Websites
MedLinePlus. Hundreds of links to websites on child sexual abuse.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsexualabuse.html#cat29
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) A coalition of U.S. treatment centers. Articles on many topics, trainings, finding help.
http://www.nctsnet.org
PANdora’s Box. Information and resources on all facets of child abuse.
http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/
Parenting a child who has been sexually abused.
http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/
Books for children
Federico, Julie K. (2009) Some parts are not for sharing. Tate Publishing, Mustang, OK.
NOTE: Pre-school and first grade.
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Freeman, Lory and Deach, Carol. (1982) It’s my body. Parenting Press, Seattle, WA.
NOTE: Pre-school.
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Girard, Linda Walvoord. (1984) My body is private. Albert Whitman and Co, Morton Grove, IL.
NOTE: Third and fourth grades.
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Hindman, Jan. (1997) A very touching book: For little people and for big people.
NOTE: Kindergarten and first grade.
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Spelman, Cornelia Maude and Weidner, Teri. (1997) Your body belongs to you. Albert Whitman and Co, Morton Grove, IL.
NOTE: Kindergarten and first grade.
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Sanford, Doris. (1990) Don’t make me go back, Mommy: A child’s book about Satanic ritual abuse. Multnomah Press, Portland, OR.
NOTE: Children’s book. A little girl discloses about ritual abuse in day care, and is believed and helped by her parents and therapist. Popular with adults with inner children. Not for children who are being abused at home.
Starishevsky, Jill (2009) My body belongs to me. Safety Star Media, NY, NY.
NOTE: Kindergarten and first grade. For children who have been sexually abused.
Books
Anon, Ed. (By Building a Europe for and with Children Program) (2010) Protecting children from sexual violence: A comprehensive approach. Council of Europe Publishing, Strasbourg, Germany
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Foreword – Overview of the nature and extent of child
sexual abuse in Europe – The United Nations legislative framework for
the protection of children from sexual violence – Sexual violence
against children: The European legislative framework sand outline of
Council of Europe conventions and European Union policy – Children’s
participation in policy and practice to prevent child sexual abuse:
Developing empowering interventions – Towards a child-friendly justice
and support for child victims of sexual abuse – Against all odds:
Communicating about sexual violence – Sexual abuse of children with
disabilities – Preventing and signaling sexual violence against
children: Policies and standards for child care in Europe – Child
helplines as awareness-raising, referral and reporting mechanisms on
sexual violence against children – Training professionals: An essential
strategy for eradicating child sexual abuse – The responsibility and
coordination of professionals in tackling child sexual abuse -Teaching
children to protect themselves from sexual abuse – Sexuality education
and the prevention of sexual violence – Gathering data on sexual
violence against children – Preventing sexual violence against children
through citizenship and human rights education – Recovery services for
child victims of sexual violence and their families: What can be
offered? Child and adolescent sexual abusers For a rehabilitative
approach driven by scientific evidence – Children and young people
exhibiting sexually harmful behavior – The Internet dimension of sexual
violence against children- Awareness raising to combat online sexual
violence – Engaging the travel and tourism sector in protecting children
from sexual exploitation – Stop sex traf?cking of children and young
people: A unique EPCAT and Body Shop campaign – Selected Council of
Europe conventions and adopted texts
NOTE: From the publisher: “(This
book) is divided into five parts, presenting a European overview and
covering the existing legal frameworks; abuse prevention and reporting;
rehabilitation and social reintegration of victims; sexual violence on
the Internet; and public and private partnerships against abuse. It also
sheds light on the little-known problem of children who are sexually
abusing other children…. This publication also highlights new
concepts, facts and recommendations. Foremost is the significant lack of
data on the prevalence and nature of sexual violence in Europe,
underscoring the need for co-ordinated pan-European research and
information gathering, which are vital to effective policy making and
programme design. It also sounds the alarm for urgent co-ordinated
action in various fields to drastically improve child protection through
awareness raising; targeted and specialised training, intervention and
therapy programmes; sex education in schools; responsible family
attitudes; and justice systems with tighter abuse laws and which take
account of children’s special needs as reliable witnesses…The hope is
that this publication will inspire judges, The police, educators,
governments, the media and legislatures to join the campaign and expose,
demythify and take concerted action to combat sexual violence against
children, a phenomenon that affects as many as 20% of children in
Europe.”
