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Family process in the treatment of intrafamilial child sexual abuse
Author(s) -
Furniss Tilman
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1983.00622.x
Subject(s) - family therapy , sexual abuse , intervention (counseling) , psychology , daughter , psychotherapist , process (computing) , child sexual abuse , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , medical emergency , computer science , biology , evolutionary biology , operating system
The paper describes the changes in family dynamics that occur throughout the process of family‐orientated treatment of families where father–daughter incest or stepfatherr–stepdaughter child sexual abuse has occurred. A detailed step‐by‐step analysis of the developing family process in incest families during therapy is given. The analysis establishes the nature of the original pattern of family relationships, explores the impact made by crisis intervention on the family structure and then outlines therapy and termination of treatment. Characteristic mechanisms in the family process during therapy are described. A detailed clinical example demonstrates the basic therapeutic moves and the mechanisms involved.