An Integrated Systems Model for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean

by Jones, Adele D.; Jemmott, Ena Trotman; Maharaj, Priya E.; Breo, Hazel Da

• ISBN13: 9781137377654
• ISBN10: 1137377658
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

An Integrated Systems Model for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse utilizes a public health approach and 'whole of society' philosophy in pursuit of its goal: preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. Following on the heels of Understanding Child Sexual Abuse: Perspectives from the Caribbean (2013, Palgrave Macmillan), which brought to international attention the presence and significance of Caribbean research and theoretical perspectives on child sexual abuse, the present book explores strengths-based approaches and provides new information for empowerment strategies and community participation in preventing child sexual abuse. In pointing to a more systemic approach to the problem, this volume is invaluable reading for activists and professionals from a range of disciplines, especially those in policy, practice and planning positions.

Author Biography

Adele D. Jones is Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield, UK.
 
Ena Trotman Jemmott is an Organizational Psychologist and Freelance Consultant based in Barbados.
 
Priya E. Maharaj is a Clinical and Developmental Psychologist based at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of The West Indies, Trinidad.
 
Hazel Da Breo is a Psychotherapist and Director of the Sweet Water Foundation, Grenada, an NGO dedicated to ending sexual violence to women and children in the Caribbean.

Table of Contents

1. Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - An Integrated Systems Model

2. The Roots to Violence

3. Sexually Harmful Attitudes and Male Privilege

4. Women's Spaces, Voices and Action

5. The Elephants in the System

6. Collective Complacency and Engendering Community Action

7. Caribbean Childhoods