This book provides a framework for addressing the extended treatment needs of adult survivors of child sexual abuse. It is based on a therapeutic intervention model that provides flexibility for therapists to work according to their training and skills set while incorporating practical techniques structured around the needs of survivors. The book begins by providing therapists with crucial information about sex abuse survivors—such as ethical considerations, types of abuse, the stages of abuse, and the effects of the abuse on the child—as well how to take an abuse profile. The second part of the book provides client homework exercises for treatment and covers working with memories, denial, problematic emotions such as guilt, self-blame and shame, depression and anxiety, sexuality, as well as parents, partners, and more. This accessible yet comprehensive guide will be of utmost use to mental health professionals who work with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Table of Contents 1. Child Sexual Abuse 2. Therapeutic Intervention Model 3. Assessing Treatment Needs 4. Initial Stages of the Therapeutic Intervention Model 5. Working with Memories and Denial 6. Working with Stage of Sexual Abuse 7. Working with Prominent Problematic Emotions 8. Working with Life Areas Affected 9. Working with Complicated Life Roles 10. Working with Integration and Termination About the Author Liezel Anguelova, PhD, is a counseling psychologist who specializes in working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse in Primrose, South Africa.
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