Rosie’s individual level deals with her personal feelings concerning the abuse and how she was affected by it (World Health Organization (WHO), 2016). Rosie reports that before the events that brought her into counseling, she had never been the victim of abuse before, nor has she ever been abusive towards another person. She has no psychological or physiological issues which might compound the effects of her recent abuse, but is currently expressing guilt regarding her recent abuse, indicating to her mother and the counselor that she believes in some ways she might have been responsible for it.
Chronosystem Level This level includes Rosie’s family and friends (WHO, 2016). Rosie acknowledges that her mother has been very supportive since being …show more content…
Rosie and her mother both report reluctance to tell anyone in the community about Rosie’s victimization, as they feel that she might be blamed. Despite the fact that the perpetrator of the violence was found guilty and imprisoned, Rosie’s mother reports that in the Latino community, it is not unusual for the victim of sexual violence to be blamed, especially if the victim is a female. She reports that the Latino community is very patriarchal in nature, and that females tend to be undervalued, and not believed when they report being the victims of sexual violence, or of being accused of “leading on” the aggressor. For this reason, both Rosie and her mother report that they have avoided telling community members about what Rosie has gone …show more content…
Although she eventually told her mother and her school counselor that she was being abused, it took her two years to do so, because she was afraid that she would be blamed for what was happening with her mother’s boyfriend. Although her mother immediately believed her, and stood by her through her conversations with the police and her testifying in court, Rosie seems not totally able to accept her mother’s support, because she is so angry with her for not preventing or putting an end to the abuse. Rosie’s mother wants to be supportive to Rosie, but Rosie is not accepting that support. When compounded with the fact that Rosie’s mother is really the only person willing to offer support at this point, the fact that Rosie is rejecting that support, leaves her very alone in her struggle (Davidson, 2014). Discussing with Rosie the fact that her mother is genuinely sorry for not noticing the abuse earlier, and wants to help her to deal with the aftermath of the abuse, could add an important strength to Rosie’s rather lacking support
Chronosystem Level This level includes Rosie’s family and friends (WHO, 2016). Rosie acknowledges that her mother has been very supportive since being …show more content…
Rosie and her mother both report reluctance to tell anyone in the community about Rosie’s victimization, as they feel that she might be blamed. Despite the fact that the perpetrator of the violence was found guilty and imprisoned, Rosie’s mother reports that in the Latino community, it is not unusual for the victim of sexual violence to be blamed, especially if the victim is a female. She reports that the Latino community is very patriarchal in nature, and that females tend to be undervalued, and not believed when they report being the victims of sexual violence, or of being accused of “leading on” the aggressor. For this reason, both Rosie and her mother report that they have avoided telling community members about what Rosie has gone …show more content…
Although she eventually told her mother and her school counselor that she was being abused, it took her two years to do so, because she was afraid that she would be blamed for what was happening with her mother’s boyfriend. Although her mother immediately believed her, and stood by her through her conversations with the police and her testifying in court, Rosie seems not totally able to accept her mother’s support, because she is so angry with her for not preventing or putting an end to the abuse. Rosie’s mother wants to be supportive to Rosie, but Rosie is not accepting that support. When compounded with the fact that Rosie’s mother is really the only person willing to offer support at this point, the fact that Rosie is rejecting that support, leaves her very alone in her struggle (Davidson, 2014). Discussing with Rosie the fact that her mother is genuinely sorry for not noticing the abuse earlier, and wants to help her to deal with the aftermath of the abuse, could add an important strength to Rosie’s rather lacking support