By Claire Burke Draucker
In this Third Edition of Counseling Survivors of early life Sexual Abuse, Claire Burke Draucker and Donna S. Martsolf determine the numerous therapeutic methods that are necessary to in achieving restoration. those contain disclosing the abuse; reinterpreting it from an grownup point of view; addressing matters concerning the context of the abuse; and making wanted lifestyles adjustments. every one of those tactics is mentioned along side the best counseling interventions to facilitate solution. conscientiously selected case examples display the suitable use interventions in perform. The Third Edition encompasses a wealth of recent fabric overlaying reminiscence retrieval, end result learn, multicultural counseling, rising healing ways, and neuroscience and counseling. Dynamics and problems within the healing courting also are mentioned in nice intensity.
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How are you feeling now? ) Case example The following case description exemplifies the process of an initial disclosure in counselling. Jean, a 34-year-old woman, was seen in a mental health centre following a family crisis in which her husband Jack, aged 42, was charged with physically abusing the couple’s 16-year-old son, Bill. Bruises on Bill’s arm had been noticed by a teacher and reported to the child protection agency, who referred the family for counselling. A family evaluation revealed that Jack had beaten Bill following an altercation regarding Bill’s desire to leave school.
Her questions and comments were leading and suggestive. She further implied that the symptoms he experienced as an adult, especially his problems with women, were likely to stem from early sexual abuse and abandoned discussion of other problematic early experiences, including the clearly remembered severe physical abuse by his father. By encouraging Jason to focus on as many details as he could related to seeing his mother in her nightgown, using a guided imagery technique to retrieve memories, and praising Jason when he began to ‘recover’ memories of early abuse, she may have contributed to Jason retrieving memories that were unreliable but of which he eventually became more confident.
How are you feeling now? Weird. I’ve never talked about it before. I guess I figured it is best to leave it dead and buried. It is so embarrassing, you know. I don’t know, I feel kind of sad. I’ll be OK, though. I do not think I can talk about my feelings any more. I’m not sure what they are. I have enough to deal with. Can we stop now? Yes. Women often experience many different, and sometimes strong, feelings after sharing an experience such as yours. You may continue to experience these feelings when you leave here.