Treatment Strategies for Abused Adolescents

Download or read book Treatment Strategies for Abused Adolescents written by Cheryl L. Karp and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997-12-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapists can find helping adolescents who have suffered from early physical, sexual and//or emotional trauma to move through trauma resolution to emerge as healthy survivors a frustrating task, because of a scarcity of reference material available for this age group. This volume - together with the accompanying Activity Manual - has been written to fill this gap. The volume provides a practical and accessible package of theory and hands-on activities, specifically designed for use by practitioners in either individual or group settings. The authors highlight their four-phase approach of recovery: building the therapeutic relationship; processing the abuse; repairing the sense of self; and becoming more `future orie