Description
Book SynopsisThe role of psychotherapists in creating change for survivors of sexual violence can extend far wider than the rooms in which appointments are provided. Psychotherapy with Survivors of Sexual Violence aims to provide psychotherapists with practical guidance that will enable them to work with the prolific societal issue of sexual violence, both in the privacy of clinical practice and the wider world as activists.
Erene Hadjiioannou outlines the components of relational psychotherapy necessary to counter the trauma that brings survivors to services, with a particular focus on empowerment and the freedoms that constitute it. The book defines the neurophysiological systems involved in surviving traumatic experiences and common psychological presentations, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
Hadjiioannou explains the long-standing challenges of delivering psychotherapy to survivors who have reported to the police from various perspectives: understanding the crim
Table of Contents
1. Sexual violence in context 2. The personal impact of sexual violence 3. Psychotherapy as activism 4. The challenge of myths 5. Working relationally with sexual violence in psychotherapy 6. Promoting empowerment in psychotherapy 7. Delivering pre-trial therapy in the United Kingdom 8. Vicarious trauma: Impact and management
