Designed to be used alongside Treatment Strategies for Abused Adolescents therapist manual, this Activity Manual has been specifically designed for adolescents working in a therapeutic setting towards healing from early physical, sexual and//or emotional trauma. Introductions to each chapter sensitively address adolescents, and the trauma resolution activities are interesting, well-planned and developmentally structured.

This is an introduction to Central and Eastern Europe since its emergence from the Soviet bloc. Using theories of democratization, this book shows how to distinguish between processes of democratization and redemocratization, and introduces the issues of nation building.

An innovative clinical approach to working with children and adolescents who have been sexually abused - the Internalization Model - is presented in this volume. It is designed to increase the therapist's recognition and understanding of the effects of such abuse on a young victim's internal sense of self and world. The author argues that abuse-related internalizations, not the symptomatic behaviours resulting from these internalizations, need to be addressed in therapy. Wieland describes a psychodynamic trauma-focused therapy - which includes aspects of psychoanalytic, behavioural and...

The appropriate and sensitive use of anatomical dolls is one of the topics explored in this comprehensive introduction to the process of interviewing child sexual abuse victims. Co-creator of the dolls, Marcia Morgan, takes readers through an interview from beginning to end. She provides guidelines on how to create an environment intended both to minimize a child's trauma and to enhance the amount, quality and validity of information obtained. She examines problems practitioners might encounter with young children and provides material on pre-interview preparation, training exercises and a...

Even in the closest of relationships, things can go wrong. This volume looks at difficulties, dilemmas and challenges in relationships and examines useful management and tolerance skills. It includes topics such as: anger; having enemies; the family after divorce; interpersonal violence; codependency; HIV//AIDS; chronic illness; and bereavement.

A widely used and accepted form of intervention, group therapy has been successfully applied to a variety of populations. This book addresses the here-and-now needs of practitioners working with adult incest survivors. It explores the benefits of this treatment modality in ameliorating symptoms experienced by this client population, and examines both content and process issues in incest therapy groups. Drawing on both current research literature and their own clinical experience, the authors discuss: group treatment research issues; problems experienced by clients; how to prepare both...

This text attempts to describe, illustrate and discuss the problem of substance abuse, current theory and research in causes and risk factors and alternative intervention approaches. These issues span the topics of epidemiology, treatment, prevention, programme planning and evaluation.

This volume explores a unique, interactive group therapy programme for working with abusive men - a programme which encourages men to challenge and alter entrenched beliefs about the roles of men and women.

The author presents a new theoretical framework as well as detailed group session protocols, thus providing both practical information for therapists and food for thought regarding the gendered nature of relationships. Sessions address issues such as expressed emotions, recurring thoughts, communication patterns and conflict resolution.

The author of this volume is not only a social scientist and victim advocate - but also the mother of a murder victim. Deborah Spungen illustrates how and why family members become co-victims when a loved one is murdered, and addresses the emotional, physical, and psychological effects of these events.

The testimony of expert witnesses to inform courtroom decisions is critical if intelligent and just verdicts are to be reached. Few judges, jurors or lay witnesses possess the necessary knowledge to adequately understand the complexities of human behaviour as they relate to acts of interpersonal violence. While lay witnesses can testify to actual incidents or observations, it is the expert witness who can provide forensic significance to such evidence. This volume clearly defines the need for and role of expert witnesses in litigation. The author demystifies the process, and provides...