Treating Women Molested in Childhood

The barriers to acknowledging childhood sexual abuse have been removed, and there is an increasing demand for the psychological treatment of women who have been victimized as children. As the number of these clients continues to grow, so does the controversy surrounding their treatment. If clinicians are to safeguard against inappropriate intervention, it is imperative that they conduct unimpeachable assessments and provide effective psychological services. Written by experts in easy-to-read, accessible language, this essential resource book offers the clinician the necessary tools and skills to work effectively with their sexually abused clients. Illuminated by numerous case histories and examples the authors offer step-by-step guidance on assessment, crisis intervention, individual psychotherapy, couples work, groups, and special issues of transference and counter-transference. In addition, Catherine Classen, editor of Treating Women Molested in Childhood, presents a timely and well-balanced discussion on the controversial topic of recovered memory and the danger of implanting false suggestions. The book offers clinicians a wealth of cutting-edge information, including: how to conduct accurate and nondirective assessments emergency responses to the survivor in crisis a model for individual treatment used at the Cambridge Hospital Victims of Violence Program in Bosto a discussion of why couples therapy is an especially powerful form of treatment specific guidelines on how to form and conduct survivor groups examples of some typical abuse-related transferential responses an analysis of the therapeutic precautions and potential legal implications in using hypnosis-crucial knowledge for anyone considering the use of this technique. Treating Women Molested in Childhood is essential state-of-the-art reading for clinicians who need a detailed presentation of the complex issues surrounding childhood sexual abuse.Classen, Catherine is the author of 'Treating Women Molested in Childhood', published 1995 under ISBN 9780787900786 and ISBN 0787900788.