Child Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse to a child at times is confusing to the family. Families who are affected by sexual abuse to a child tend to have a difficult time talking about the abuse. About one out of every four girls and one out of every five boys are sexually abused by the time they are 18 years old. Sexual abuse to children happens across every socioeconomic status, ethnic, cultural, religion and education. Getting treatment for a victim of child sexual abuse is a difficult process because of the lack of trust by the child. When child sexual abuse occurs the victim’s family has a difficult time talking about the abuse, which leads to the family pretending the abuse never happened. Once the family ignores the abuse, this tends to leave the child to face their worst fears by themselves. When sexual abuse to a child occurs, the abuser is usually someone the child knows like a relative, friend, babysitter and etc. The offender is a person that the child knows and trusts. In my opinion, sexual abuse is very traumatic to the family, especially the child. Sexual abuse can divide the family, especially if the family is taking sides over whether or not the abuse occurred. One way to help families overcome this traumatic event is to provide treatment to the victim and their family. Therapy for families who have experienced sexual abuse can be helpful. By helping the family heal from the event and helping them rebuild their lives by teaching them different coping strategies, families can learn to support each other and the victim. Treatment for child sexual abuse can be difficult, but some of the articles I read state that individual and group therapy is effective. Individual therapy has sh... ... middle of paper ... ...., & Fleming, J. (2006). Long-term effects of child sexual abuse. [National Child Protection Clearinghouse.] Retrieved from http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/issues9.html National Associations to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children (NAPSAC) and Twin City Public Television (Co-producers). (2008). Saving Children: The sex abuse tragedy [DVD] (Available from the National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children at http://www.napsac.us Swan, N. (1998). Exploring the role of child abuse on later drug abuse. Research face broad gaps in information. NIDA notes, national institute on drug abuse. Retrieved from http://www.nida.nih.gov/nida_noles/nnov/13n2/exploring.html. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (2010). The child abuse prevention and treatment act. Retrieved from http://ww.acf.hns.gov/programs/cb/laws/policies/cblaws/capta03/capital/manual.pdf
Obviously, working with survivors of child sexual abuse, neglect, and trauma: The approach taken by the social worker in the Brandon’s case shall begin with “assessment and beginning treatment of the family because child abuse is one of a wide range practice situation in which systems concepts can be applied to help to understand the dynamics involved” in the road for healing and recovery from the physical and psychological effect of the trauma by providing adequate resources available for counseling and therapy due to the devastating impacts of child sexual abuse can be heartbreaking for the victim and the family. However, social worker approach to understanding and responds efficiently by being empathetic to the complex situation as a result; the perpetrator is the father such as in the case of Brandon (Plummer, Makris, & Brocksen, 2014).
The effects of childhood sexual abuse carry on with the children forever. To what extent and to what effect does abuse have on children during adulthood? What are the main issues that adults have been abused suffer from in adulthood? Do they have more of a physical issue with preforming with their partner in the bedroom or do they have more of a mental block due to their trauma? The world had been asking these questions for far too long and we need answers on how helping the children of our world. The questions that have been stated have been answered through the two articles that will be summarized below.
...hor, D. (1986). Impact of child sexual abuse: A review of the research. Psychological Bulletin, 99(1), 66-77. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.99.1.66
"Understanding Child Sexual Abuse: Education, Prevention and Recovery." Http://www.apa.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2014.
The Office of Child Abuse Prevention. (2011). Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act (CAPTA). California Department of Social Services.
Children have resilience unlike any other group of people. They have the ability to heal quicker than someone does that has a better understanding of what it is to heal. Yet, when a child is sexual abused, something happens to that resilience. It isn’t as easy to pull through. That healing doesn’t come as easy and the damage that is caused by sexual abuse to a child is long-term. Effects of childhood sexual abuse are extensive. This extensive damage can lead to a number of different outlets. These outlets tend to be destructive.
This paper outlines the consequences of child sexual abuse (CSA) based on the examination of results from multiple researches previously fulfilled concerning the psychological and physical impact of this crime, information of statistics, warning signs detected, victims’ performances, and emotional state. Sexual abuse causes severe trauma on child victims that will last for the course of their lives, therefore it is critical to identify and improve the therapeutic methods utilized to treat CSA survivors.
Child abuse, while having many different forms and levels of severity, can be basically defined as the maltreatment of a child by a parent or other adult. When one thinks of child abuse, usually the first thing that comes to mind is physical harm, but the issue is actually much more complex. The abuse of a child can also be manifested in verbal and emotional forms, as well as in sexual molestation. All forms of child abuse generally result in similar emotional disorders and behavioral issues, but the major consequences of sexual abuse, such as mental or emotional scarring, promiscuity, and the tendency of former victims to become sexual abusers, cause it to be the most severely damaging form of child abuse.
