Abstract
This article aims to analyze the discourse of girls' mothers victimized by sexual abuse within the family about the importance of specialized care for them that as their daughters were also victimized. This reality is understood from the theory of Historical-Cultural Vygotsky through theoretical categories of consciousness and subjectivity. This is a qualitative research whose instrument is a semi-structured interview. The speeches are treated from the Discourse Analysis of Bakhtin considering elements such statement, dialogism, polyphony and genres. The speeches reveal how sexual abuse is devastating and the participants as well as their daughters, experience consequences that could be minimized through specialized care as well as adequate support, which includes the participation of the family, especially the maternal protective action. In being victimized themselves and mothers, are not cognitive and affective conditions for dealing with the victimization of children, thus reinforcing the importance of attendance.
Keywords:
sexual abuse; psychological care; mothers