Abstract / Excerpt:

This three phased study addresses the need to develop psychotherapeutic interventions for incarcerated alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse. In phase 1. 51 male inmates at the Cagayan de Oro City Jail underwent initial evaluations of their demographic characteristics. Personality profiles were determined using the Basic Personality Inventory. From this group, 13 respondents with highest BPI deviation Test (TAT), Human Figure Drawing Test (HFDT) and personal interviews to determine their world views in Phase 2. These were then combined with earlier BPI scores to come up with baseline data on world views and personality profiles which formed the basis for the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a short course psychotherapeutic intervention in Phase 3. The intervention had 8 stages, covered 9 sessions and incorporated elements from Classical Adlerian Therapy, Reality Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Rational Emotive Therapy. Results indicate that the clients' world views tended to have themes related to family, religion, aggression, persecutory idealizations, unrealistic thoughts and the constant struggle for survival. The main psychological issues identified were persecutory ideas, denial and unrealism, disorganized thoughts and depression. Post-intervention qualitative evaluations and case analyses indicate that the clients were able to form more adaptive reinterpretations of their pre-intervention worldviews and were able to develop realistic life goals after the therapy. To further validate the applicability of the other subgroups of jailed clients as well as the general population was recommended.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Social Science and Education
Authors	Fabe-Jegonia, Joey Marie
Page Count	366
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 1, 2009
Tags	Child sexual abuse, Dissertations, Psychotherapy

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