Insight into Sexual Abuse (Waverley Abbey Insight Series)

Based on the Waverley Abbey Insight Day entitled Helping Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual and/or Emotional Abuse led by Heather Churchill, this book will help both those working through issues of sexual abuse in their own life and those accompanying others on their journey of disclosure and subsequent recovery and healing. Taking a holistic approach, the book considers the full extent of issues that may arise from an abusive background: physical, emotional, behavioural, rational, relational, sexual and spiritual. Dealing sensitively yet comprehensively with this sometimes taboo subject, the book also poses the important question: ‘What can the Church do and how can it become a “safe place” for those who are recovering from the trauma of abuse?’