The first and constant rule of counseling a sexually abused woman is to help her understand that a. Hypnosis is always effective as a recovery technique. Legal action should be encouraged even if the only evidence is recovered memories. Counselors using recovery techniques must have sufficient education and training to do so. A recovered memory is proof of actual abuse.
Recidivism is the tendency to slip back into previous, undesirable behavior pattern.
Child sexual abuse usually follows a process of grooming, sexual activity, secrets, disclosure, and suppression. A counselor trained to work with sexually abused children will often use anatomical dolls in order to ascertain the exact nature of the abuse. In general, many Protestant churches are resistant to taking action against sexual abuse occurring in their midst because a. many church leaders and members are not convinced the problem really occurs within their church. True restitution is expressed through a. financial remuneration. The authors promote the view that a. sex with a former client is permitted if termination occurred 2 or more years ago.