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Arnaldo, Carlos A., Ed. (2010) Child abuse on the Internet: Ending the silence. UNESCO, Paris, France and Berghahn Books, Brooklyn, NY and Oxford, England.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: A global overview of child abuse and neglect: Sri Lanka,
Philippines, Kenya, Brazil, Albania – The vita role of NGOs –
Paedolphilia: A psychiatric and psychoanalytic point of view –
Paedolphilia: The work of associations and the role of the media – Child
pornography on the Internet – Research, information and sensitizing the
public – Paedophiles networking on the Internet – Child predators on
the Web – Freedom of speech, information, and the protection of privacy –
Freedom of information on the Internet – Legal issues and problems in
protecting children against pornography – Legal and juridical aspects:
extraterritorial law and extradition – International cooperation in law
enforcement – Casa Alianzas legal work in Central America – Children and
law: the case of Hong Kong – The technical response: blocking,
filtering, and rating the Internet – The Internet industry and illegal
content – self-regulation by the Internet industry – A research and
civic initiative in Belgium – A journalist’s view of the problem in Asia
– The NGO response: ECPAT Internationals strategy – Declaration and
plan of action – The World Citizen Movement to Protect Innocence in
Danger – Epilogue: The child is a person – The United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the Child – List of sites for the protection of
children
NOTE: From the publisher: “This volume records the response
of … various sectors and shows how individuals and organizations can
cooperate effectively. It describes the major work being carried out in
some African countries, in Albania, Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines,
and Sri Lanka, and shows the efforts being made to share information and
build networks. A reference section provides the site locations of
organizations that have made significant advances in protecting children
online. In addition, this book offers an action plan to encourage
cooperation with others in the same fields in a coherent and coordinated
manner.”
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Bitz, Margaret (1990). “The impact of ritualistic abuse for sexually abused children and their adoptive families.” in Adoption and the sexually abused child. McNamara,
Joan and McNamara, Bernard H. (eds.) Family Resources Adoption Program,
226 North Highland Avenue, Ossining, NY, 10562.
NOTE: Provides a
definition of ritual abuse, outlines range of behaviors ritually abused
children exhibit, and offers advice to adoptive parents.
Bottoms, Bette L., Najdowski, Cynthia J. and Goodman, Gail S. (2009) Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders: Psychological science and the law. Guilford Press, NY, NY
NOTE:
From the publisher: “Grounded in the latest clinical and developmental
knowledge, this book brings together leading authorities to examine the
critical issues that arise when children and adolescents become involved
in the justice system. Chapters explore young people’s capacities,
competencies, and special vulnerabilities as victims, witnesses, and
defendants. Key topics include the reliability of children’s abuse
disclosures, eyewitness testimony, interviews, and confessions; the
evolving role of the expert witness; the psychological impact of trauma
and of legal involvement; factors that shape jurors’ perceptions of
children; and what works in rehabilitating juvenile offenders. Policies
and practices that are not supported by science are identified, and
approaches to improving them are discussed.”
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Briere, John, et al (ed.) (1996) The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
NOTE:
Child abuse professionals contributed chapters on child maltreatment,
medical and legal issues, reporting and prevention, and delivery of
services; includes chapter on “Ritualistic Abuse of Children.”
Cattanach, Ann. (2003) Introduction to Play Therapy. Brunner-Routledge, NY, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: The meaning of childhood – Definitions of play therapy –
Models of play therapy – Training and professional issues for play
therapists – Settings for play therapy – Helping children through
difficult life events and with chronic conditions – Play therapy and
therapeutic play – Research in play therapy
NOTE: From the
publisher: A’ variety of models of working with play are explored, and
an evaluation of the meaning of childhood is discussed in clear
language, illustrated with clinical examples. This book will help adults
who communicate with children in any role, be they parents, teachers or
therapists.’
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Clawar, Stanley S. and Rivlin, Brynne V. (1991) Children held hostage: Dealing with programmed and brainwashed children. Section of Family Law, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL.
Committee
on Child Abuse Prevention (1991). Ritualistic child abuse in
California. Government report. (Available from State of California,
Health and Welfare Agency, Department of Social Services, State Social
Services Advisory Board, 744 “P” Street, M.S. 17-01, Sacramento, CA
95814).
NOTE: From the publisher “This is the first book to provide
objective methods for establishing that a child has been brainwashed by
one parent against another. It is based on a ten-year study of 700 cases
in the authors’ counseling and evaluative work with children of
divorced couples.”
Conte, Jon R., Ed. (2002) Critical issues in
child sexual abuse: Historical, legal, and psychological perspectives.
Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction – An Interview with Roland Summit – Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse in the United States –
When
Paradigms Collide: Roland Summit and the Rediscovery of Child Sexual
Abuse – Scientific Support for Expert Testimony on Child Sexual Abuse
Accommodation – Memory and Dimensions of Trauma: Terror May Be “All Too
Well” Remembered and Betrayal Buried – Not Necessarily Politically
Correct Reflections and Thoughts on Approaches to the Treatment of
Traumatic Material in Dissociative Identity Disorder
NOTE: From the
publisher: ““ Chapters focus on sexual offenders, children’s memory,
adult memory for trauma, children as victims, treatment challenges of
traumatized victims, victims in court, and treatment of dissociate
identity clients.”
