The Survivor's Guide

By Sharice A. Lee

Book Overview

Designed for adolescent survivors of sexual abuse who are in group or individual counselling and written in a style appropriate for this age group, this excellent resource provides information on how survivors may have been affected by abuse. The Survivor's Guide will also be valuable to counsellors, psychotherapists and others helping survivors.

The author helps readers to stop blaming themselves and to let go of the image that survivors often have of themselves of being in some way 'bad' and therefore deserving of the abuse. Case histories are included throughout to illustrate concepts introduced by the author. Lee also provides a 'language' that enables survivors to better communicate their experiences and feeling

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803957815
• ISBN13: 9780803957817
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Notes from the author

When I first began working with adolescent abuse survivor's, I saw a need for written information about the effects of abuse to help educate kids about the fact that many of the difficulties they were experiencing were a result of the abuse, not the result of charachter defects or being a "bad" person, as so many survivors come to believe. In searching for written material, I found a wealth of well written information geared towards adults. When I tried to use this material to help my teen clients, they complained that all of the examples in these books were about adults, and there were too many big words. They were right. Teens need materials they can relate to. My goal in writting the survivor's guide was to write something specifically for teen survivors, with examples from real adolescent survivors, and written in "normal language." I have been blessed by a number of letters from survivors who have found this book helpful. Helping kids who have had to deal with this terribly difficult issue on a personal level is just what I wanted to do. These strong kids deserve all the support we as a society can give them. I hope you too will find this book helpful in your journey.

A must read on the aftereffects of sexual abuse

This short, comprehensive book gives the survivor of sexual abuse insight into why they feel the way they do. While easy to read, it isn't simpleminded or condescending. The Survivor's Guide gives sensible steps that lead toward healing and away from self-destructive behavior. A must read for anyone who worries about how to support survivors.