1st Edition
Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Healing Through Group Work - Beyond Survival
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse is a detailed discussion of the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings involved in conducting group psychotherapy with women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. Offering the practical “how to’s” of conducting a thirteen-session group, this unique book emphasizes the discovery of solutions, strengths, and internal/external... Read more
Contents
Foreword (Stephen Gilligan)
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Living Through the Legacy
- Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Working Definition
- The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Between Wellness and Pathology
- Childhood Sexual Abuse and University/College Women
- The Nature of Change in Therapy
- Group Work: The Rationale and Potential Benefits
- The Benefits of Group Work with Women Who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
- The Nature of Language: Hindrance or Healing?
- From Victim to Survivor Identity?
- Naming the Group: Beyond Survival
- When Language and Experience Resonate: A Look at Theoretical Frameworks
- Advertising and Promotion of the Group
- Prescreening Process and Questionnaire
- The Prescreening Interview
- Group Sessions
- Session One--The Journey: Getting Started
- Introduction
- The Milton Erickson Story
- Honoring the Group
- Large-Group Exercise
- Discussion
- Writing Exercise
- Exploring Hopes and Concerns
- Healing Symbols
- Closing
- Session Two--A Topography for Safety and Strength
- Beginning
- Highlights
- Healing symbols: Large-Group Exercise
- Visualization Exercise: Steps to Relaxation and Safety
- Solution-Focused Recovery Scale by Yvonne Dolan
- Accessing Safety and Security: An Exercise
- Journal Time: Letter to a Friend
- Closing
- Session Three--Boundaries: The Lines Between Self and Others
- Introduction
- Relaxation
- Group Discussion: What Is This Notion of Boundaries?
- Exercising Boundaries: An Exercise for Dyads
- Having Boundaries: What Is It All About (Mini-Lecture and Discussion)
- Themes in Maintaining Boundaries
- Visualization of a Place of Comfort and Security
- Closing
- Session Four--Building Strength: Cultivating Resourcefulness
- Introduction
- Beyond Surviving: What About Thriving? (Journal Time)
- Preparation for Sessions Five Through Eight
- Dealing with Flashbacks: A Mini Educational Presentation
- Giving Voice to a Personal Story
- Closing
- Sessions Five Through Eight--Giving Voice to a Personal Story
- Session Five
- Sessions Six Through Eight
- Session Eight: Last Session of Storytelling
- Session Nine--Anger and Power: Allies in the Making
- Introduction
- Debrief Exercise: Words from the “Older, Wiser” Self
- Read Aloud
- Anger and Power
- Some Components of Anger
- The Five Freedoms
- The Verdict: Healing Exercise
- Closing
- Session Ten--Consolidating a Sense of Self
- Debrief Exercise: The Verdict--Reliquishing Self-Blame, Restoring Dignity
- Mini-Lecture: A Sense of Self--What Does It Mean?
- Soul Care: A Box
- Closing
- Session Eleven--Relationships and Trust: For the Health of It
- Introduction
- Exercises
- Mini-Lecture: Cycle of Violence
- Healing Exercise: Cultivating a Future--A Collage (To Do at Home)
- Community Resources
- Closing
- Session Twelve--Honoring the Quest for Spirituality
- Introduction
- Markers of Spirituality
- Taking Inventory
- The Purple Stone Exercise
- Making Room for Spirituality
- Closing
- Session Thirteen--Celebration of Life: Cultivating a Future and Closing Ritual
- Introduction
- Debrief Exercise: A Collage of Cultivating the Future
- Acknowledgment of Each Other
- Closure
- Self-Care and the Therapist: Creating a Context for Renewal
- Introduction
- Signs and Wonderings: The Need for Renewal
- Countertransference: The Messenger of Self-Care
- Living from the Well: A Parable
- View from the Therapist’s Chair
- Resiliency : A Look at the Person of the Therapist
- Cultivating Spirituality
- Attending to the Soul
- The Preservation of Self
- Matters of the Mind, Body, and Soul
- Supervision
- The Personal Self
- Cultivating an Attitude of Self-Care
- Bibliography
- Index
Biography
Judy Chew, PhD