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Corby, Brian. (1998) Managing child sexual abuse cases. Jessica Kingsley, London, England and Philadelphia, PA.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: History and ideas – Developing a response to child sexual
abuse – Aims and methodology – Setting the scene – The cases –
Investigating child sexual abuse – Protecting children and helping
families: The child protection conference – Ongoing work with families –
Two years on from the initial conference – Social work practice and
child sexual abuse – Managing child sexual abuse: Policy issues
NOTE:
From the publisher: “Written for professionals, Managing Child Sexual
Abuse Cases examines the complex nature of such cases, and explores the
problems encountered by local authority social workers who are required
to intervene in families to protect children. Using material from forty
case studies, Brian Corby analyzes the context in which child sexual
abuse is managed, and the intervention practices of social workers (and
other professionals) within this context.”
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Crewdson, John. (1988) By silence betrayed. Little, Brown, Boston, MA.
NOTE: An over-view of research on child sexual abuse, with a chapter on the McMartin case.
Crowley, Patricia. (1990) Not my child. Doubleday, NY, NY.
NOTE:
A mother’s account of discovering her daughter’s ritual abuse in the
Wee Care Nursery in New Jersey and the struggle to prosecute.
Cunningham, Louisa (ed.) Satanism and false mystical trends.
(First edition in Turkish: (2003) Satanism girdabi ve sahte metafizik
akimlar. Isik Yayinlari, Istanbul, Turkey.) The Light, Rutherford, NJ.
NOTE: About adolescent interest in Satanism in the Islamic community.
Davidson, Julia O’Connell. (2005) Children in the global sex trade. Polity Press, Cambridge, England and Malden, MA.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Introduction – Beyond Contract? Prostitutes Children and
Slaves – On Child Prostitutes as Objects, Victims and Subjects – Child
Migration and Trafficking – Paedophilia, Pornography and Prostitution –
Children in Mainstream Prostitution – Child Sex Tourism – Beyond
Binaries?
NOTE: From the publisher: “Julia O’Connell Davidson draws
attention to the multitude of ways in which children become implicated
in the sex trade, and the devastating global political and economic
inequalities that underpin their involvement. She sensitively unpicks
the relationship between different aspects of the sexual exploitation of
children, including trafficking, prostitution and pornography, at the
same time challenging popular conceptions of childhood and sexuality.”
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de Young, Mary. (2004) The day care ritual abuse moral panic. McFarland, Jefferson, NC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Preface – The Devil Goes to Day Care -Signs and Symptoms
of Ritual Abuse – Enter the Child-Savers – Contrasts and Comparisons
Between Symptom Lists – Betwixt and Between – Sample of 22 American Day
Care Ritual Abuse Cases – Demonizing Defiant Folk Devils – Morality
Plays – Legal Dispositions of 19 Untried Providers – Predictions of
Testimonial Abilities vs Actual Performance of Child Witnesses on
Cross-Examination in State v Akiki – Open Court v Shielded Testimony
of Children in the Criminal Trials of 26 Providers – Verdicts and
Sentences in Day Care Ritual Abuse Trials – Appeal Decisions in Day Care
Ritual Abuse Trials – The Devil Goes Abroad – Sample of European and
Australasian Ritual Abuse Cases – Examples of Public Inquiries into
International Ritual Abuse Cases – When All Is Said and Done – Brief
Summary of Three Ritual Abuse Laws
NOTE: From the publisher: “In the
United States during the early 1980s, hundreds of day care providers
were accused of sexually abusing their young charges in Satanic rituals
that included blood drinking, cannibalism, and human sacrifice. The
panic surrounding the ritual abuse of children has spread quickly to
Canada, Europe, and Australasia, and its rapid dispersion has been
unimpeded by international investigations that found no evidence to
corroborate the allegations and warned that a moral panic was thrusting
them into professional public attention… The book ends with a
discussion of moral panic theory and how it needs to be changed for a
complex, multi-mediated postmodern culture, and what lessons can be
learned from the scare.”
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Doyle,
Joan S. and Stoop, David. (1999) “Witness and victim of multiple
abuses: Case of Randy, age 10, in a residential treatment center, and
follow-up at age 19 in prison.” In Webb, Nancy Boyd (ed.). Play therapy with children in crisis: Individual, group, and family treatment, 2nd ed. Guilford Press, NY, NY. pp. 131-163.
NOTE:
Describes the use of play therapy to treat a ten-year-old boy diagnosed
with PTSD resulting from chronic, severe abuse and torture (ritual
abuse). Treatment was performed in a secure residential treatment
facility for children. “Follow-up: Randy, age 19” updates the case
history.
