Recommended Reading

Recommended reading is divided up into different topics. Please click on the topic below to be taken to that section.

Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Male Survivors
Adult Survivors of Physical/Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse
Alice Miller
Suzanne Sgroi
Child Abuse ( In General )
For Sexually Abused Children And Young People
Client Abuse
Offenders
Christian Perspectives on Violence and Abuse
Rape/ Harassment
Education - Young People
Recovery
Relationships
Codependence
Women's Issues
Teens & Sexual Pressure / Abuse
Partners of Survivors

Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Courage To Heal: Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – Bass/Davis
Courage To Heal Workbook: For Women and Men – Davis
Courage To Heal: ( double cassettes – read by authors ) – Bass/Davis
Scream Louder: Through Hell and Healing with an Incest Survivor – Utain
Scream Louder: Healing an Incest Survivor – Utain/Oliver
Reclaiming Our Lives: Hope for Adult Survivors of Incest – Poston/Lison
The Woman Inside: From Incest Victim to Survivor - Barnes
Strong At The Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse – Sandford
Reach For The Rainbow: Advanced Healing for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – Finney
Right To Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse – Engel
Obsidian Mirror: An Adult Healing from Incest – Wisechild
Growing Through Pain: The Incest Survivor’s Companion – Bronson
Incest and Sexuality: Guide to Understanding and Healing – Maltz/Holman
Healing Victims of Sexual Abuse – Sandford
Incest and Human Love: The Betrayal of the Soul in Psychotherapy – Stein
Rebirth of Power: Overcoming the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse Through the Experience of Others – Gorcey/Portwood/Sanders
Recovering From Incest: Imagination and the Healing Process – Kane
Healing the Incest Wound – Courtois
I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors – Bass/Thornton
Voices in the Night: Women Speak About Incest – McMaron/Morgan
My Father’s House: A Memoir of Incest and Healing – Fraser
Cry Hard and Swim: The Story of an Incest Survivor – Spring
I Couldn’t Cry When Daddy Died – Galey
When Rabbit Howls: Trudi Chase ( autobiography )
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings: ( autobiography ) - Angelou
Rescuing the ‘Inner Child’ – Parks
Blasphemous Rumours: Satanic Abuse, Fact, Fantasy? – Boyd
Allies in Healing - Davis

Male Survivors

Men Surviving Incest – Thomas
Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest – Lew
Broken Boys/Mending Men: Recovering From Child Sexual Abuse – Grubman-Black
Abused Boys: Healing the Man Molested as a Child – Hunter
Wounded Men: Healing from Childhood Abuse - Sonkin
Leaping upon the Mountains - Mike Lew

Adult Survivors of Physical/Sexual Abuse

Outgrowing the Pain: For and About Adults Abused as Children – Gil
Why Me? Help for Victims of Child Abused Even if they are Adults Now – Daugherty
Alive and Well: A Lesbian Health Guide. Sections on physical and sexual abuse – Hepburn
The Black Women’s Health Book: Sections on Physical and Sexual Abuse – White
Treatment of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse: Therapists Book – Gil
Fresh Start: A Self Help Book For Women – ( NZ Women’s Refuge )
Sexual Healing Journey: Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse – Maltz
Ideas for Therapy With Sexual Abuse ( AUS ) – Durant/White
Getting Free: You Can End Abuse – NiCarthy
Keeping The Faith: Questions and Answers for Abused Women - Fortune
The Charm Syndrome: Why Charming Men Can Make Dangerous Lovers - Horley

