The Role of the Family in Recovery and Healing from Child Sexual Abuse

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Woolly
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
The Family ◽  
Recovery And Healing

“And I Let It All Out”: Survivors’ Sibling Sexual Abuse Disclosures

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626051989732
Author(s):  
Dafna Tener ◽  
Carmit Katz ◽  
Yael Kaufmann
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Family System ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Sibling Sexual Abuse ◽  
The Family ◽  
Advance Theory ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Intrafamilial Abuse

There is consensus in child sexual abuse (CSA) literature with respect to the central role of the disclosure process. However, CSA disclosure is challenging for all children, those who have experienced intrafamilial abuse. In recent years, there has been growing research into sibling sexual abuse (SSA), which is a prevalent and severe, but also the least studied form of intrafamilial CSA. This study was designed to advance theory on SSA disclosure by examining the narratives of adults who have disclosed the abuse and discuss it with reference to the perceived role of disclosure recipients—including perpetrating siblings, parents, and professionals. In-depth interviews with 25 adults were conducted and analyzed thematically. The results highlighted the significance of disclosure for survivors, as well as the central roles played by significant others in the process, including the offending and nonoffending siblings, parents, and professionals. The discussion addresses the important role of the family system in the disclosure narratives. The conclusions point to the need of all actors taking part in the disclosure itself, as well as in the survivors’ lives postdisclosure, to become “better” disclosure recipients by acknowledging survivors’ needs. This in turn would also empower survivors to disclose their stories and cope with the potential familial and societal ramifications of their disclosure.

Historical Child Sexual Abuse

2018 ◽  
pp. 161-176
Author(s):  
Joanne Stubley ◽  
Victoria Barker ◽  
Maria Eyres
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Clinical Issue ◽  
Developmental Trauma ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Therapeutic Encounter ◽  
Gender Specific

The chapter covers three areas in relation to historical child sexual abuse (HCSA). It reviews the historical perspective in terms of the response of psychiatry and psychotherapy and its relation to HCSA. It also examines the role of the mother in HCSA and it addresses a particular clinical issue which is the request for a gender-specific therapist made by those with a history of HCSA who are seeking help from services. Using a psychoanalytic understanding of this form of developmental trauma elucidates the underlying dynamics that are brought into the therapeutic encounter, the family dynamics, and within society.

The Role of the Family in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs

1988 ◽  
Vol 170 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariamne H. Whatley ◽  
Bonnie Trudell
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Abuse Prevention ◽  
Sexual Abuse Prevention ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Family ◽  
Abusive Parent

In response to the problem of child sexual abuse, there has been a proliferation of school-based prevention programs. In conjunction with the children's programs, there have also been efforts to develop a parent education component. After examining the potential roles for adult caretakers in school sexual abuse prevention programs, we raise issues that should be considered before such programs are implemented. These issues include: the necessity of developing a true “partnership” between school and community; the possible unintended consequence of deskilling parents; the recognition that adults sought as “partners” in these programs might actually be abusers; the use of such gender-neutral terms as “abusive parent” which serve to disguise who actually abuses and who is held responsible for protecting the child; the reaction to what is perceived as intervention in the family. These issues are crucial to consider, because a haphazard approach to parental involvement could cause damage to the program, as well as to the trust that is necessary between educators and parents.

Moderating the consequences of child sexual abuse: The role of the family, the legal system and other support structures

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Eastwood ◽  
Wendy Patton
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Support Structures ◽  
Depth Data ◽  
Interview Process ◽  
The Family

This paper addresses the question: Are the consequences of child sexual abuse moderated or exacerbated by the family, the legal system and other support structures which are involved following disclosure? To answer this question, the present study employs a methodology which enables the young women to discuss their experiences and feelings in each of these areas. Through a four stage interview process, in- depth data was gathered from five young women whose cases had been dealt with through the legal system, and from their mothers.Given that little research has been undertaken in this area, particularly in Australia, the current work focuses on the ability of these groups to provide acceptance and validation subsequent to disclosure, and the resulting responses of the young women. The study concludes with a discussion on the effects of the response of the family, the legal system and other support on the young women, and raises some issues crucial to addressing societal response to child sexual abuse. Suggestions for further research are also offered.

Child Sexual Abuse and Subsequent Adjustment: Role of Parental Support

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natacha Godbout ◽  
Stephane Sabourin ◽  
Yvan Lussier
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Parental Support

The role of multiple attachments in intergenerational transmission of child sexual abuse among male victims

2020 ◽  
pp. 104864
Author(s):  
Raphaële Miljkovitch ◽  
Camille Danner-Touati ◽  
Isabelle Gery ◽  
Annie Bernier ◽  
Aino Sirparanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Male Victims

Il bambino abusato diventa adulto: riflessioni su alcune situazioni trattate

2009 ◽  
pp. 161-182
Author(s):  
Stefano Cirillo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
The Spectator ◽  
Clinical Cases

- The author analyses some clinical cases in order to reflect upon the varying consequences of child sexual abuse on the development of abused males. Three distinct cases observed in clinical population are discussed. The typical victim's transformation into offender, the persistent tendency in victims to perpetuate the role of victim and the persistent tendency in the brothers' female victims to perpetuate the role of the spectator. The attachment system (provided both by the protective parent and by the abusing parent) plays a key role in the abused child's development related to the dimension of fear produced by the traumatic event.

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