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Creating a Safe Place: Helping Children and Families Recover from Child

Sexual Abuse (POD)
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Highlighting the importance of a 'safe place' as the foundation of the healing process for those affected by child sexual abuse, this practical book details the factors that contribute to a secure therapeutic climate where recovery can take place. The Children and Families Project draws on the perspectives of those who have been abused to show how a person-centred approach to establishing a sense of safety can enable children and their relatives to regain trust and self-esteem. The book demonstrates how therapeutic services can be improved through feedback from service users and how creative activities such as storytelling, painting and drama can encourage the expression of experiences. The need for preventative work is also addressed. Of particular relevance to professionals is the exploration of some of the difficulties that may be encountered in this field of work, such as the tension that can arise between therapeutic work and the child protection system. This is an invaluable resource for anyone working with abused children and adults.
Foreword by Dr Mooli Labad 1. Developing the Service. 2. Child sexual abuse - effects on the child. 3. Child sexual abuse - effects on the family. 4. Creating the safe therapeutic space. 5. Coming through the door. 6. Helping children through pictures and models. 7. Helping children through words and drama. 8. Sharon's story: a case study. 9. Helping adults to recover and change. 10. Helping families to recover and rebuild. 11. Working towards prevention of child sexual abuse. Postscript Appendix 1. Looking after ourselves. Appendix 2. Tensions between therapeutic work and the child protection system. Appendix 3. The risk of dependency. Appendix 4. Gender issues. Appendix 5. Evaluation. Appendix 6. The Working Agreement. Appendix 7. Information for parents or carers whose child attends The Children and Families Project. References. Index.
The book is impressive for its use of individuals' own accounts and for stressing the importance of the notion of trust within therapeutic relationships. There are also plenty of practical tips on how to create a trusting environment.
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