Fewster, Gerald. Ed. (1990) In the shadow of Satan: The ritual abuse of children. University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Canada.
NOTE: Special issue of Journal of child and youth care; includes bibliographical references.
Finkelhor, David, Meyer-Williams, Linda and Burns, Nanci (1988). Nursery crimes: Sexual abuse in day care. Sage Press, Newbury Park, CA?NOTE: Presents results of study of sexual abuse in over 200 day care centers in the United States.
Finkelhor, David et al. (1986, 1990) A sourcebook on child sexual abuse. Sage, Newbury Park, CA.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Introduction – Prevalence – High Risk Children – Abusers: A
Review of the Research – Abusers: Special Topics – Initial and
Long-term Effects: A Review of the Research – Initial and Long-term
Effects: A Conceptual Framework – Designing New Studies – Prevention: A
Review of Programs and Research – References
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Geffner, Robert, Crumpton-Franey, Kristina, and Geffner, Teri, Eds. (2004) Identifying and treating youth who sexually offend: Current approaches, techniques, and research. Hayworth Press, Binghampton, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Assessment and Treatment: Youth who Sexually Offend:
Theoretical Issues: Characteristics of Youth who Sexually Offend:
Testing an Etiological Model for Male Juvenile Sexual Offending against
Females: Assessing Sexually Abusive Youth: Differentiating Youth who
Sexually Abuse: Risk Assessment of Sexually Abusive Youth: Emerging
Strategies for Risk Assessment of Sexually Abusive Youth: Interviewing
Strategies with Sexually Abusive Youth: Treatment of Juveniles Who
Sexually Offend: Working with Parents to Reduce Juvenile Sex Offender
Recidivism: : Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescents Who
Sexually Offend and Their Families: An Integrated Experiential Approach
to Treating Young People Who Sexually Abuse: Multi-Family Group
Therapy for Sexually Abusive Youth: Current Practices in Residential
Treatment for Adolescent Sexual Offenders: Recidivism and Resilience in
Juvenile Sexual Offenders: Treatment Effectiveness for Male Adolescent
Sexual Offenders: An Investigation of Successfully Treated Adolescent
Sex Offenders: Index
NOTE: Among other topics, this book covers
subtypes of offenders, risk assessment methods, clinical interviewing,
including families in treatment, multi-family group therapy, and
residential treatment.
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Giarretto, Henry. (1982) Integrated Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse: A Treatment and Training Manual. Science Behavior Books, Palo Alto, CA.
NOTE:
From the publisher: “How to develop a comprehensive, community-based
program preventing incest and treating victims, their families, and
their perpetrators.”:
Gil, Eliana Ed. (2006) Helping abused and traumatized children: Integrating directive and nondirective approaches. Guilford Press, NY, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: From Sensitivity to Competence in Working across Cultures –
Diversity and Universality – Suggestions and Research on Multicultural
Play Therapy –
The Impact of Culture on Art Therapy with Children –
Play Therapy with Major Cultural Groups – Play Therapy in the African
American Village – Therapeutic Play with Hispanic Clients – Musings on
Working with Native American Children in Play Therapy – Play Therapy
with Asian Children – Appendix; Multicultural Play Therapy Resources
NOTE:
From the publisher: “Children who have been traumatized by sexual
abuse or other maltreatment may deal with their painful feelings and
memories in many different ways. How can a therapist build strong
relationships with these vulnerable young clients? What is the best way
to target trauma-related symptomatology when a child is unable or
unwilling to “talk about it”? This book presents an integrative
treatment model that combines play and other expressive therapies with
elements of cognitive-behavioral and family therapy.”
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Goodyear-Brown, Paris, Ed. (2011) Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse: Identification, Assessment, and Treatment. J. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
NOTE:
From the publisher: “ Offering a snapshot of the state of the field as
it stands today, Handbook of Child Sexual Abuse explores a variety of
issues related to child sexual abuse, from identification, assessment,
and treatment methods to models for implementation and prevention,
including: The impact of sexual abuse on the developing brain; The
potential implications of early sexual victimization; Navigating the
complexities of multidisciplinary teams; Forensic interviewing and
clinical assessment; Treatment options for children who have traumagenic
symptoms as a response to their sexual victimization; Treating children
with sexual behavior problems and adolescents who engage in illegal
sexual behavior; Secondary trauma and vicarious traumatization;
“Cultural considerations and prevention efforts.
