Main description:

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Foreword (Christine A. Courtois)

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I: LIVING WITH THE TRAUMA

Chapter 1. Why Is Childhood Sexual Abuse So Traumatic? (Sheri Oz)

Defining CSA

Power and Exploitation

The Child's Experience of the Abuse Event

Chapter 2. Trapped in the World of Trauma (Sheri Oz and Sarah-Jane Ogiers)

Control

Growing Up a Survivor

Into Adulthood

Chapter 3. Intimate Relationships and the World of Trauma (Sheri Oz)

The CSA Survivor in an Intimate Relationship

Couples Relationships

Changes in the Relationship During the CSA Survivor's Therapy

Sexuality

Modifying the Couples Contract

PART II: THE JOURNEY

Chapter 4. Choosing a Therapist: A Client's Perspective (Sarah-Jane Ogiers)

The Basics

Knowing a Poor Fit

The Ideal Therapist

Coda

Chapter 5. Stages of Therapy: Breaking Through the Wall of Fear (Sheri Oz and Sarah-Jane Ogiers)

The Map of the Therapeutic Process

Starting the Journey

The Wall of Fear

Continuing the Journey

Chapter 6. Closure: Coming to Peace with the Past (Sheri Oz and Sarah-Jane Ogiers)

Confrontations

Revenge Fantasies

Forgiveness

Justice

Reconciliation

Forgiveness Again

Closure

Chapter 7. How I Get Through Therapy in One Piece (Sarah-Jane Ogiers)

Support Network

Coping Alone

Epilogue

PART III: COMPANIONS ON THE JOURNEY

Chapter 8. Children of Survivors: Growing up in the Shadow of Trauma (Sheri Oz)

What the Research Says

Should I Tell My Children I Was Abused?

The Voices of the Children

A Final Word to Survivor Parents

Chapter 9. Being a Therapist: Notes on Working with CSA Survivors (Sheri Oz)

Starting Out

What the Literature Says About Being a CSA Therapist

My Own Experiences as a CSA Therapist

Boundary Issues in the Literature

Personal experience with Boundary Dilemmas

Special Challenges in Clinical Work

Concluding Words

A Final Thought

Appendix A: Beginning Therapy (Sheri Oz)

Before-and-After Drawing

Two-Photo Collage

Timing of the Exercises

Appendix B: Interview Questions

The Questionnaire

Glossary

References

Index