Hazel Kemshall (Editor), Jacki Pritchard (Editor) Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN: 1853027685

Synopsis: Drawing on the experiences of practitioners from a range of backgrounds, this work is a comprehensive study of real or threatened physical violence and its consequences. Personal accounts of children and adults who have been subjected to such violence are discussed, with a view to understanding the emotional and psychological effects of their experiences. The book covers a broad spectrum of pertinent issues, including: working with children who have been subjected to violence; workplace bullying; victims and mediation; lesbian and gay experiences of crime and violence; confusing violence - misunderstanding people with dementia; war trauma and the aftermath of violent political division; a police perspective on domestic violence. The contributors analyze the effective delivery of support, assistance and therapy to victims, focusing, on practical methods, techniques and skills. The personal accounts also provide a unique perspective. This book should be of interest for all professionals working with victims of violence.

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Paul Lockley, Paperback - 265 pages (March 1999) Free Association Books; ISBN: 1853434523

Synopsis:
Violence against women is a serious and very common social problem which, paradoxically, is still under-resourced and little understood. Paul Lockley guides the reader through the reality of such violence and different perceptions of it. This leads to an examination of how the distorting lens of theory can rationalize such abusive behaviour, with the result that helpers can not only fail to be of assistance, but also put women at risk. This is a comprehensive and practical handbook in which the author, letting his clients do the talking, combines a hands-on approach with the application of recent research and established theory. The outcome is not just a call for counsellors to have a grasp of practical needs, an awareness of risks, and an empathy and non-judgmental view of clients. It also calls for a radical review of person-centre counselling wherein the skills, values and understanding are all shaped to take account of the power imbalance in violent relationships. This book should prove invaluable for counsellors, social workers, support workers or befrienders involved or likely to be involved in counselling women in violent relationships.

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Judith Lewis Herman, Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List; ISBN: 0863584047

Synopsis: This is a book about restoring connections: between the public and private worlds; between individuals and communities; and between men and women. The author, a psychiatrist, makes the link between the "heroic" suffering of men in war and political struggle, and the degraded suffering of women through rape, incest and domestic violence. She identifies a fresh diagnostic category for those suffering from "hidden" traumas, and proposes a recovery programme which favours a process of reintegration.

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Wendy Maltz, Jossey Bass Wiley; ISBN: 0669140856

Synopsis: Describes the psychological damage done by incest, discusses treatment therapies, and tells how to help incest victims develop normal adult attitudes towards sex.

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Lois Arnold, Basement Project; ISBN: 1901335054

Synopsis: A handbook which aims to help workers understand the effects of abuse on an individual and the needs resulting from it.

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Zetta Bear (Editor), Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ISBN: 1853024244

Synopsis: By addressing the issues of physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse and neglect experienced in childhood or adulthood, this book aims to provide the reader with theoretical understanding of people who have been abused, and a range of practical approaches to counselling them.

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Christiane Sanderson, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ISBN: 1853022527

Synopsis: Although little research has been specifically directed at retrospective treatment intervention with adult survivors, its importance is beginning to be recognized. "Counselling Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse" examines the theories which attempt to account for the occurrence of child sexual abuse, explains the traumatic impact of child sexual abuse, and looks at the ways in which these effects can be ameliorated and the adult healed. Treatment techniques and the role of the counsellor in employing these techniques are also discussed in such a way that the counsellor can make use of the book not only as a review of current theory, but also as a practical handbook for use with clients who may be adult survivors of child sexual abuse.

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Jacqui Saradjian, Helga Hanks, John Wiley and Sons; ISBN: 0471960721

Synopsis: This work is based on in-depth research with more than fifty women who have sexually abused children and therapy that has been carried out with several such women. It describes many aspects of their lives: childhood; own abuse histories; adult relationships with partners, peers and children; social stresses; support networks; and coping strategies. The women's attitudes, beliefs and opinions are reflected throughout and the research is illustrated with relevant case material. Based on this research, an integrated theoretical model is proposed as to the motivations involved when women sexually abuse children. Therapists working in a variety of settings can use the strategies presented in the book to assess a woman's risk of sexually abusing children, and to develop a therapeutic relationship that has been found to be effective in prior interventions. The book also describes the results of research into women involved in ritual abuse.

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Anne L. Horton, (Editor), Barry L. Johnson (Editor), Lynn M. Roundy (Editor), Doran Williams (Editor), Sage Publications Inc (USA); ISBN: 0803933916

Synopsis: Using a practical approach based on an extensive research programme, this book provides a basic profile of the incest perpetrator, treatment guidelines and referral options, and future implications for research and practice.

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Kim Etherington, Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN: 1853028185

Synopsis: Presents first-hand accounts from two male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and from the counsellor who worked with them. The two brothers suffered severe sexual abuse from their father and were each unaware of the other's ordeal. The author describes the counsellor's perspective, and draws out the implications for counselling practice. She discusses the client-counsellor relationship, the techniques and approaches she used and makes links with her other work.

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Frank G. Bolton, Larry A. Morris, Ann E. MacEachron, Sage Publications; ISBN: 0803932375

Synopsis: This book discusses "the literature specific to sexual abuse of males as well as general theories of sexual abuse adapted to male victims. The effects of sexual abuse are evaluated in the ecological framework of developing male sexuality ...Issues {the authors feel} clinicians should consider in the assessment and treatment of male victims are listed, as well as descriptionsof psychological instruments and cognitive-behavioral techniques that might be employed." (Readings) Bibliography.

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Etherington, Kim, Pitman, ISBN 0273616560

Synopsis: The book addresses current controversies such as abuse by clergy and "false memory syndrome". It should be of interest to counsellors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, probation officers and others engaged in the process of dealing with or alleviating the effects of abuse.

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Dobash & Dobash, Publisher: Routledge ISBN 0415036100

"Women, Violence and Social Change" argues that refuges and shelters stand at the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base, movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and social services to provide greater assistance to women. Well-known for their research on violence against women and as the authors of the acclaimed book "Violence Against Wives", Rebecca and Russell Dobash examine the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions of the state and the on the nature of diverted and thwarted struggles. The text also analyzes the development of new therapeutic approaches aimed at abused women and violent men, and shows how these have detracted from efforts to assist women and end violence.

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