Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
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.
" This book is an excellent discovery for parents, child welfare professionals, trauma team members, mental health professionals providing counseling and therapy, and all of those who would seek to help parents of victims and the child victims of sexual abuse."
Carol A. Brown, retired executive director, Richland County Children s Services, Mansfield, Ohio
" Sexual abuse of a child frequently paralyzes families due to their huge sense of violation and betrayal but Ýthe book has¨ a remedy that works! Through Ýits¨ warmth and knowledge Ýit¨ both alleviates guilt and empowers parents to take constructive action by arming them with clear information and strategies that will both support their child and themselves."
Patricia A. O Gorman, psychologist, clinical director of Berkshire Farm and Services for Youth, and coauthor, The Lowdown on Families Who Get High
" Must reading for parents who discover or fear that their child has been sexually molested. ÝThe book s¨ expert advice helps families deal with the problem effectively and heal all affected by it."
Sue Rusche, chairman, president, and CEO, NationalFamilies in Action, and coauthor, False Messengers
About the Author
Kathryn Brohl, M.A., is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has worked in the field of child welfare for more than thirty years. She is the author and coeditor of numerous books and trains child welfare advocates on trauma.
Joyce Case Potter has twenty years experience as a freelance writer and is also active in the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.
Table of Contents
Reality Checks.
Introduction.
1. Learning Your Child Has Been Molested.
2. Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: Investigation and Prosecution Stages.
3. Supporting Your Child After His Disclosure.
4. Physical and Emotional Signs of Child and Youth Sexual Abuse.
5. Your Professional Support Team.
6. The Formal/Forensic Interview: Helping Investigators Work Effectively with Your Child.
7. The Judicial Process: Why It Takes a While.
8. Understanding Grief Stages and Secondary Traumatic Stress.
9. Working with a Counselor.
10. Helping Your Child Recover.
11. The Impact on Family Members.
12. Strengthening Family Communication.
13. Dealing with Extended Family and Others.
14. When You or Your Child Must Appear in Court.
15. When the Sexual Abuse Is Incest.
16. You Know Your Family Is Getting Better When . . . .
Glossary.
Additional Information.
Resources.
About the Authors.
Index.