Epstein Secrets

isclosure is being viewed as a dynamic, rather than static, process and described "not as a single event but rather a carefully measured process" (Alaggia, 2005, p. 455). The catalyst for this view originates from Summit (I 983) who initially conceptualized CSA disclo- sures as process based, although

ntly of intrapersonal factors of child victims, knowledge construction has shifted to fuller social— ecological, person-in-environment explanations (Alaggia, 2010; Collin-Vezina et al., 2015; Easton et al., 2014; Hunter, 2011; Ungar, Tutty, McConnell, Barter, & Fairholm, 2009b). Social-ecological expla

sclosures based on analysis of in-depth interview data of 40 adult survivors. Subsequently, based on a sample of 67 adult survivors, Collin-Vezina, Sablonni, Palmer, and Milne (2015) identified three broad categories, closely aligned with an eco- logical framework that impede CSA disclosure: (1) barriers

xual abuse disclosures, and she is a researcher on the "Make Resilience Matter" project examining childhood exposure to domestic violence with Dr. Alaggia at the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. EFTA00088912 Child Abuse Review Vol. 24: 159-169 (2015) Published online

isclosure is being viewed as a dynamic, rather than static, process and described "not as a single event but rather a carefully measured process" (Alaggia, 2005, p. 455). The catalyst for this view originates from Summit (I 983) who initially conceptualized CSA disclo- sures as process based, although

e factors and the processes involved in CSA disclosures is timely when research continues to show high rates of delayed disclosures (Collin-VEzina, Sablonni, Palmer, & Milne, 2015; Crisma, Bascelli, Paci, & Romito, 2004; Easton, 2013; Goodman-Brown, Edelstein, Goodman, Jones, & Gordon, 2003; Hershkowit

tered unsupportive responses which is high (continued) EFTA00156873 t4 Table I. (continued) Study Purpose Design Sample Findings Summary Alaggia and Kirshenbaum The objectives of the (2005) current study were to identify a broad range of factors. including family dynamics that contribut

e factors and the processes involved in CSA disclosures is timely when research continues to show high rates of delayed disclosures (Collin-Vezina, Sablonni, Palmer, & Milne, 2015; Crisma, Bascelli, Paci, & Romito, 2004; Easton, 2013; Goodman-Brown, Edelstein, Goodman, Jones, & Gordon, 2003; Hershkowit