ISLAMIC PSYCHOLOGY IN TREATING VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE (Family Therapy and Story Telling Therapy) IN TREATING VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the changes experienced by the subjects after family therapy and storytelling therapy. This research used descriptive qualitative study with Curative Therapy methods and the Observational Analysis. Subjects of the research were two children in their middle childhood (6-8 years) who were chosen through purposive sampling, their families were included in the therapy, and live in Semarang. Islamic Psychological approach were applied through family therapy in the form of understanding of the nature of sexual identity of children, understanding puberty, giving family support, as well as doing of Islamic religious ritual by reviewing the interpretation on the Qur'an and Sunnah with the child and planting the moral and beliefs in the family. Those efforts were accompanied by storytelling therapy based on Islamic psychology approach, namely through the implementation of Islamic siroh through storytelling and role playing. The results shows that the impact of sexual violence to the subjects are reluctant to go to school, have a sense of inferiority, tend to withdraw from society, experience irritability and aggressiveness. When the subject and family participate in the therapy for 6 months, it can be seen that those children showed a noticeable progress in their behavior by getting back to school, showing their happiness, starting to play with their friends although the intensity was still less than usual. Another finding in the study is the formation of family cohesiveness. Treatment will continue until the next 1-2 years, and it is expected that it will become a habit in the family.