Hi Professor Everett and class, I reviewed the framework in chapter three and I believe Hartman and Burgess provided sufficient information to help us understand the linkages between sexual abuse and the victim's level of adjustment and post-trauma outcome. For example, when the family and professionals focus on the child by paying attention to their reactions when they discuss the abuse, it becomes an important factor in helping the child process their feelings by helping them create a way to move those terrible memories from active memory to distant memory. In doing so, the child is able to adjust to what has happened to them which in turn, provides a chance for them to function effectively in today's society.…
3. Identify and summarise 3 key points or arguments made by your chosen article. The main point of this journal article (Davidson and Omar, 2014) is to summarise relevant studies on the long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse found in females and to then identify the major consequences pre-pubertal sexual abuse has on women in their later stages of life. …
Chapter 12 titled “Trauma–and Stressor–Related Disorders” discussed in detail the defining features of trauma and stress along with the diagnostic criteria for the disorders. Chapter 12 further reviews the history and family context of the disorders with their prevalence and development. The chapter concludes by providing the reader with various prevention and treatment option to best support the child in need. Trauma refers to intense and overwhelming experiences that involve serious loss, threat or harm to a child’s physical and/or emotional well-being.…
Counselor met with Pt. for his scheduled individual session. Counselor encouraged Pt. to discuss his recovery progress, his current mental health status and analyzed his tx plan interventions. Pt. denied having any suicidal ideations.…
The National Institute of Justice’s article “Extending Time to Collect DNA in Sexual Assault Cases” explains the use and shortcomings of DNA profiling in identifying a suspect in a sexual assault case. DNA profiles require the use of short sequences that repeat a number of times, called short tandem repeats (STRs). With the current DNA profiling method, many jurisdictions protocols require to collect the samples within three days of the sexual assault. However, a viable analysis is still possible after 5-6 days after the incident. In this case, the female cells outnumber the available sperm cells and new technologies such as holographic optical trapping (HOT) enhance the separation of sperm and egg cells.…
Sexual Assault is one of the most feared topics on campus because of different experiences that people face in their life and it can affect all age groups, races and cultures. College campuses have a high rated number of sexual assault and rape because of the major reasons like parties, alcohol, fraternities and sororities. These crimes are under report it which makes it hard to determine them. Whether it is rape, abused or sexual assault women are less likely to report it because of their relationship with the person or they are afraid of the consequences or don’t think there would be any justice at all. This request is to initiate a student organization on campus name FASPVA which stands for Fight Against Sexual Physical or Verbal Assault.…
Kathrine runs a support group for survivors of sexual assault. Her group consist of 5 women with different stories on why they are part of the group, but have a commonality of being sexually abused. The transcript doesn’t entail any information on Kathrine’s expertise, but we can clearly see that the ladies attending the group look for her for answers. As seen by Barbara asking Katherine for acknowledgment when sharing her frustration towards men. When Kathrine speaks, she speaks with control of the group and leadership to draw the ladies together when they question Sarah’s uncomfortable look.…
Childhood sexual abuse is devastating to those who experience it. In adulthood, the lingering long-term consequences are many. These can include low self-image, anxiety, depression, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, complex PTSD, trouble establishing and maintaining relationships, adjustment issues, feelings of low self-worth and a sense of unease about one's identify or place in the world. Long-term counseling with a qualified therapist can be helpful. The most effective therapy should be from a therapist who understands the impact of childhood trauma and its lasting effects throughout adulthood.…
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Group Proposal for Sexually Abused Children Children who are sexually abused undergo various experiences that harm them physically, emotionally and mentally. Physical impacts include bodily harm and injuries resulting from the abuse incident while emotional impacts include the mixed thoughts and feelings associated with fear, anger, guilt, sadness, hostility and shame. When left untreated, these effects can negatively affect a child in the long-term. Group therapy can be an effective way of facilitating healing after sexual abuse. Subsequently, the group therapy should create an environment in which children can address their issues and develop healthy relationships.…
The United States criminal justice system has greatly improved throughout time correspondingly with new technological advances. In many crime labs, improvement of scientific evidence has led to many advancements for law enforcement agencies to accurately find the right perpetrators of sexual assault crimes. Scientific evidence has become imperative for sexual assault crimes because there are not always witnesses. One thing that the United States has done well is inform society of areas where sexual assaults are beginning to occur more frequently.…
Although many people in the United States believe that sexual assault is not a major problem within our social atmosphere, the reality is that sexual assault is a serious social and public health issue today. Furthermore, sexual victimization is commonly associated with a wide range of short and long-term physiological consequences. According to national surveys, one in six women will experience attempted or completed rape at some time throughout their life. Despite the resources available to victims such as rape kits, RAINN, crisis support, and counseling, our judicial system continually places blame on the victims since they brought this unfortunate consequence upon themselves. Due to this, in the United States alone only 5-50% of sexual…
A child called 911 and informs the operator her mother 's boyfriend hit her because he came home drunk and also was punching him because he tried to help his mom. The child fell and hit his head on the coffee table as a result of the fighting and was conscious. By the time the police arrived the child had was unconscious and had multiple busies on the face. Another example reported in the WRAL local news, a mental related incident.…
The formula used to define crisis consist of three components, a precipitating event, emotional distress and coping methods (Kanel, 2015). As a crisis counselor it is imperative to pinpoint and comprehend such components of crisis since they are the segments which the crisis counselor must identify in order to assist the client in overcoming the crisis. The most detrimental component of the three is perception of the event, due to the fact this segment can be altered with ease by the counselor (Kanel, 2015). There are many forms of counseling, however what separates crisis intervention from the other forms of counseling is the focus on its definition. An example of a precipitating event “ the world has historically been defined by men and…
The Psychological and Behavioral Effects of Child Abuse Child abuse is essentially any kind of physical, verbal maltreatment or even sexual molestation of a child. It affects the psychological thinking of children, which can lead to their bad behavior. 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies that involve more than 6.6 million children. Children who have suffered abuse or neglect may present extreme behavior problems including emotional instability, depression, and aggression with others. Bad behaviors may continue even after the abusive or neglectful environment has changed.…