Nonoffending Mothers of Sexually Abused Children
Viola Vaughan-Eden
Norfolk State University
Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, MSW, MJ is Associate Professor and PhD Program Director with The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work at Norfolk State University. As a clinical and forensic social worker, she also serves as a consultant and expert witness in child maltreatment cases – principally sexual abuse. Dr. Vaughan-Eden is President Emerita of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, President of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, and President-Elect of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence. She lectures nationally and internationally on child and family welfare to multidisciplinary groups of professionals. Dr. Vaughan-Eden serves as Editorial Advisor for the Journal of Social Work Education and on the board of the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. She is the recipient of several honors including 2011 National Children's Advocacy Center's Outstanding Service Award in Mental Health and the 2012 National Association of Social Workers - Virginia Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award. She was co-editor of the 2012 APSAC Practice Guidelines: Forensic Interviewing in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse. Her 2014 book chapter on Nonoffending Mothers of Sexually Abused Children is based on her clinical and forensic experience, training of child abuse professionals, and dissertation research. www.violavaughaneden.com
Stacie Leblanc
New Orleans Children’s Advocacy Center
Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd is the Executive Director of the New Orleans Children’s Advocacy Center and Audrey Hepburn CARE Center, two non-profit programs for Children’s Hospital New Orleans that treat over 1,000 children annually. Ms. LeBlanc has a law degree from Loyola University; a master’s in early childhood development from the University of New Orleans. She serves on several state and national boards including the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. More than twenty-five years ago, Ms. LeBlanc began her career as a child abuse prosecutor, started CACs in rural and urban parishes, became the chief of the Felony Child Abuse Division, and began the Family Violence Program. She received the “Outstanding Prosecutor Award” from Victims and Citizens Against Crime for the unit’s 94% conviction rate and the prosecution of a 20-year-old child rape case, which garnered national media attention. She has received numerous recognitions for her advocacy and 11 legislative achievements including: the Champion for Children Award and Health Care Hero by New Orleans CityBusiness. She regularly teaches on the prevention of child sexual abuse.
Abstract
Child sexual abuse continues to be a significant intergenerational problem. Children’s disclosure of abuse and their level of recovery are associated with the kind of support they receive from their caregivers. ... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Viola Vaughan-Eden (Norfolk State University)
- Stacie Leblanc (New Orleans Children’s Advocacy Center)
Topic Area
Sexual Abuse
Session
Oral 16 » Session 1-Child Sexual Abuse (11:00 - Tuesday, 3rd October, King Willem Alexander Compact)
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