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Greven, Philip J. (1992). Spare the child: The religious roots of punishment and the psychological impact of physical abuse. Vintage Books, NY, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: PART I: The Problem – PART II: Experiences – Moral Suasion
and Nonviolence – Before Conscious Memory Begins – Consequences –
Anxiety and Fear – Anger and Hate – Empathy and Apathy – Melancholy and
Depression – Obsessiveness and Rigidity – Protect and Destroy –
Dissociation – Memories of Pain and Punishments – Disciplined to Death –
PART III: Rationales – RELIGIOUS RATIONALES: Eternal Punishment –
Breaking Wills – Methodologies of Punishment – The Last Resort – SECULAR
RATIONALES: Judicial Justifications – Behaviorist Arguments – PART IV:
Paranoia – Sadomasochism – Domestic Violence – Aggression and
Delinquency – Authoritarianism – The Apocalyptic Impulse – PART V:
Choices NOTE: From the publisher:
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Hayden, Torey. L. (1991) Ghost girl. Avon Books, NY, NY.
NOTE: A special education teacher recognizes ritual abuse in one of her students.
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Hollingsworth, Jan. (1986). Unspeakable acts. Congden and Weed, Chicago. IL.
NOTE:
Documents the successful prosecution of Frank and Iliana Fuster,
convicted of sexually abusing children in their Miami, Florida
babysitting service.
Hudson, Pamela S. (1991) Ritual child abuse: discovery, diagnosis and treatment.
R&E Publishers, Saratoga, CA.?NOTE: A survey of symptoms of child
survivors of extra-familial ritual abuse and a discussion of therapy
with both agitated and ‘frozen’ children.
Hunter, Mic. (ed.) (1995) Child survivors and perpetrators of sexual abuse: Treatment innovations. Sage Pub., Thousand Oaks, CA.
NOTE:
The first chapter discusses the facilitation of emotional regulation
and impulse control in children who have been sexually abused and
provides clinicians with practical treatment recommendations. Another
chapter describes the specialized treatment of adolescent survivors of
abuse within the hospital setting and provides criteria for determining
when inpatient treatment is appropriate. The final chapter in this
section deals with ritual abuse, a controversial and emotionally charged
topic. The most controversial topic within the field of sexual abuse is
whether to define sexually aggressive children as victims or
perpetrators. The definition chosen depends on the type of treatment
provided. The chapters here present a cultural background for addressing
this issue, a model for identifying sexually aggressive children, a
treatment model for working with such youngsters that allow young
offenders to assume responsibility for their emotions and behaviors
without assuming the shame of a negative label, and a treatment model
for working with the parents of these children.
James, Beverly Ed. (2008) Handbook for treatment of attachment-trauma problems in children. The Free Press, NY, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Introduction – Human Attachments and Trauma – The
Alarm-Numbing Response – Attachment vs Trauma Bonds – Assessment of
Attachment in Traumatized Children – Relationship-Based Treatment
Categories – Treatment Essentials – Recovering Self Shattered by
Attachment Trauma -Wisdom from Those Who Have Been There – Lost Children
– Dynamic Play Therapy – Developmental Play Therapy – Playback Theatre –
A Residential Care Attachment Model – Adoption and Attachment –
Treatment Process – A Brief Treatise on Coercive Holding – Comprehensive
Case Descriptions – Maladaptive Attachment Relationships – Saying
Goodbye to Lost Relationships – Connecting in New Attachment-
Relationships – What If
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Kagan, Richard. (2004) Rebuilding attachments with traumatized children: Healing from losses, violence, abuse and neglect. Haward Press, Binghamton, NY.
Kelley,
Susan J, (1996) ”Ritualistic abuse of children.” In: Briere, John
N; Berliner, Lucy, Bulkley, Josephine A, Jenny, Carole, and Reid,
Theresa (ed.). The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment, 1st ed; Thousand
Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, pp. 90-99. ?NOTE: Ritualistic abuse is
currently one of the more controversial areas in the field of child
maltreatment. Much debate occurs over its existence, prevalence, and the
veracity of child victims’ and adult survivors’ accounts. This chapter
focuses on definitional issues, the prevalence of reported cases of
ritualistic abuse, and characteristics and impact of ritualistic abuse.
Current controversies surrounding ritualistic abuse will also be
explored. [Text, p. 90]
Kelly, Francis D., Ed. (1999) The
psychological assessment of abused and traumatized children. Lawrence
Erlbaum Assts., Mahwah, NJ, London, England
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: Young Children and The Experience of Trauma and Abuse :
The Representational World of The Young Child: The Role of the Four
Psychologies: The Psychological Representation of Abuse and Trauma:
“Object Representation Assessment Of Children: Tat and Rorschach
Research in Relation to the Abused And Traumatized Child”: Object
Representation Scales : Old Wine in New Bottles – The Borderline Child
Revisited: Contemporary Perspectives on Diagnosis and Assessment – 6:
Three Faces of Abuse and Trauma: The Sequelae of Physical, Sexual, and
Complex, Chronic Experiences of Maltreatment: The Abused and Traumatized
Child: Changes in Object Relations and Impact of Therapeutic and
Mutative Experiences and Ego Functions – The Influence : Object
Representations of Abusive and Maltreating Parents: A Tale of Two Women –
Concluding Remarks – References
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Kendrick, Martyn (1988) Anatomy of a nightmare: The failure of society in dealing with child abuse. Macmillan and Gage, Toronto, Canada.
