Shattered lives : children who live with courage and dignity / / Camila Batmanghelidjh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819045603321
• Autore: Batmanghelidjh Camila
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-73811-1; 1-84642-254-X; 9786610738113
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Classificazione: 71.65
• Disciplina: 362.76
• Soggetti: Abused children - Mental health; Abused children - Psychology; Abused children - Rehabilitation; Abused children - Services for; Child abuse
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""COVER ""; ""Shattered Lives: Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity""; ""Contents""; ""THANK YOU""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 The Witnessing""; ""Chapter 2 Introduction to Therapeutic Thinking""; ""Chapter 3 Exploring the Impact of Sexual Abuse: Letter to Chardonnay ""; ""Chapter 4 Shame: Letter to Daisy ""; ""Chapter 5 Adaptive Violence: Letter to Mr Mason ""; ""Chapter 6 Psychosocial Vulnerabilities Leading to Violence: Letter to Rocky ""; ""Chapter 7 Cradled in Terror: Childrenâ€?s Capacity to be Violent ""; ""Chapter 8 Legitimate Neglect? Achieving the Best for Clients and Workers: Letter to Flower """"Chapter 9 Parental Addiction: Letter to Julie ""; ""Chapter 10 Letter to Deny, Cry and Try""; ""Conclusion""; ""APPENDIX 1 THE BASIC ""WHO'S WHO?"" OF THE THERAPY WORLD ""; ""APPENDIX 2 SUBSTANCE MISUSE: A TOURIST'S GUIDE ""
• Sommario/riassunto: *Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life ; experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, rejection and worthlessness. Batmanghelidjh offers understanding for those baffled by these hard-to-reach children and warns against stigmatizing them for their problem behaviour. In her critique of existing structures, sh