But, the question still arises as to how effective those treatment methods are. Quite often if the victims of child sexual abuse are not treated in a right manner, they could develop symptoms of fear, PTSD, behaviour problems and low self-esteem concluded by a study published in the American Psychology Association. However, the severity of the symptoms is depended on various factors like the frequency of abuse, force and the relationship with the predator (Kendall-Tackett, A, Williams, & Linda, 1993). On the other hand treatment of offenders is also very important because otherwise, they will continue to dive deeper into their twisted fantasies and possibly hurt and harm more victims. A 2002 report published by public safety Canada found sexual offenders who received treatment were less likely to re-offend when compared to offenders that did not receive any treatment.
Child abuse in general is quite complex and at the same time one of the most challenging social issue facing people all around the USA. Child abuse cases have been recorded in all the states of the USA. The cases occur in all areas be it cities, small towns, suburbs, and even in rural areas. The vice also happens in all types of families regardless of the ethnic origin of the family or the even family income (UNICEF, 2015). It is thus important that effort is put into reducing cases of child abuse.
Sexual abuse is a growing problem that has shattered the lives of many innocent individuals. Sexual abuse is defined as any kind of sexual activity between two or more individuals in which one of the people involved is against his or her will. Although anyone can be a victim of sexual abuse, it is most common against woman and children. Many believe that little has been done to solve such a pressing issue. However, there are a few different perspectives concerning the issue at hand.
We’ll start with child abuse victims and the affects and reasons of this abuse. There are four types of child abuse and I will list them in order from least to greatest, neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Neglect takes first with the NCVS having 54% reports of child neglect in 2007. Neglect is a very serious form of abuse it is the failure for a parent or guardian to provide for a child’s basic needs, including physical and educational needs. We grow and development drastically in the first twelve years of our life so when parental guidance and love is absent it affects a child’s developmental skills along with learning right from wrong. Many forms of neglect occur in larger households and with households with domestic violence. Many parents with multiple kids become too busy focusing on the older children they tend to forget the youngest one. So it’s common for a three year old to walk out of the front door and on to the street when no one is there to tell him or...
Therapy can help victims heal from the trauma and go on to lead healthy lives. When choosing a therapist, it is important to ensure that they are adequately trained, licensed in their state, and certified in evidence-based trauma treatment methods. - Group therapy: Molestation is isolating, and victims often feel tremendous shame and loneliness. As such, group therapy can be a significant tool of healing for victims. It is very helpful for adolescents and adult survivors of sexual abuse to both give and get support from other people who have been through similar experiences.
Children or adolescents who have been sexually abused should consult a counsellor and join psychoanalytic group psychotherapy to help with their emotional growth or identify and overcome their fear with instilling hope and restoring their self-esteem. The definition of sexual abuse is someone getting raped, sexual assault , it is an unwanted sexual activity that is forced by someone that takes advantage of it without the given consent of the victim even though the victim knows the culprit most of the time. One out of three children are sexually abused and did not tell anyone about it at the point of time (Radford, Corral, Bradley, Fisher, Bassett, Howat, & Collishaw, 2011). Psychoanalytic therapy involves a therapist listening to an individual
It is most important to understand that children and teens of all racial, religious, ethnic, gender and age groups, at all socio-economic levels are sexually abused. Although there are risk factors that may increase the possibility of sexual abuse, sex abuse can be found in all types of families, communities, and cultures (The Scope of, 2016). Childhood sexual abuse is an important issue to address because the impact of sexual does not end when the abuse ends. Childhood trauma follows into adulthood and can have long-range effects. “Survivors of sexual abuse are at significantly greater risks for severe and chronic mental health issues, including alcoholism, depression, anxiety, PTSD and high risk behaviors” (The Scope Of, 2016). Victims may experience traumatic sexualization, or the shaping of their sexuality in “developmentally inappropriate” and “interpersonally dysfunctional” ways (Effects of Child, 2012). “A child who is the victim of prolonged sexual abuse usually develops low self-esteem, a feeling of worthlessness and an abnormal or distorted view of sex. The child may become withdrawn and mistrustful of adults, and can become suicidal” (Effects of Child, 2012). Overall, the effects and impact of childhood sexual abuse are long lasting and do not diminish when the abuse ends, their childhood trauma follows them into