Counselors’ Essential Experiences with Victims of Child Abuse

A Guide to a Client-Driven Counseling

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10.2991/978-2-38476-104-3_5How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Child Abuse; Nonprofit Organization Service; Public Service

Abstract

This paper discussed the Jaringan Relawan Independen (JaRi) Foundation counselor’s experience in dealing with cases of child victims of domestic violence in Kota Bandung. The study sees cases of violence against children as a traumatic phenomenon. It aims to describe the significance of JaRi Foundation counselor volunteers’ experiences in dealing with victims of child abuse in Kota Bandung and how these can be used as basis in formulating various mechanisms to provide support to the victims. The method used is qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The study utilized phenomenological data analysis techniques, which include: (1) identifying significant statements related to volunteer counselor experiences; (2) formulating and incorporating the exact phrases into minor themes; (3) grouping small themes into one to combine into prominent themes; and (4) describing the findings on the meaning of the JaRi foundation counselor volunteer experiences in the connection between the major themes. Volunteer counselors at the JaRi Foundation have noted that the victims of child abuse have indeed undergone significant traumatic experiences that leaves physical and psychological trauma in the long run. Given the long-term impacts of the incidents, the counselors are motivated to build appropriate interventions and develop a victim-centered counseling approach in order to ensure that all interventions made are sensitive to the nature of the situation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ainna Shariz E. Comia
AU  - Kristian Widya Wicaksono
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/09/29
TI  - Counselors’ Essential Experiences with Victims of Child Abuse
BT  - Proceedings of the  Fourth International Conference on Administrative Science (ICAS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 31
EP  - 41
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-104-3_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-104-3_5
ID  - Comia2023
ER  -