NOTE: Account of a major ritual child abuse investigation in Canada.
Kottman, T. (1993) Play therapy in action: A casebook for practitioners. Jason Aronson, Northvale, NJ.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Introduction — Audrey, the bois d’arc and me: A time of
becoming — Family therapy for the family tyrant — Gentleman Jim and
his private war: Imagery interaction play therapy — The king of rock
and roll: An application of Adlerian play therapy — To show and not
tell: Cognitive-behavioral play therapy — Born on my bum: Jungian play
therapy — Child, protector, confidant: Structured group ecosystemic
play therapy — From meek to bold: A case study of Gestalt play therapy
— Where in the world is… my father? A time-limited play therapy —
Internal and external wars: Psychodynamic play therapy — Ann: Dynamic
play therapy with ritual abuse — Oh, but a heart, courage, and a brain:
An integrative approach to play therapy — As the child plays, so grows
the family tree: Family play therapy — Please hurt me again:
Post-traumatic play therapy with an abused child — It’s all in the
game: Game play therapy — Two by two: A filial therapy case study — I
brought my own toys today — Play therapy with adults.?
NOTE: From
the publisher: This book brings together in a single volume concrete
applications of play therapy by seasoned clinicians from various
theoretical perspectives. The goal is to reflect the broad spectrum of
approaches that now exist in the field. The major psychopathologies in
children present the therapist with different problems and therefore
require different approaches. This casebook offers step-by-step
treatment guidelines for a number of childhood difficulties, including
internalizing, externalizing, and post-traumatic disorders. It should be
of interest to both students and more advanced practitioners in a
variety of mental health disciplines, including social work; psychiatry;
clinical, counseling, and school psychology; expressive arts therapy;
child-life therapy; and psychiatric nursing.
Kraizer, Sherryll. (1996) The safe child book: A commonsense approach to protecting children and teaching children to protect themselves. Fireside Books, NY, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Introduction The Basics – Safety Without Fear – Prevention
Begins Early – The What If Game – Understanding Sexual Abuse –
Preventing Sexual Abuse – Identifying Strangers – Preventing Abuse and
Abduction by Strangers – Staying Alone – Dealing with Bullies – Choosing
Child Care – When Children Are Sexually Abused – Being a Responsible
Adult – Safety in Schools – The Safe Child Program
NOTE: From the
publisher: “The Safe Child Book gives parents effective and
nonthreatening techniques for teaching children how to protect
themselves without making them afraid…. provides a comprehensive
educational program covering a wide range of topics that concern parents
today, including sexual abuse, abduction, leaving children alone,
surfing the Internet, school safety, and choosing a day-care center or
baby-sitter.”
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Krill, William E., McKinnon, Marjorie and Volkman, Marian K. (2009. 2011) Gentling: A practical guide to treating PTSD in abused children. Loving Healing Press, Ann Arbor, MI.
NOTE:
From the publisher: “ With this book, you will: Learn child-specific
signs of PTSD in abused children; Learn how to manage the often intense
reactivity seen in stress episodes; Gain the practical, gentle, and
effective treatment tools that really help these children; Use the Child
Stress Profile (CSP) to guide treatment and measure outcomes; Deploy
handy ‘Quick Teach Sheets’ that can be copied and handed to foster
parents, teachers, and social workers.”
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Manshell, Lisa (1990). Nap time: The true story of sexual abuse at a suburban day-care center. William Morrow, NY, NY.
NOTE: Investigative reporter’s account of Margaret Kelly Michaels’ trial in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Marron, Kevin. (1988) Ritual abuse: Canada’s most infamous trial on child abuse. McClelland-Bantam (Seal), Toronto, ONT., Canada.
NOTE:
Analysis of a case in Hamilton, Ontario. Two children accused their
parents of ritual abuse; the parents were tried and convicted.
