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Authors: Lynn Grotsky, Carel Camerer
ISBN-13: 9780761920793, ISBN-10: 076192079X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: December 1999
Edition: SPIRAL

Author Biography: Lynn Grotsky

Book Synopsis

This easy-to-follow manual presents techniques for working with groups of children who have been sexually abused. It begins with an overview of the theory and literature of group therapy with children and then offers seven sections on psycho-social skill building techniques, trust building, self esteem, identifying and expressing feelings, healing the inner child, relationships, boundary setting, and prevention skills.

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction	1
2	Therapy Groups and Support Groups: Differences, Goals, and Group Flow	5
3	Special Considerations in Setting Up Groups	13
4	Group Format	25
5	Screening Group Members	27
6	Safety and Trust Exercises	41
7	Self-Esteem Exercises	69
8	Internal and External Boundaries Exercises	99
9	Dynamics of Sexual Abuse Exercises	159
10	Trigger Responses Exercises	211
11	Healthy Body Image and Self-Protection Exercises	243
12	Closing Exercises	275
	App.: Sample Group Outlines	289
	References	309
	About the Authors	311