Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Contibutors; Foreword; Preface; PART I: TRAUMA; The Rights of the Child and the State of the World's Children; Children and Youth in the Spotlight. SOS Children's Villages -- Providing for Children in Need; What is Psychological Trauma?. Methods of Treatment; PART II: SEPARATION; "..and I didn't even know who I was anymore." Children of Divorce; "If I could become anyone else in the world ... ": Traumatization through Separation and Loss; Coping with Grief after Separation and Loss. A Case Study
Separation as Trauma, Relationship as TherapyPART III: SEXUAL ABUSE; Child Sexual Abuse. Challenges Facing Child Protection and Mental Health Professionals; Early Crisis. On Dealing with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents at SOS Children's Village Facilities in Germany; Sexual Abuse in the Family. A Case Study; Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse in Latin America, with a Special Look at Paraguay; PART IV: WAR; Children in War. Experiences from Croatia; The Work of SOS Children's Villages in War Zones; Childhood Dreams Lost. War-Traumatized Children in Rwanda
SOS Children's Villages in the Bosnia-Herzegovina War Zone"Who killed her?": SOS Children's Villages Lebanon During the War; PART V: PROFESSIONAL HELPERS; The Importance of Professional Helpers' Mental Health; Training -- Continuing Education -- Reflection on Practice; Index
