Childhood Abuse :
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Abuse
: Questions & Answers for Counsellors &
Therapists
by Moira Walker & Michael Jacobs
£
Explores key areas of working with adult survivors
of childhood abuse, including definitions, ethical issues,
theoretical approaches, the impact of the abuse on
the survivor and of the work on the worker. Includes questions
on
self-harm, dissociation and recovering
memories.
See also "Supervision: Q&A"
below.
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Adults
Abused As Children : Experiences of Counselling and
Psychotherapy
by
Peter Dale
£
"...the voices of adults who were abused as children will be
heard directly in relation to their experiences of therapy...
Therapists will also be heard, including those who were
themselves abused as children... In addition to providing warnings
about potentially harmful therapeutic practices, my hope is
[to] highlight the great benefits which can be derived from effective
therapy..."
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Child
Abuse Trauma : Theory And Treatment of the Lasting Effects
by John N. Briere
£
This book considers the long-term effects of all major forms of child
maltreatment. It integrates information on abuse and neglect ranging
from sexual and physical abuse to mistreatment by alcoholic or
drug-addicted parents. It describes treatment approaches to
abuse-related PTSD, interpersonal dysfunction, self-destructive
behaviour, impaired self-reference and borderline personality
disorder.
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Cognitive-Behavioral
Treatment Of Borderline Personality Disorder
by
Marsha Linehan
£
A groundbreaking title offering a comprehensive, integrated approach to
therapy, proven effective in controlled treatment trials. This book
provides specific guidelines that creatively combine the best elements
of behavioural, personality, psychoanalytic, strategic and other
commonly employed modalities, and self-care for the therapist.
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Emotional
Abuse: The Trauma & The Treatment
by
Marti Tamm
Loring
£
Marti Tamm Loring uses her own research and clinical work with
emotionally abused women to explore the components of both overt and
covert abuse and to map out for mental health practitioners a new model
for its treatment.
"The emotionally abused child -- and, later, the same child as an
emotionally abused adult -- treasures the precious nuggets of warmth
and understanding she receives from the abuser. They are her lifeline
and the basis of her sense of worth. She holds tenaciously to these
occasional moments of empathic connection. When they are withdrawn, she
mourns their loss and tries desperately to regain them. Recapturing
them and transforming them into a more consistent, empathic, and
lasting connection becomes her major quest in
life.... Thus the emotionally abused
adult is caught
in a dilemma. By choosing for her life partner a person as incapable of
consistent empathic bonding as her parent, she is attempting to
reconstruct a lost childhood...."
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Good
Practice In Counselling People Who Have Been Abused
Edited
by Zeta Bear
£
Incorporates the voices of professionals and survivors to provide
a theoretical understanding, as well as practical approaches
to counselling. Explores the effects of different types of
abuse and abusive environments and a variety of methods for dealing
with their aftermath. Including: drug users who were sexually
abused, domestic violence, self-injury and counselling older
people.
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Lifting The
Lid : A Handbook for Workers
by
Lois Arnold
& Anne Magill
£
"In all sorts of settings, many different workers come
into contact with people who have been abused. They can often
feel ill-equipped to work effectively, losing confidence in
their skills and knowledge... We aim to help workers understand the
effects of abuse... and the needs resulting from it...[and]
ways in which they can use their particular skills to assist a person
on their journey..."
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The Primal
Wound : A Transpersonal View of Trauma Addiction and Growth
by
John Firman & Ann Gila
£
"Child abuse and neglect, sexist and racist culture,
and bonding to wounded caregivers are just some of the very
many ways we receive the primal wounding... We concentrate
upon the nature and effects of the primal wound, the healing of this
wound, and the growth of the human spirit, and we draw upon
various theoretical orientations only as they are relevant to
these main themes."
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The Search
For The Secure Base : Attachment Theory and Psychotherapy
by
Jeremy Holmes
£
Therapeutic techniques include providing a secure base, methods
of listening and responding, facilitation of emergent meaning,
and reflexive practice. Jeremy Holmes uses a wide range of
clinical and literary examples to illustrate these techniques, and
discusses topics such as the intergenerational transmission of
attachment insecurity and working with traumatised and abused
clients.
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Sibling
Abuse Trauma : Assessment and Intervention Strategies for
Children Families & Adults
by
John Caffaro & Allison Conn-Caffaro
£
"This informative book features an overview of sibling
relationship development, sibling physical assault, incest and
psychological maltreatment; individual and systemic risk
factors; gender differences; traumatic effects; clinical case studies
and interviews; a sibling abuse assessment schedule; and
specific sibling-oriented interventions."
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Skills
Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
by
Marsha M. Linehan
£
This session-by-session training manualdemonstrates how clinicians can
teach patients four essential psychosocial skills: mindfulness,
interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress
tolerance. The book includes useful, clear-cut handouts that may be
readily photocopied (permission included with purchase). This manual is
very helpful for psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, social
workers, doctors and nurses, as well as patients and clients.
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Surviving
Secrets : The Experience of Abuse for the Child the Adult and
the Helper
by
Moira Walker
£
Overviews the experience of sexual, physical and psychological
abuse, and the effectiveness of any help received. Uses many
first- hand accounts by men and women survivors of male and
female abusers. Also looks at the societal context of child abuse, the
evelopment of Multiple Personality Disorder, and ends with an
overview of the counselling process.
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Survivors'
Stories : An Enlightening Journey Through the Differing Lives of Child
Abuse Survivors
by
Morven Fyfe
£
A collection of 6
stories of child abuse, arranged to educate professionals and lay
people, to promote discussion, understanding and personal insights. The
text includes the original questionnaire on which the stories are
based, plus a range of optional questions for readers to ask themselves.
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Treatment
Of Adult Survivors Of Child Abuse
by
Eliana Gil
£
"This
book offers guidelines for creating an effective therapeutic
plan based
on known problems encountered by adults who were abused as children.
The most critical advice I give therapists is to empathize
with and
help the small abused child who remains trapped in the
adult client."
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