Breaking Free
Help For Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse
Published on 15. February 2018
320 pages
978-1-84709-466-7 (ISBN)
Description
This classic book has helped many thousands of people to manage the impact that childhood sexual abuse has had on their lives. The positive and optimistic approach continues to empower survivors to break free from the past.
This new edition by clinical psychologist Kay Toon now refers to types of abuse that have come to light more recently, such as street exploitation, and abuse by celebrities, politicians and football coaches, as well as the use of digital technology to groom children and young people.
Breaking Free is regularly recommended by agony aunts and therapists. A Department of Health project provided copies of Breaking Free and the Breaking Free Workbook to NHS Mental Health Provider Trusts.
'The voice of the cowed, betrayed and helpless sexually abused child speaks powerfully throughout this book.'
British Journal of Psychiatry
'The way the book instils hope is inspiring'
Journal of Social Work Practice
'This book will be enormously helpful to those who have endured sexual abuse.'
Nursing Times
This new edition by clinical psychologist Kay Toon now refers to types of abuse that have come to light more recently, such as street exploitation, and abuse by celebrities, politicians and football coaches, as well as the use of digital technology to groom children and young people.
Breaking Free is regularly recommended by agony aunts and therapists. A Department of Health project provided copies of Breaking Free and the Breaking Free Workbook to NHS Mental Health Provider Trusts.
'The voice of the cowed, betrayed and helpless sexually abused child speaks powerfully throughout this book.'
British Journal of Psychiatry
'The way the book instils hope is inspiring'
Journal of Social Work Practice
'This book will be enormously helpful to those who have endured sexual abuse.'
Nursing Times
Reviews / Votes
The voice of the cowed, betrayed and helpless sexually abused child speaks powerfully throughout this book. * British Journal of Psychiatry * 'The way the book instils hope is inspiring' * Journal of Social Work Practice *More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
La Vergne
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,43 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84709-466-7 (9781847094667)
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08/2022
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Person
Kay Toon recently retired as a clinical psychologist. The late Carolyn Ainscough (d 2000)was a clinical psychologist.
Content
- Intro
- Part 1: Sexual abuse changes lives
- 1 Survival and recovery: the journey begins
- 2 The impact of child sexual abuse
- Part 2: 'It must have been my fault'
- 3 'Why me?'
- 4 'Why didn't I tell?'
- 5 Silent ways of telling
- 6 'What happened when I did tell'
- Part 3: Tackling the problems
- 7 Buried feelings
- 8 Anxiety, fears and trauma
- 9 Depression and low self-esteem
- 10 Eating problems and body image
- 11 Sex and sexuality
- Part 4: Feelings towards others
- 12 Children
- 13 Mothers
- 14 Abusers
- Part 5: Breaking free
- 15 Overcoming the problems
- 16 Working towards prevention
- 17 The journey continues
- Appendix 1: Keeping safe, how to breathe properly and how to manage panic attacks
- Appendix 2: Survivors speak out
- Sources of help
- Further reading
- Search terms
