Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Christiane Sanderson

This comprehensive book will be of use to both counsellors and the individual reader. it * examines the theories which attempt to account for the occurrence of child sexual abuse * explains the traumatic impact of child sexual abuse *looks at the way in which these effects can be ameliorated *opens ways for the adult to be healed *discusses treatment techniques and role of the counsellor in employing these techniques The counsellor can make use of the book not only as a practical handbook for use with clients who may be adult survivors of child abuse but also as a review of current theory.