Interventions Addressing Ritualistic Child Sexual Abuse in Post-Conflict Eastern DRC: Reflections on child welfare policy and programming

Ritualistic child sexual abuse (RCSA) is an under-recognized and poorly addressed form of child maltreatment that requires urgent action, yet little has been done to address it. This article suggests some implications for social work training and practice as well as child welfare policy and programming changes.

Author(s):

Amani C Kasherwa, Janestic M Twikirize

Year of Publication:

2018

Workforce Theme(s):

Advocacy, Community Workers, Developing, Paraprofessionals, Supporting, Systems

Program Theme(s):

Child Protection, Children, Community

Geographic Location:

Congo

Resource Type(s):

Journal article – abstract only

Language(s):

English

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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0020872818806347

Interventions Addressing Ritualistic Child Sexual Abuse in Post-Conflict Eastern DRC: Reflections on child welfare policy and programming

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