Martine Hébert...
Likewise she held a position as professor, in the department of measurement and evaluation at Université Laval. Martine Hébert is a member of a number of recognized research centres, including the Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine and the Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles (CRIPCAS). She has participated in the academic formation of approximately 30 students in sexology, counseling, measurement and evaluation at the master's level and in psychology at the doctorate level.
Over the past several years, Martine Hébert has conducted a number of subsidized research projects (FQRSC, CRSH, IRSC, MSSS) focusing on children, adolescents and adults who have experienced sexual abuse. These efforts fall under three main categories. The first explores profiles of sexual abuse victims and personal and family factors influencing adaptation. This analysis allowed better documentation of the heterogeneity of symptoms associated with sexual abuse and the necessity of offering varied intervention modalities. The second category focuses on effectiveness of preventive and curative interventions. Ms. Hébert has carried out and collaborated on a multitude of evaluative studies centred on sexual abuse prevention programmes (ESPACE), prevention of violence in intimate relationships (VIRAJ, PASSAJ) and group intervention programmes designed for children having disclosed sexual abuse (CIASF), and support groups for women who experienced sexual abuse in childhood (CALACS). A third research category aims at identifying risk factors related to victimization and revictimization trajectories using longitudinal estimates and exploration of factors related to resilience among young persons and adults confronted with victimization situations.
In the scope of activities related to the Marie-Vincent Interuniversity Chair on sexual abuse of children, a project financed by the IRSC allowed Ms. Hébert to conduct an analysis of needs and sequelae among sexually abused children and extract a typology illustrating the heterogeneity of adaptation profiles. A longitudinal follow-up will serve to explore trajectories of child sexual abuse victims and verify the stability of profiles. The project also aims to assess the effectiveness of individual intervention (an adaptation of the “Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” approach). A project financed by the CRSH aims at documenting dissociation symptoms among pre-school aged child sexual abuse victims and evolution of symptoms over a year-long period. Martine Hébert will also continue to pursue efforts toward adapting and validating evaluation tools for francophone clientele.
