A person-centered approach to understanding service needs following sexual assault

Project title

A person-centered approach to understanding service needs following sexual assault

Project manager

Maria Hardeberg Bach

Project description

Background:
Research indicates that rape may be part of a victim vulnerability profile, embedded in a history of assault and psychological challenges. At the same time, this group of rape victims have been shown difficult to address in the existing interdisciplinary treatment models.

Goal and focus:
The present project stems from discussions with multidisciplinary professionals at the Danish Rape Crisis Centers, who indicate a lack of practice based knowledge on these issues. The present project thus aims to:

• increase our knowledge of the extent and nature of vulnerability factors among rape victims;
• identify interdisciplinary support needs among diverse rape victims;
• identify treatment challenges in rape cases.

Methods:
The present study is informed by qualitative research strategies, including interviews.

The project is carried out under

THRIVE Research Group

Start date and expected end date

2018 - 2021

Main supervisor

Maj Hansen, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, SDU

Co-supervisors

Nina Beck Hansen, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, SDU

Collaborators

Center for Rape victims, Odense Unviersity Hospital;
Center for Rape victims, Aarhus University Hosptial;
Center for Rape victims, Sygehus Lillebælt

Funding

The Danish Victims Fund

Keywords

victim vulnerability profile, assault, psychological challenges, interdisciplinary treatment models