops in different stages: an initial one of connection with the therapeutic space, an intermediate stage of giving new meanings to their abusive experience and a final stage consolidating the changes. In each of these stages, the therapeutic alliance influences in different ways; it is essential in the process of psychotherapeutic change. The implications of these findings for child and adolescent clinical work are stressed by highlighting therapists' narratives. El objetivo del presente estudio es comprender cómo los/as
psicólogos/as tratantes visualizan el proceso de cambio en psicoterapia con
niños/as y/o adolescentes que han sido víctimas de agresiones sexuales y la
influencia que tiene la alianza terapéutica en este tratamiento. Se llevó a cabo
una investigación cualitativa, realizando 24 entrevistas en profundidad a
psicólogos/as, las cuales fueron analizadas desde un marco de análisis narrativo.
A partir de los resultados de este estudio, se destaca que el cambio en
psicoterapia constituye un proceso gradual y progresivo que se desarrolla en
diferentes fases; una inicial de vinculación con el espacio terapéutico, una intermedia de resignificación de la experiencia abusiva y una final de
consolidación de cambios. En cada una de estas fases, la alianza terapéutica
influye de distintas maneras, siendo esencial en el proceso de cambio
psicoterapéutico. Se relevan las implicancias de estos resultados para la
labor clínica infanto-juvenil, destacando las narrativas de los/as terapeutas.
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This research was funded by the U-INICIA Grant strengthening productive integration of new academics, Vice Presidency of Research and Development, University of Chile, the U-INICIA project 5/0612 and the academic productivity support programme PROA VID 2015, University of Chile.
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Estudios de Psicología / Studies in Psychology, 2016 Vol. 37, Nos. 2–3, 344–364
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