1st Edition
Working With Adult Incest Survivors The Healing Journey
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors present an approach to the treatment of the adult incest survivor. This combines cognitive- behavioural, psychodynamic, and family treatment perspectives to encompass the full breadth and scope of the healing and recovery process. While acknowledging the need for the survivor to become conscious of the incestuous experience and its impact, the... Read more
Foreword by Christine A. Courtois, PH.D . .... ix Introduction . . . . xiii 1. The Incest Survivor Syndrome . . . . 1 2. Determining Who Is a Survivor . . . . 18 3. The Survivor's Family of Origin .... 31 4. Trust, Gender, Power, and the Identity of the Survivor . . . . 50 5. Family-of-Creation Dynamics . . . . 65 6. Role of the Therapist . . . . 79 7. The Initial Phase of Therapy .... 102 8. The Mid phase of Therapy . . . . 121 9. The Family-of-Origin Work .... 149 10. The Endphase of Therapy .... 173 11. The Male Survivor .... 191 Epilogue . . . . 213 References . ... 215 Name Index .... 221 Subject Index . ... 223
Biography
Sam Kirschner
Diana Adile Kirschner,
Richard L. Rappaport
