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.
