Treatment Strategies for Abused Adolescents: From Victim to Survivor / Edition 1

by Cheryl L. Karp, Traci L. Butler, Sage Bergstrom

Overview

Therapists can find helping adolescents who have suffered from early physical, sexual and//or emotional trauma to move through trauma resolution to emerge as healthy survivors a frustrating task, because of a scarcity of reference material available for this age group. This volume - together with the accompanying Activity Manual - has been written to fill this gap.

The volume provides a practical and accessible package of theory and hands-on activities, specifically designed for use by practitioners in either individual or group settings. The authors highlight their four-phase approach of recovery: building the therapeutic relationship; processing the abuse; repairing the sense of self; and becoming more ‘future orie

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761909507
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/08/1997
Series:	Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series , #19
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Adolescent Social and Sexual Development
PHASE ONE: ESTABLISHING THERAPEUTIC RAPPORT
Who Am I
Image Building, Goal Setting and Therapeutic Trust
Feelings
Boundaries
PHASE TWO: EXPLORATION OF TRAUMA
Developing Trust and Being Safe
Secrets
Memories and Nightmares
PHASE THREE: REPAIRING THE SENSE OF SELF
Letting Go of Guilt and Shame
Working through the ‘Stuck' Feelings
PHASE FOUR: BECOMING FUTURE ORIENTATED
What Have I Learned?

Editorial Reviews

Three psychotherapists working in diverse clinical settings address issues facing the escalating number of abused teens and those seeking to help them transition from victim to empowered survivor. They focus on adolescent social and sexual development, contemporary theories and models of treatment, and four treatment phases with specific activities: establishing therapeutic rapport, exploration of trauma, repairing the sense of self, and becoming future oriented. A complementary is available. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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