TY - JFULL AU - Byron Malaela Sotiata Seiuli PY - 2017/7/ TI - A Cultural-Sensitive Approach to Counseling a Samoan Sex Offender T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 1413 EP - 1423 VL - 11 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10007244 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 126, 2017 N2 - Sexual violation is any form of sexual violence, including rape, child molestation, incest, and similar forms of non-consensual sexual contact. Much of these acts of violation are perpetuated, but not entirely, by men against women and children. Moetolo is a Samoan term that is used to describe a person who sexually violates another while they or their family are asleep. This paper presents and discusses sexual abuse from a Samoan viewpoint. Insights are drawn from the authors’ counseling engagement with a Samoan sex offender as part of his probation review process. Relevant literature is also engaged to inform and provide interpretation to the therapeutic work carried out. This article seeks to contribute new understanding to patterned responses of some Samoan people to sexual abuse behaviors, and steps to remedy arising concerns with perpetrators seeking reintegration back into their communities. ER -