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Spirituality Self-blame and Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents Waiting for Treatment After Disclosing Sexual Abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

1 CE Hour
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About the Course

This study explores the psychological effects of spiritual struggles and self-blame among adolescents who disclosed sexual abuse and were awaiting treatment. Using a longitudinal design, the authors found that higher levels of divine spiritual struggles and self-blame at intake significantly predicted more severe trauma symptoms at the beginning of treatment, even after controlling for baseline trauma symptoms. These findings highlight the need for clinicians to assess spiritual distress and self-blame early in the treatment process to guide triage decisions and inform treatment planning.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Spirituality Self-blame and Trauma Symptoms Among Adolescents Waiting for Treatment After Disclosing Sexual Abuse created by Ernest N. Jouriles et al. in 2025.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Jan 2025

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Ernest N. Jouriles
Ernest N. Jouriles is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. His research focuses on family violence, child maltreatment, and the development of clinical interventions for children exposed to trauma. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on adolescent trauma and sexual abuse.
Melissa J. Sitton 
Melissa J. Sitton is affiliated with the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. Her work involves the psychological impact of sexual abuse and risk factors associated with trauma symptom development. This is her first work published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Course Creator

Barbara F. McMillan, LPC

Barbara McMillan, BA, MS, EdD, LPC has 35 years of experience as a therapist, clinical director, and administrator in mental health and substance abuse programs. She holds degrees in psychology and education, and has been a licensed professional counselor and supervising counselor for many years. After 18 years in various roles in private and public mental health settings, she became a full-time college psychology and sociology instructor.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Discuss how self-blame and spiritual struggles each predict the severity of trauma symptoms in adolescents who have disclosed sexual abuse.
  2. 2 Identify limitations to the generalizability of this study, including sample characteristics and setting.
  3. 3 Describe the implications of incorporating assessments of self-blame and spiritual struggles into clinical practice for adolescents awaiting trauma treatment.

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Material Authors

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Course Creator

Barbara F. McMillan, LPC – No relevant financial relationships.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

1 CE Hour
Reading Online
Course 103795

Related Topics

Trauma Treatment Spirituality Sexual Trauma

Availability

This course is available until Oct 12th, 2035.

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