Case Study of Sexually Abused Child Angela, a 10 year old girl, was ref

Angela, a 10 year old girl, was referred to me at the Center for Abused Children by the county Department of Child and Family Services . I am an MFCC specializing in children under the age of twelve that have been sexually abused. We have a complete facility to handle these cases on the premises. When a child is referred here we assign them a case worker that assists the child through the court system. We have a district attorney on the premises, a county case worker, and full legal support for the child.

Angela reported to the school nurse that her uncle had been molesting her. Without any further information the nurse called the Department of Child and Family Services and the case worker from our facility went immediately to pick up the child for further questioning. While the social worker was retrieving the child I notified the parents and informed them that they would have to come for an interview before we could release the child back to them. I interviewed the mother and the father separately before meeting Angela.

Angela was a physically normal female, Caucasian, the product of a normal pregnancy. The father was a recurrent alcohol abuser with a history of child and wife beating. The mother was sexually promiscuous, and there was some doubt about Angela's parenthood. The parents divorced when Angela was seven. She subsequently lived alternately with the two parents, living with the father and his new wife when the stress got too great at

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o school the next morning. We try whenever passable to maintain the patient's regular life- style to the best of our ability. The case worker interviewed Angela's teachers, the principal of the school and the school nurse to get as much information on her as possible. It was found that her grades had been excellent until the past two semesters. They had fallen from A's to C's and poorer. During the day, at lunch time Angela's uncle tried to visit her. The case worker ran interference because no one in the family is allowed to talk with the client except under controlled conditions within the center. After the school day we had our second session. Angela was much more at ease with me but reserved in her demeanor. She declined to participate in play with the stuffed animals. She was reluctant to talk, so I asked her draw a picture of a tree. It was void of surroundings. The trunk was large with no curves. The leaves were black instead of green. From my reversed position it remarkably resembled a penis with pubic hair. Her unconscious seemed to reveal the story that she couldn't. After completing the drawing, Angela was more relaxed, and we spoke to each other through the stuffed animals. When I touched the animals i

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