Another result of the abuse, on the family is legal involvement. Anytime a case of sexual abuse is reported, the state Department of Human Resources and police conducts an investigation. The typical action plan is to have the offender or child removed from the home.
Being removed from the home can make the victim feel even more isolated. When a child has witnessed or experienced sexual abuse, the most important factor in their recovery is their family's support. If a parent neither believe nor support the child that has been abused it can result in feelings of being detached and betrayed ( Adams- Tucker, 1982). The social status of the family changes, once a result of incestuous abuse have been made. Researches, Lundy and Massat investigated the consequences of …show more content…
In the family systems theory, the major assumption is that an individual is a part of a larger system, the family. Therefore, each person in the family affects one another. Much of these effects can be explored through identifying concepts such as the role each family member plays, the relationship patterns within the family, possible triangles within the family, and individual differentiation of family members. In the case of incestuous sexual abuse the family systems theory could be utilized to gain further insight into both the victim and perpetrator's patterns. Understanding this would allow for the risk factors and triggers of the abuse to be identified. For example, the victim who is a fifteen year old female, has a home environment that is chaotic, deprived, and abusive with an emotionally absent mother due to substance abuse. She was sexually abused by her brother and was rejected by her siblings when he suffered the consequences. As an adolescent she turned to substances and sex to cope with the sexual abuse had
Being removed from the home can make the victim feel even more isolated. When a child has witnessed or experienced sexual abuse, the most important factor in their recovery is their family's support. If a parent neither believe nor support the child that has been abused it can result in feelings of being detached and betrayed ( Adams- Tucker, 1982). The social status of the family changes, once a result of incestuous abuse have been made. Researches, Lundy and Massat investigated the consequences of …show more content…
In the family systems theory, the major assumption is that an individual is a part of a larger system, the family. Therefore, each person in the family affects one another. Much of these effects can be explored through identifying concepts such as the role each family member plays, the relationship patterns within the family, possible triangles within the family, and individual differentiation of family members. In the case of incestuous sexual abuse the family systems theory could be utilized to gain further insight into both the victim and perpetrator's patterns. Understanding this would allow for the risk factors and triggers of the abuse to be identified. For example, the victim who is a fifteen year old female, has a home environment that is chaotic, deprived, and abusive with an emotionally absent mother due to substance abuse. She was sexually abused by her brother and was rejected by her siblings when he suffered the consequences. As an adolescent she turned to substances and sex to cope with the sexual abuse had