This pioneering self-help book takes a close look at a topic that has been ignored or downplayed by other books on incest and childhood sexual abuse: that the non-perpetrating parent usually bears a great deal of responsibility for the child's abuse. In this examination of the complicated dynamics of abuse, the enabling mother is not treated as a victim, rather as an adult responsible for her failure to protect her child. Self-help exercises are interspersed with case histories and analytical material throughout the book, useful to both survivors and therapists.

About the Author
Audrey Ricker, PhD, is a practicing psychologist, the author of Backtalk for Grandparents and Their Grandchildren, and the coauthor of Backtalk: 4 Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids and Bad Attitude: Reverse Your Child's Rudeness in 1 Week -- with Food. She works as a therapist at the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault in Tucson, where she has treated hundreds of survivors of incest, sexual abuse, and rape. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviews
"A vitally needed, significant contribution to the field." --Robert Kafes, director, Mental Health Services, Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault



Book Information
ISBN 9781884365409
Author Audrey Ricker
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint See Sharp Press
Publisher See Sharp Press
Weight(grams) 285g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 14mm