Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many
women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists,
and more recently mental health activists. Women and Child Sexual
Abuse draws on this revolutionary legacy to re-evaluate mainstream
and feminist approaches to understanding women and child sexual
abuse. The book aims to contribute to the ongoing development of a
knowledge-base for working with abused women and girls.
Women and Child Sexual Abuse draws on feminism and
post-structuralism to critically examine current perceptions of
women, girls and child sexual abuse in psychology, psychiatry and
the mass media. The book demonstrates the need to question the use
of formulaic methods in working with abused women and girls, and
calls for an explicit concern with politics, principles and ethics
in the related areas of theory, research and practice.
Using research into women who have been sexually abused in
childhood, andwho are detained in maximum security mental health
care, Sam Warner explores and identifies key principles for
practice. A social recovery model of intervention is developed, and
case study examples are used to demonstrate its applicability in a
range of practice areas. These include abuse psychotherapy; expert
witness reports in child protection; with mothers of abused girls;
and with women and girls in secure care contexts.
This thorough investigation of this emotive issue provides a
clear theoretical and practical framework for understanding and
coping with child sexual abuse. This book will be of interest to
anyone who works with children and adults who have been sexually
abused. This includes clinical psychologists, therapistsand other
professionals that work in mental health, psychotherapy and social
services; and legal settings within both community and secure care
contexts. It should also be essential reading for students and
academics in this area.
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