Does grooming facilitate the development of Stockholm syndrome? The social work practice implications

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume28
dc.contributor.authorJulich SJ
dc.contributor.authorOak EB
dc.date.available2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: This article focuses on the problem of risk instrumentalism in social work and the way it can erode the relationship-based nature of practice and with it, the kinds of critical reflexivity required for remedial interventions to keep children safe. METHOD: By exploring the relationship between the process of grooming and the condition known as Stockholm syndrome, the article seeks to address this problem by offering some concepts to inform a critical understanding of the case dynamics in the sexual abuse of children which can explain the reluctance of victim-survivors to disclose. FINDINGS: Beginning with an overview of the development of actuarial risk assessment (ARA) tools the article examines the grooming process in child sexual abuse contexts raising the question: “Is grooming a facilitator of Stockholm syndrome?” and seeks to answer it by examining the precursors and psychological responses that constitute both grooming and Stockholm syndrome. CONCLUSION: The article identifies the underlying concepts that enable an understanding of the dynamics of child sexual abuse, but also identifies the propensity of practitioners to be exposed to some of the features of Stockholm syndrome.
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dc.description.publication-statusPublished online
dc.format.extent47 - 56 (10)
dc.identifier.citationAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2016, 28 (3), pp. 47 - 56 (10)
dc.identifier.doi10.11157/anzswj-vol28iss3id247
dc.identifier.elements-id283699
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2463-4131
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/10601
dc.relation.isPartOfAotearoa New Zealand Social Work
dc.relation.urihttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/247
dc.subjectStockholm syndrome
dc.subjectchild sexual abuse
dc.subjectvictim-survivor
dc.subjectpaedophile
dc.subjecthostage
dc.subjecthostage taker
dc.titleDoes grooming facilitate the development of Stockholm syndrome? The social work practice implications
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/School of Social Work
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