The importance and struggle for teams to think reflectively when working with people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse

This chapter outlines the importance of reflective spaces for teams working with survivors of child sexual abuse. It draws on the concept of counter transference to demonstrate the way in which reflective practice can highlight the impact of dynamics on group functioning and team identity. There are references to psychoanalytic and systemic literature to demonstrate the approach taken and clinical vignettes to illustrate ways of working through complex emotional responses to the work.