In a school-assigned diary, 11-year old Krystyn reveals abuse by her stepfather and what happens after she tells the secret. The audience (8 to 12 year olds) should identify with Krystyn who struggles to put the abuse in the context of her relationship with her mother, school, her friends, and the boy she likes. Written by a seasoned expert in sexual abuse treatment, research, and forensic interviewing, Krystyn's Diary is a sensitive yet realistic portrayal of abuse and disclosure, ending on a note of optimism and hope for the future.

Motivational interviewing is a person-centered, collaborative method for exploring ambivalence and enhancing motivation to change. Compatible with social work values and ethics, it is applicable to the wide range of problems and helping situations with which direct practice social workers are involved. One such by-product of working with vulnerable and oppressed clients -- people to whom social work is committed -- is that social workers are often employed in public agencies with people who have been ordered by the courts to attend services. In order to work successfully with mandated...