Ney, Tara, Ed. (1995) True and false allegations of child sexual abuse: Assessment and case management. Brunner-Mazel, NY, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: The Nature of Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse –
Assessing Young Children’s Sexual Behaviors in the Context of Child
Sexual Abuse Evaluations – Children’s Comprehension of Truths, Lies,
and False Beliefs – Clinical Implications of Research – Assessment and
Management of Abuse Allegations with Very Young Children – Assessment
of Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused – Assessing the Truth in
Children’s Statements -Psychotherapy and the Recovery of Repressed
Memories – An Introduction to the Cognitive Interview Technique –
Evaluating Allegations of Sexual Abuse in the Context of Divorce,
Custody, and Access Disputes – The Role of the Medical Evaluation –
Assessment of Sexual Preferences in Cases of Alleged Child Sexual Abuse –
Some Family Considerations in Assessment – The Assessment of Children
with Disabilities – The Assessment and Investigation of Ritual Abuse –
Ethical and Legal Issues in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse
NOTE: From
the publisher: “The first volume to address, through the expertise of a
diverse group of scholars and practitioners, current research and the
clinical, legal, and ethical issues that arise in sexual abuse cases.
… particular emphasis on improving the assessment and case management
of all allegations…. aims to translate complex research issues into
comprehensible and sound recommendations for practice…. also offers
useful strategies and techniques in assessment and case management,
particularly where information inconsistencies exist.”
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Reed, Robert D. and Klaus, Daniel S. (1993) Ritual child abuse. Midpoint Trade Books, NY, NY.
Richardson, Sue and Bacon, Heather, Eds. (2003) Creative response to child sexual abuse: Challenges and dilemmas. Jessica Kingsley, London, England and Philadelphia, PA.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Introduction – Unspeakable truths – Piecing the fragments
together – Attachment, trauma, and child sexual abuse – Telling the baby
crocodile’s story: – Attachment, and the continuum of disclosure –
Multi-perpetrator abuse of children: Mothers of victims tell their story
– Flamingos or sparrows? Paediatricians – Advocacy for the sexually
abused child: The role of the guardian ad litum – A zebra among horses:
Sexually abused children in the care system – Pre-trial therapy for
children who have been sexually abused – Monsters and angels: How can
child victims achieve resolution? Daleks and kerbstones: Surviving the
aftermath of abuse – Maintaining awareness of unspeakable truths:
Responses to child abuse in the longer term
NOTE: From the publisher:
“This book addresses in depth the acute practice dilemmas concerning
children who, despite the climate of increased awareness,
multi-disciplinary cooperation and legislative and procedural change,
cannot easily be protected. Drawing on lessons from the major inquiries
into child sexual abuse in the 1990s and using attachment theory as a
theoretical framework, the contributors (who include mothers and
survivors as well as a range of professionals) give guidelines for
working with the children – in particular those who, unable to disclose
their experience themselves, are the most difficult to support.”
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Rossman, B.B. and Rosenberg, Mindy S. (Eds.) (1998) Multiple victimization of children: Conceptual, developmental, research, and treatment issues. Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, Binghamton, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Introduction – Cumulative Risk and Protection Models of
Child – Stress and Coping Approaches and Research: The Impact of Marital
Conflict on Children – Trauma Models of the Effects of Childhood
Maltreatment – OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: The Victimization of
School-Age Children – Maltreated Adolescents: Victims Caught between
Childhood and Adulthood – IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT: The Effect of Multiple
Victimization on Children’s Cognition: Variations in Response – The
Effects of Child Abuse on the Self-System – Multiple Maltreatment and
the Development of Self and Emotional Regulation- The Effects of
Multiple Abuse in Interpersonal Relationships: An Attachment Perspective
– TREATMENT APPROACHES AND ISSUES: Interventions with Young Children
Who Have Been Multiply Abused – Multiple Victimization and the Process
and Outcome of Child Psychotherapy – Into the Haunted House: The
Treatment of Multiple Traumatized Adolescents – SPECIAL ISSUES:
Correlates
of Multiple Forms of Victimization in Religion-Related Child Abuse
Cases – Legal and Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Multiply Victimized
Children -CONCLUSION: Multiple Victimization of Children
NOTE: From
the publisher: “…current theoretical models and address research and
clinical issues for multiply victimized children and adolescents, with a
special focus on the impact of victimization in major domains of
development…. three different conceptual models (risk and resiliency,
stress and coping, trauma and post-traumatic reactions) from which to
view the co-occurrence of maltreatment singular and multiple
victimization literature on young children, school-age children, and
adolescents….planning research and treatment interventions, and in
formulating legal, medical, educational, and community strategies for
dealing with multiple maltreatment victims.”
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Salter, Anna C., Ed. (1988) Treating child sexual offenders and victims: A practical guide. Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA, London, England.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Occurrence of Child Sexual Abuse: Nonoffending Family
Members: Philosophy of Treatment Programs: Differences in Treating Child
Sexual Offenders and Other Clients: Offender Denial: Offender
Treatment: Relapse Prevention: Measuring the Offenders Progress: Spouse
and Victim Treatment: Victim Identification and Behavior: Conclusions:
Appendices
NOTE: From the publisher: “The author discusses methods of
treatment of offenders and includes an assessment battery, which
measures their sexual attitudes. She also addresses ways of treating
victims and minimizing trauma within the legal system.”
