| Summary: Research review looking at the types of therapy which are effective in helping children and young people who have been sexually abused. Looks at the evidence in relation to talking therapies (including counselling, Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), group therapy, Transactional analysis (TA) and Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)), and creative therapies (including play therapy, drama therapy and art therapy). Also considers the literature around the impact of sexual abuse on children; resilience factors; and what children and young people say about therapy. This report follows on from an earlier study which mapped the therapeutic services available in the UK for sexually abused children (Allnock et al, 2009). |
