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After abuse : a health practitioner's guide to the mental health of adults who were sexually abused in childhood Mammen, Gita

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Camberwell, Vic. Australian Council for Educational Research 2006Description: ix, 139 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780864314055
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.858369 MAM
Summary: After Abuse is a resource for primary healthcare practitioners in community health, rural health, mental health, solo private practice. It sets out to provide specialist knowledge to healthcare practitioners that deal with disclosure from, and provide help to, adult survivors' of childhood sexual abuse. This resource provides practitioners the tools to help an adult survivor to address the mental health issues related to their childhood sexual abuse. The author uses plain english to take the reader through strategies and techniques in working with survivors of child sexual abuse. Case studies are used to provide information in a format that cuts across professional demarcations and can be utilised by practitioners from varying fields of training.
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After Abuse is a resource for primary healthcare practitioners in community health, rural health, mental health, solo private practice. It sets out to provide specialist knowledge to healthcare practitioners that deal with disclosure from, and provide help to, adult survivors' of childhood sexual abuse. This resource provides practitioners the tools to help an adult survivor to address the mental health issues related to their childhood sexual abuse. The author uses plain english to take the reader through strategies and techniques in working with survivors of child sexual abuse. Case studies are used to provide information in a format that cuts across professional demarcations and can be utilised by practitioners from varying fields of training.

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