Abstract
ABSTRACT Although the original reason for including prevention training in therapy for sexually abused children was to lower probability of revictimization, the content of prevention education seems to provide therapeutic messages that can ameliorate the common harmful effects of past abuse. Prevention education teaches skills related to dangerous situations, body boundaries, assertiveness, communication, awareness of feelings, self-esteem, responsibility, trustworthy people, and human sexuality. For child victims, such learning would plausibly have therapeutic effects on the abuse sequelae of feelings of helplessness, sense of personal boundary violation, emotional numbing, self blame, sexual confusion and acting out. This article presents recommendations for using prevention training in order to accomplish both tertiary prevention and psychotherapeutic goals.
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