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When Your Child Has Been Molested
A Parents' Guide to Healing and Recovery
Kathryn Brohl (Author), Joyce Case Potter (Author)
9780787971038, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 5 March 2004
240 pages
22.4 x 14.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.295 kg
This is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling guide for families of children who have been molested. First published in 1988, this new edition includes current research and information on the nature and effects of molestation on boys and girls, as well as proven techniques for therapy, healing, and recovery. Using everyday language, the authors provide information, comfort, and advice on how to put the pieces back together again after a child has been sexually molested.
Reality Checks ix Introduction xi 1. Learning Your Child Has Been Molested 1 2. Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: Investigation and Prosecution Stages 17 3. Supporting Your Child After His Disclosure 27 4. Physical and Emotional Signs of Child and Youth Sexual Abuse 45 5. Your Professional Support Team 59 6. The Formal/Forensic Interview: Helping Investigators Work Effectively with Your Child 65 7. The Judicial Process: Why It Takes a While 77 8. Understanding Grief Stages and Secondary Traumatic Stress 87 9. Working with a Counselor 103 10. Helping Your Child Recover 115 11. The Impact on Family Members 129 12. Strengthening Family Communication 135 13. Dealing with Extended Family and Others 145 14. When You or Your Child Must Appear in Court 153 15. When the Sexual Abuse Is Incest 165 16. You Know Your Family Is Getting Better When 179 Glossary 189 Additional Information 197 Resources 203 About the Authors 207 Index 209
Subject Areas: Self-help & personal development [VS]
