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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796945703321

Autore

Gil Teresa <1958->

Titolo

Women who were sexually abused as children : mothering, resilience, and protecting the next generation / / Teresa Gil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-5381-0178-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.858369

Soggetti

Sexually abused girls

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Defining child sexual abuse and the factors that impact resiliency and recovery -- The long-term impact of child sexual abuse -- Transcending adversity and overcoming abuse: risk factors, protective factors, and resiliency -- Mothering: challenges and risks -- Mothering: sustaining resiliency -- The therapeutic relationship and its importance to resiliency and healing -- A legacy of trauma: mechanisms for intergenerational abuse -- Implications for treatment and policy: strengthening resiliency.

Sommario/riassunto

This book highlights the resilient capacities of mothers who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and gives them the opportunity to break their silence, share their struggles, and give voice to their experiences, pains, and triumphs. By offering their stories, Teresa Gil sheds light on the challenges of mothering after childhood sexual abuse.