The book is a serious attempt to explain to workers and to clients how a programme for abuse survivors actually works. Simon is an experienced person-centred counsellor, who uses all the well-tried methods which have been successful in work with abuse survivors.'
- Community Care
'I found this book very easy to read, it is relevant, understandable and useful. It puts into words the various feelings I had before, during and still do after group/individual counselling.'
- Yvonne, a survivor and group member
Based on his own practical experience of working with over a hundred individuals who have suffered childhood sexual abuse, Dave Simon has created a structured counselling programme that is specifically tailored for working with adult or adolescent survivors. The programme can be used in individual, group, couple and family work, and it provides a path of recovery for the survivors that is as safe and easy as possible for them to follow.
Written in plain, jargon-free language this book provides a comprehensive introduction to counselling for those who have suffered child sex abuse. The author first explains the basic elements of the programme - its structure, progression, reasoning, time-scale and philosophy - before discussing the unique issues and problems associated with childhood sexual abuse that are likely to arise over the course of the programme. The theoretical discussion is illustrated with case studies and practical examples throughout and the appendix provides further information and insights, including examples of poetry by adult survivors.