Child Sexual Abuse

Sexual Assault of Children and Adolescents – Burgess/Groth/Holmstrom/Sgroi
Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Families – James/Nasjleti
Father–Daughter Rape – Ward
Best Kept Secret: Sexual Abuse of Children – Rush
Father Daughter Incest – Herman
Child Sexual Abuse – La Fontaine
Battle and the Backlash: The Child Abuse War – Hechler
Unofficial Secrets: Child Sexual Abuse, the Cleveland Case – Campbell
Child Sexual Abuse: Confronting the Problem – Briggs
For Your Child’s Sake – Saphira
Sexual Abuse of Children: 2nd edition – Saphira
By Silence Betrayed: Child Sexual Abuse in America – Crewdson
Confronting Child Abuse: Research for Effective Programme Design – Daro
A Very Touching Book – Hindman
Keep Children Safe – Briggs
We Can Say No: A Child’s Guide – Pithers
For Your Child’s Sake: Understanding Sexual Abuse – Saphira
Katy’s Yukky Problem – Morgan
I Told My Secret: A Book for Kids Who Were Abused, 5-9 years – Gil
Look Back, Stride Forward: ( NZ ) – Saphira/Mcintyre

Alice Miller

Drama of Being a Child
Drama of the Gifted Child: Same Book, New Preface
Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society’s Betrayal of the Child
For Your Own Good: Violence and Children
Banished Knowledge: Facing Childhood Injuries
Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness
Prisoners of Childhood
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence

Suzanne Sgroi

Handbook of Clinical Interventions in Child Sexual Abuse
Vulnerable Populations Vol 1: Evaluation and Treatment of Sexually
Abused Children and Adult Survivors
Vulnerable Populations Vol 2: Sexual Abuse Treatment for Child-Adult
Survivors, Offenders and Persons with Mental Problems

Child Abuse (In General)

Recognising Child Abuse: A Guide for the Concerned – Besharov
Child Abuse: Practical Guide for Those Who Help – Jorgenson
Child Abuse and Neglect: A Guide for Educators and Community Leaders – Erickson/McEvoy/Colucci
Too Old To Cry: Abused Teens in Today’s America – Ackerman/Graham

For Sexually Abused Children And Young People

Out In The Open: A Guide for Young People who have been Sexually Abused – Bain/Sanders
Stepping Out: Incest Information for Girls – Marsh
Taking Care of Me: A Healing Work Book ( NZ ) 5-10years ( 1990) – Eder/Smith
Too Close For Comfort: Sexually Molested Children in Criminal Court ( revised edition ) – Smith
Katie’s Yukky Problem: 4-10 years ( NZ ) – Morgan
Megan’s Secret: 8-16years – Morgan
Daniel and his Therapist: 5-14 years ( NZ ) – Morgan
What’s Wrong With Bottoms: Child Abused by Uncle 5-10 years ( NZ ) – Hessel
Something Happened To Me: 3-7 years – Sweet
Push Me, Pull Me: 14 year old Abused by Mother’s Boyfriend – Chick
Gillyflower: A Young Girl Abused by her Father, 9-14 years – Howard
Secrets Not Meant to be Kept: Abuse at Nursery School, 11-16 years – Miklowitz
Secrets: ( 1990 ) ( NZ ) – Gorrin
He Tapu To Tinana: Your Body is Special ( Maori/English ) ( NZ ) 3-6 years

Client Abuse

Sex in the Forbidden Zone: When Men in Power – Therapists, Doctors, Clergy, Teachers and Others – Betray Women’s Trust – Rutter
Sex in the Therapy Hour: A Case of Professional Incest – Bates/Brodsky
Is Nothing Sacred? When Sex Invades the Pastoral Relationship – Fortune
Injustice: A NZ Woman’s Story – Miller

Offenders

Relapse Prevention With Sex Offenders – Laws
Sex Offenders: Perspectives and Approaches to Understanding and Management - Mayer
Sexual Abuse: Causes, Consequences and Treatment of Incestuous and Pedophillic Acts – Meyer
Children Who Molest: Guide for Parents of Young Sex Offenders – Gil
Understanding Sexual Violence: A Study of Convicted Rapists – Scully
Invitations to Responsibility: Therapeutic Engagement of Men who are Violent and Abusive – Jenkins
Learning To Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men – Sonkin/Durphy

