Abstract

The goal of this article is to examine the experience and aftermath of military sexual trauma (MST) among U.S. women Veterans with a particular emphasis on the therapeutic benefits of giving voice to their experience in an all-Veteran trauma treatment called the DE-CRUIT program. The DE-CRUIT program uses a feminist framework of human connection in combination with narrative elements from drama and theater. The therapeutic process of this treatment program is described by outlining the specific benefits of its feminist underpinnings and through the use of a case example of an MST survivor who participated in this treatment. We describe the ways that a treatment program can play a role in supporting women Veterans not only in dealing with the effects of MST, but also in connecting to the #MeToo movement.

摘要

本文的目的是研究美国女性退伍军人的军事性创伤 (MST) 的经历和后果，特别强调在称为 DE-CRUIT 计划的全退伍军人创伤治疗中表达她们的经历所带来的治疗益处. DE-CRUIT 计划使用女性主义的人际关系框架，结合戏剧和戏剧的叙事元素。该治疗计划的治疗过程通过概述其女权主义基础的具体好处以及通过使用参与该治疗的 MST 幸存者的案例来描述。我们描述了治疗计划在支持女性退伍军人方面发挥作用的方式，不仅在应对 MST 的影响方面，而且在与#MeToo 运动联系起来方面。