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19 J. Child Sexual Abuse 1 (2010)

handle is hein.journals/wcsa19 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Child SexualAbuse, 19:1-19, 2010 Routledge Copyright 0 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Taylor&Francis Group ISSN: 1053-8712 print/1547-0679 online DOI: 10.1080/10538710903485609 TREATMENT AND PRACTICE ISSUES Treatment of Individuals and Families Affected by Child Sexual Abuse: Defining Professional Expertise SHERI OZ Machon Eitan Treatment Center for Sex Trauma Survivors and Their Families, Kiryat Motzkin, Israel In this paper, the concept of expertise as defined in various profes- sions is applied to psychotherapy and more specifically to the field of childhood sexual abuse. Given the dearth of research in this area, exploration of the issue is accompanied by reviewing the curricu- lum vitae of a number of recognized experts in the field. The paper concludes with a call for the recognition of childhood sexual abuse as a specialized field requiring specialized training both at the graduate level and in continuing postgraduate education. KEYWORDS child sexual abuse, professional training, expertise, specialization, psychotherapy Professionals and nonprofessionals alike are coming to terms with the growing recognition that there are large numbers of sexually traumatized citizens within our communities. Some of them enter therapy for specific treatment of symptoms resulting from sexual trauma; in this case they may seek recognized experts in the field. Others begin therapy with generalized complaints and look for referral to a generalist practitioner. Still others experience symptoms that they do not regard as possible consequences of sexual trauma, such as substance abuse, relationship problems, generalized anxiety, depression, or behavior problems at school, work, home, etc., and Received 9 October 2008; revised 9 May 2009; accepted 8 September 2009. Address correspondence to Sheri Oz, Machon Eitan Treatment Center for Sex Trauma Survivors and Their Families, Harav Kook 13, 26361 Kiryat Motzkin, Israel. E-mail: ozsheri@ ymail.com 1

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