Christian Perspectives on Violence and Abuse

Pastoral Care of Battered Women – Clark
Sexual Violence: The Unmentionable Sin, an Ethical and Pastoral Perspective – Fortune
Keeping The Faith: Questions and Answers for the Abused Woman – Fortune
Sexual Abuse Prevention: A Study for Teenagers – Fortune
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Curriculum for ages 9 – 12 years – Reid/Fortune
Escaping the Shadows, Seeking the Light: Christians in Recovery from Child Sexual Abuse – Brewer
Surviving The Secret: Healing the Hurts of Sexual Abuse – Verdevelt/Rodriguez
Child Sexual Abuse: A Handbook for Clergy and Church Members – Carlson
No Place to Hide: Wife Abuse – Olson

Rape/Harassment

No Fairy Godmothers, No Magic Wands: Healing Process after Rape – Katz
I Never Called it Rape: The MS Report on Recognising, Fighting and Surviving Rape – Warshaw
Recovering from Rape – Ledray
Quest for Respect: A Healing Guide for Survivors of Rape – Braswell
Warning! Dating May be Hazardous to Your Health – McShane
Sexual Harassment: Dealing with Sexual Abuse, ( NZ ) – Colbert
Free of the Shadows: Recovering from Sexual Violence – Fay/Adams

Education – Young People

No Is Not Enough: Helping Teenagers Avoid Assault – Adams/Fay/Loreen/Martin
No More Secrets: Protecting your Child from Sexual Assault – Adams/Fay
It’s My Body: A Book to Teach Young Children How to Resist Uncomfortable Touch ( 3-6 years) – Freeman
Protect Your Child: A Parent’s Guide ( companion to ‘It’s My Body’) – Hart/Rossi
Close to Home: Saying No is Not Enough. 4 stories. 4-10 years – Wacher
Private Zone: Sexual Assault Prevention Tools for Children – Dayee
We Can Say No: A Child’s Guide 3-7 years – Pithers/Greene
A Very Touching Book: 4-8 years – Hinderman
Keeping Children Safe – Briggs

Recovery

Other Side of the Family: Recovery from Abuse, Incest and Neglect – Ratner
Healing Hidden Memories: Recovery for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse – Williams
Abused No More: Recovery for Women in Abuse and/or Codependent, Alcoholic Relationship – Ackerman
The Healing Way: Adult Recovery of Child Sexual Abuse – Kunzman

Relationships

Really Relating: How to Build an Enduring Relationship – Jansen/Newman
Living, Loving, Learning – Buscagilla
The Dance of Anger: A Guide to Changing Patterns of Intricate Relationships – Lerner
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples - Hendrix
Making Friends: A Guide to Getting Along with People – Matthews
The Dance of Intimacy: A Guide to Change in Relationships – Lerner
Intimate Partners: Patterns in Love and Marriage

Codependence

Codependent No More – Beattie
Women Who Love Too Much – Norwood
Leaving The Enchanted Forest – Covington
Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much – Wilson-Schaef
Facing Codependence – Meollody
Smart Love: Choosing Healthy Relationships – Hayes

Women’s Issues

Women’s Reality – Wilson-Schaef
The Courage to be Yourself: Growing Beyond Dependence – Thoelle
A New Approach to Women and Therapy – Greenspan
Women and Self Esteem – Sandford/Donovan
Women and the Blues – James
Mothers Who Love Too Much – Grizzle
How to be an Assertive ( Not Aggressive ) Woman – Baer
Women’s Burnout: How to Prevent It – Freudenberger

Teens & Sexual Pressure / Abuse

Sexual Abuse Prevention: A Study for Teens – Fortune
Too Old To Cry: Abused Teens – Ackerman/Graham
Too Close for Comfort: Sexually Abused Teenagers – Hayward
Out in the Open: A Guide for Young People who have been Sexually Abused – Bain/Saunders
Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger – Levy

Partners of Survivors

Survivors and Partners - Paul Hansen
Outgrowing the Pain Together - Eliana Gil
Chapters for Partners in "Victims no Longer" - Mike Lew
Courage to Heal - Ellen Bass and Laura Davies