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Smith, Carole. (1998) The magic castle: A true story of multiple personality and one boys harrowing journey to wholeness. St. Martin’s Press, NY, NY.
NOTE:
A women adopts a foster child and stands by him as he struggles with
his history of Satanic ritual abuse. Despite being away for most of his
childhood, he returned, as programmed, for his eighteenth birthday.
Afterword by his therapist. Dr. Steven Kingsbury.
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Tate, Tim (1991). Children for the devil: Ritual abuse and Satanic crime. Methuen, London, England.
NOTE:
Documents contemporary cases of ritual child abuse in Europe and
presents an historical discussion of occult beliefs and practices
Terr, Lenore. (1990) Too scared to cry: Psychic trauma in childhood. Basic Books, NY, NY.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: A First Glance at Childhood Trauma – Part I:
The Emotions of Childhood Psychic Trauma – Chapter 2: Terror – Chapter
3: Rage – Chapter 4: Denial and Numbing – Chapter 5: Unresolved Grief –
Chapter 6: Shame and Guilt – Part II: The Mental Work of Childhood
Psychic Trauma – Chapter 7: Misperception – Chapter 8: Time Goes Awry –
Chapter 9: Remembering Trauma – Chapter 10: School Work and Fantasy Work
– Chapter 11: Repeated Dreams – Part III: The Behaviors of Childhood
Psychic Trauma – Chapter 12: Post-Traumatic Play – Chapter 13:
Post-Traumatic Reenactment – Part IV: Treatment and Contagion of
Childhood Psychic Trauma – Chapter 14: Treatment – Chapter 15: Close
Encounters of the Traumatic Kind
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Waterman, Jill, Kelly, Robert J. Oliveri, Mary Kay, and McCord, Jane. (1993) Behind the playground walls: Sexual abuse in preschools. Guilford Press, NY, NY.
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(from the jacket) Representing over six years of research with children
reporting nonritualistic and ritualistic sexual abuse in preschool
settings, this book examines the effects of reported molestation on
young children and their families. Based on data gathered from the
children, parents, and therapists in a comparison study, the book covers
the effects on children’s behavior, fears, PTSD symptoms, sexuality,
achievement, school performance, and self-concept. The ways in which the
children and their families coped with reports of abuse and the factors
associated with positive short- and long-term outcome are detailed.
Part I of the book outlines the scope of the problem. Cases from two
communities — alleged ritualistic abuse in several preschools in
Manhattan Beach, California, and nonritualistic abuse in a preschool day
care setting in Reno, Nevada — are described and compared with a
control group of nonabused children from southern California. The
background literature is reviewed, as are the methods, procedures, and
limitations of the study. Chapters in Part II offer perspectives on what
happened to the children and the patterns of disclosure in therapy.
Part III concentrates on the aftermath of such cases, with separate
chapters on the children’s overall levels of distress and cognitive,
emotional, interpersonal, sexual, and school-related effects. The impact
of sexual abuse on the children’s parents, families, and therapists is
discussed in Part IV. Factors that were associated with positive outcome
for the children, both in the short term and at follow-up 5 years after
initial disclosure, are then covered in Part V. Part VI presents
community and research perspectives on the findings by well-known child
abuse experts, and concludes with the authors’ recommendations for
treatment.
Whetsell-Mitchell, Juliann. (1995) Rape of the innocent: Understanding and preventing child sexual abuse. Taylor and Francis, Washington, DC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Many Faces of Child Sexual Abuse – Indicators of Child Sexual Abuse: Children at Risk –
Sexual
Abuser Profiles – The Hows and Whys of Victimization – Ritualistic
Abuse – Parents as Protectors – Development of the Child: Origins if the
Self – Prevention Programs for Preschoolers, Primary Graders, and
Adolescents – Issues and Components of Prevention Programs – Child
Sexual Abuse and Pornography – Minority Children – Children with Special
Needs –
NOTE: From the publisher: “Written for mental health
professionals, crisis hot line workers, educators and clergy, this
resource discusses how to prevent and recognise child sexual abuse and
what to do if abuse is suspected. The content covers many settings in
which sexual abuse may occur, including the home, day care and group
settings. A special section addresses abuse of minority children and
those who are handicapped.” Includes a chapter on ritual abuse,
including inter-generational ritual abuse.
NOTE: From the publisher:
“This resource discusses how to prevent and recognise child sexual abuse
and what to do if abuse is suspected. The content covers many settings
in which sexual abuse may occur, including the home, day care and group
settings. A special section addresses abuse of minority children and
those who are handicapped.”
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