Female survivors of childhood sexual abuse make up a population that warrants special clinical attention. Despite the amount of literature devoted to childhood sexual abuse, little attention has been paid to the culture of the individual survivor and her family in the field of couple and family therapy. There are unique aspects about women's experiences with childhood sexual abuse that require attention to gender and cultural issues. To attend to this identified gap, an overview of some of the common problem areas that survivors and their families experience is provided, and feminist family therapy is discussed as a suggested treatment approach.

Female United States armed services members are among the fastest and most steadily growing in military membership. Despite such advancement, little attention has been accorded to the individual servicewoman, as well as her family, by the marriage/couple and family therapy field. To attend to this identified gap, provided is an overview of the story of women in the military, as well as information on the prevalence of female personnel. Also identified are some of the common problem areas that servicewomen and their families' experience, as well as suggested frameworks and related focused genogram questions for use with such problems and clientele. Future areas worthy of greater scholarly attention are also considered. KEYWORDS female military personnel, military families, military focused genogram questions, military husbands, military servicewomen, servicewomen, servicewomen focused genogram questions

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