Protection Motivation Theory, an annotated outline & list of references for parents to review.
Abstract: The goal of Protective Motivation Theory is to address issues related to the maladaptive coping skills of children and adolescents that have been sexually abused. The goal of the Protective Motivation Theory addresses the cognitive mediating processes of abuse, and help the abused victim understand solutions towards building self awareness, adaptive coping skills, as well as understanding the need of environmental observational learning through a challenging processes of building self protective skills, which increases awareness from more possible sexual abuse. Helping individuals to learn appropriate responses and inappropriate responses prior to past abusive experiences.
Summary: The Protection Motivation Theory (Rogers, 2000) can be used for influencing and predicating various behaviors. The main features and application to date, is reducing sexual abuse, and enhancing educational awareness of childhood sexual abuse among children and adolescence. Protection Motivation Theory is the result of the threat appraisal of sexual abuse, and the coping appraisal through counseling interventions and other recommendations. The coping appraisal consists of responses to self efficacy—the belief in one’s ability to execute the recommended courses of action successfully once awareness of sexaul abuse is strengthened through simultaneous education and therapy.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (Book Reviews):
Miller, G. (2003). Incorporating Counseling and Psychotherapy Theory and Technique, Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Counseling and Psychotherapy guidelines are provided for conducting spirituality and appropriate assessments and developing effective treatment strategies when working with children suffering from childhood sexual trauma issues. Concrete suggestions are outlined for obtaining relevant history, appropriately using diagnostic criteria, and planning and carrying out an intervention plan in support of the Protection Motivation Theory relevant to child safety, and sexual abuse awareness.
Prout, H. T., Brown, D. T. (1999). Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents Theory and Practice for School and Clinical Settings (Third. ed), Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
This book describes various counseling techniques and strategies and approaches to counseling children and adolescents. This book introduces the historical perspectives on the mental health needs of children and adolescents. The book shares various treatments for children relevant to their developmental stages, environments, reasons for entering therapy, and other factors necessary for different approaches to therapy. The book also introduces other theories relevant to the provisions of mental health services for children.
Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR, (2000). Published by American Psychiatric Association
The specified diagnostic criteria for each mental disorder are offered as gridlines for making diagnoses, because it has been demonstrated that the use of such criteria enhances agreement among clinician and investigators. The purpose of the DSM-IV is to provide clear descriptions of diagnostic categories in order to enable clinicians and investigators to diagnose, communicate about, study, and treat people with various mental disorders. The most common disorder relevant to childhood sexual traumas is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The DSM- IV reports sexual and gender identity disorders, which are common among sexual offenders. The introduction of these disorders will help clinician to understand the type of sexual offenders are in the child’s environment and what types of programs would be need to protect the child and also help the sexual offender.
Floy, P. D., & Rogers (2000). Protection Motivation Theory, Published by University of Twente, TCW
The theory is based on several simple observation of human behavior. Protection Motivation theory, says that specific counseling goals motivate a higher level of several distinct counseling advantages: observation of direct behavior, observation of provided challenges, resource allocations, and provides structure for behavior change and self-efficacy. Protection Motivation theory encourages schools and other social and health agencies to teach safety issues in child sexual abuse education, treatment for abused and neglected children, understanding of sibling incest, and possible female child sexual abuse issues. However, the theory is not just limited to child safety alone, but child safety will support the learner’s desired goal of educating children and rising awareness of sexual abuse.
