What is Needed to Counteract the Trauma Belief System and Secondary Wounding?
What happens to victims after they have been sexually assaulted is crucial to counteract these trauma beliefs and to avoid secondary wounding. According to McCarthy (1986), the reality that the person is a victim of a crime needs to be acknowledged and then the person needs help to move into survivor identity in order to heal. The key difference between victim and survivor is regaining control over ones environment (body and life), as this is what was taken away when the victimization occurred. Therefore, it is very important that in every possible way, the survivor is given back control in the aftermath. This includes procedures and options being clearly explained in a step-by-step manner by interveners. In order for survivors to rebuild a sense of self-identity which is healthy, along with a world view that allows them to fully participate in life, they need to establish healing connections with others which reflect support and belief. Community connection is a key in that the respon
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