A MODEL OF CRISIS-INTERVENTION WITH ADULT SURVIVORS OF INCEST

Incest and the sexual abuse of children remain an overwhelming problem in current society. According to the National Resource Center On Chil d Sexual Abuse (a subsidiary of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect: United States Department Of Health and Human Services), in 1 992 the number of sexually abused children rose from 15% to 18%; in ot her words from 404,100 to 486,000 cases.This article examines the prob lems incest survivors experience and recommends the use of Robert's (1 991) seven stage Crisis Intervention Model as a means of directing tre atment. Robert's seven stage model applies to a broad range of crises, and is clearly applicable in the case of intervention with survivors of incest.