Feminist Family Therapy for Treating Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Author(s)

Markie L. Blumer, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Aubree K. Papaj, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kara S. Erolin, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

ORCID ID

0000-0002-5278-5773

Publication Title

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

ISSN

0895-2833

Publication Date

1-2013

Abstract

Female survivors of childhood sexual abuse make up a population that warrants special clinical attention. Despite the amount of literature devoted to childhood sexual abuse, little attention has been paid to the culture of the individual survivor and her family in the field of couple and family therapy. There are unique aspects about women’s experiences with childhood sexual abuse that require attention to gender and cultural issues. To attend to this identified gap, an overview of some of the common problem areas that survivors and their families experience is provided, and feminist family therapy is discussed as a suggested treatment approach.

DOI

10.1080/08952833.2013.777871

Volume

25

Issue

2

First Page

65

Last Page

79

NSUWorks Citation

Blumer, M. L., Papaj, A. K., & Erolin, K. S. (2013). Feminist Family Therapy for Treating Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 25 (2), 65-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2013.777871