Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Families

"Despite the increasing awareness of the destructive effects of sexual abuse of children, there have been few definitive, clear models that professionals can use to order the work that needs to be done. In -Treating Sexually Abused Children and their Families-, Beverly James and Maria Nasjleti provide a carefully designed and effective intervention system that can help professionals in many fields to work with both the victim of sexual abuse and the victimizer. The clarity of the book allows us all - professionals in the fields of child education, psychology, social work, juvenile justice, and parent education - to understand clearly the task before us. Objective criteria for assessing the results of our work are succinctly and carefully outlined. A sequence of therapeutic interventions, valuable notes on the techniques and skills needed, and an encyclopedia of eclectic approaches to difficult issues combine to make this small book very large and significant in scope, depth, and value. The presence of a coherent treatment plan for families engaged in sexual abuse allows those responsible for making legal decisions to be aware that a feasible plan of action exists: that rehabilitation may be a viable choice as the long-term removal of the child or the abuser from the family or the incarceration of the abuser" ... By Jacqueline Kelley-Kinnie and Ernest J. Kinnie, Psychologists.