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Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse The Journey for Women
Karen A. Duncan
ISBN: 0-313-36321-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36321-4
264 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 7/30/2008
List Price: $19.95 (UK Sterling Price: £13.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The traumatic affects of childhood sexual abuse can remain and recur throughout life for women who have not healed emotionally. This book by a family therapist shares stories from 18 women abused as children, explaining that healing can occur at any stage of life, and that healing, itself, occurs in stages. The author offers guidance to recognize the long-lingering potential affects of childhood sexual abuse including depression, anxiety, dissociation, and chronic shock, and she outlines steps to take for recovery. Also presented are letters from women who have healed or are in recovery.

Sexual abuse by men, juveniles, and female perpetrators is discussed, as is how children may act out the abusive behavior taught by perpetrators. The incidence of abuse by family members is also addressed. Duncan explains the dual dilemma—moral and legal—that women face in exposing a sexual perpetrator within the family when not protected by the legal system due to statutes of limitations. She also discusses controversial topics including false memory and disclosure of memory to the perpetrator.
About the Author: Karen A. Duncan is a licensed therapist and national speaker known for her advocacy work in the treatment and prevention of sexual abuse and family violence. She received the 2008 Outstanding Mental Health Counselor award from the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and was the recipient of the 2005 Social Worker of the Year Award for Region 7 from the National Association of Social Workers, Indiana chapter. Duncan is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Mental Health Counseling and serves on the Advisory Boards for the Indiana Women's Prison, Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the AMACHI Program sponsored by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Indianapolis.
PDF Catalogs:
Praeger Public Library Spring 2009.pdf
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