Abstract

DUPONT, Melina Friedrich; MARQUES, Sândhya Siqueira; ARNOUD, Thaís de Castro Jury  and  HABIGZANG, Luísa Fernanda. Promotion of Resilience and Psychological Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities Victims of Sexual Violence. Rev. Subj. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.3, pp. 1-11. ISSN 2359-0769.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5020/23590777.rs.v21i3.e11569.

Sexual violence against children and adolescents is a public health problem that constitutes a serious violation of human rights, and that can lead to a series of short, medium, and long-term consequences on the victim's cognitive, emotional and physical spheres. Furthermore, children and adolescents with disabilities are at greater risk of suffering interpersonal violence than the general population, including sexual violence. We can understand, therefore, that psychological treatment can be important to promote resilience in this population and to assist in coping mechanisms. The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss what are the main scientific evidence related to psychological treatment to promote resilience in children and adolescents with disabilities who have suffered sexual violence. As main results, it was found that most treatment protocols for children and adolescents victims of sexual violence exclude people with disabilities from their sample, and, because of that, studies that are focused on this specific population are scarce in the literature. Given this scenario, the importance of developing empirical studies that provide scientific evidence and treatment guidelines for children and adolescents with disabilities who are victims of sexual violence is emphasized, as well as the investment in improving the skills of professionals in this area.

Keywords : sexual violence; children and adolescents; disabilities; resilience; psychological treatment.

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