From Hearing to Healing: Working with the Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse (Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series)

By: Bannister, Anne

From Hearing to Healing Working with the Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse Second Edition Edited by Anne Bannister The trauma of child sexual abuse affects the whole family and also the professionals who work with them. From Hearing to Healing provides the professional with a child-centred approach to working with abused children. The book includes practical information, illuminating case work, effective ways of working with adult survivors, and an important discussion on the stress upon professionals working in child sexual abuse situations. The chapters link practical information and case work to research studies. The result is comprehensive and authoritative information regarding children and adults affected by sexual abuse. The important second edition updates our knowledge of an important trauma that affects so many, and encompasses the latest developments in the management of child sexual abuse. It includes a new introduction and three new chapters: dramatherapy with children who have experienced child sexual abuse therapeutic issues in work with young sexually aggressive children therapeutic intervention with young men who sexually abuse their siblings Two of these chapters provide valuable new information on an area that is often neglected: children and adolescents who sexually abuse others. They include a comprehensive programme for both younger children and adolescents. The third new chapter gives professionals creative new ideas for working with abused children. Containing a wealth of experience from specialists in the field, From Healing to Hearing is essential reading for anyone seeking to improve their ability to help those suffering in the aftermath of child sexual abuse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471982989
• ISBN13: 9780471982982
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.5" x 6.3"