This text sets out the various challenges and opportunities associated with disclosure of sexual abuse. It proposes a social model response that examines the barriers within our society, shifting attention away from individuals being expected to “come forward” and towards collective responsibility.
Joseph Mooney is Assistant Professor of Social Work at University College Dublin.
1. Introduction 2. Child Sexual Abuse - Our Fragile Knowledge 3. Disclosure of Abuse 4. Threshold Concepts of Disclosure 5. Societal Responses to Disclosure 6. An Introduction to the Social Model 7. A Social Model of Disclosure 8. Conclusions