Reaching the Vulnerable Child

Therapy with Traumatized Children

By: Mary Walsh (Foreword by), Terry Philpot

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Paperback | 13 February 2006

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Therapy is a critical element of work with abused children, offering them the opportunity to explore past experiences in a safe environment with the emotional support of a therapist. Reaching the Vulnerable Child offers a tried-and-tested model of therapy which employs play and expressive arts to foster verbal, non-verbal and symbolic communication in abused children and young people.Janie Rymaszewska and Terry Philpot explain how emotional, physical and sexual abuse affect children's development, looking in detail at attachment, separation and loss, and the effects of trauma on brain functioning. They offer practical guidance on preparing for sessions, creating a safe therapeutic environment and how to involve the child's carer in the process. Drawing on a wide range of therapeutic techniques, including play, movement, art, drama, music and therapeutic story work, the authors offer advice on addressing guilt, depression and low self-esteem, establishing trust and dealing with sexualized or aggressive behaviour.This thoughtful, integrative approach to working with abused children and young people will be greatly valued by therapists from a range of backgrounds, including psychotherapists, play therapists and arts therapists, as well as those responsible for children's services. It is an ideal accompaniment to The Child's Own Story, also in the Delivering Recovery series, which offers a similarly accessible account of using life story work with traumatized children and young people.

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This book is refreshingly accessible. Technical terms are simply explained and the reliance on material from therapy sessionis enlivens the reader's grasp. There are good explanations of how the therapeutic process works through the various stages of therapy. Each chapter is invitingly easy to understand, offering case sypnoses and exercise for the participant reader to heighten self-awareness. The book enriches understanding of the painful but achievable journey of sexually abused children through therapy towards emotional health.

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