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Title Surviving sexual violence : a guide to recovery and empowerment / edited by Thema Bryant-Davis
Published Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 372 p.)
Contents pt. 1. Overview of specific sexual violations. Surviving sexual harrassment : coping with, recognizing, and preventing unwanted sexual behaviors in the workplace / NiCole T. Buchanan and Zaje A. Harrell ; Human trafficking : not an isolated issue / Michelle Contreras and Melissa Farley ; Sexual assault by strangers and nonintimate associates / Kelly Cue Davis ; Marital rape and sexual violation by intimate partners / A. Monique Clinton-Sherrod and Jennifer Hardison Walters ; War and sexual violence in the military / Janet C'de Baca ; Multiple perpetrator sexual assault : risk factors, effects, and help-seeking / Shaquita Tillman ; Understanding child sexual abuse : prevalence, multicultural considerations, and life span effects / Anneliese A. Singh and April Sikes -- pt. 2. Paths of recovery. Cognitive and behavioral treatments for sexual violence / Diane T. Castillo ; Rape crisis centers : serving survivors and their communities / Jessica Shaw and Rebecca Campbell ; Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for sexual assault / Diane Clayton ; Family systems and recovery from sexual violence and trauma / Amy Tuttle ; Feminist counseling as a pathway to recovery / Carolyn Zerbe Enns ; Restoring relationships : group interventions for suvivors / Shannon M. Lynch ; Mind-body practices for recovery from sexual trauma / Patricia L. Gerbarg and Richard P. Brown ; An integration of narrative therapy and positive psychology with sexual abuse survivors / Z. Seda Sahin and Melissa L. McVicker ; A psychodynamic approach to recovery from sexual assault / Pratyusha Tummala-Narra ; Psychoeducation to reduce distress and promote adaptive coping among adult women following sexual assault / Joanne L. Davis, Heidi S. Resnick, and Rachael M. Swopes ; The benefits of self-defense training for sexual assault survivors / Leanne R. Brecklin ; Social support and resilience in the aftermath of sexual assault : suggestions across life course, gender, and racial groups / Tamara G.J. Leech and Marci Littlefield ; Spirituality/religion as a healing pathway for survivors of sexual violence / Sannisha Dale and Jessica Henderson Daniel ; Writing your way to peace and power : empowerment journaling as a pathway to healing and growth / Shelly P. Harrell
Summary This book will help educate and empower survivors of sexual violation to work through the healing process. Sexual violation affects survivors but does not have to dictate their future, and this book shows readers how various paths to healing can help them not only overcome the trauma of sexual assault, but also thrive as they move on with their lives. Contributors aim to arm the reader with access to multiple internal and external resources that can be tapped into during the recovery journey
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Subject Sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation
Sexual abuse victims -- Psychology
Sex Offenses -- psychology
Crime Victims -- rehabilitation
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare.
Sexual abuse victims -- Psychology
Sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Sexueller Missbrauch
Sexuella övergrepp -- brottsoffer -- rehabilitering.
Psykologi -- behandling.
Sexuella trakasserier.
Kvinnohandel.
Prostitution.
Genre/Form Electronic books
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Bryant-Davis, Thema
LC no. 2021679535
ISBN 9781442206410
1442206411