Sexually abused children require special insight from his/her parent/caregiver. Many parents have reported unusual behaviors of their child who has been sexually abused. This book will assist any caregiver in better understanding behaviors of children who have been sexually abused.
When child sexual abuse is identified parents often experience a storm of emotions. Many feel as if they have no one who understands what they are going through. In addition, they certainly aren't going to talk about it at work, grocery store, or the sports fields with other parents. It begins to feel like a dark cloud is stalking.
You are to be commended because you have the courage to do something. Many episodes of sexual abuse go unreported each year, be thankful your child will not longer feel the need to carry his/her emotional backpack of secrets any longer.
This book was written to assist the parent in providing a safe, healthy, and loving home in which the nastiness of sexual abuse has crept in. There is hope. It will get better. You can be the leader of your child's team to provide the security and protection that he/she needs and deserves. I am hopeful you will find help through the pages that follow. Blessings to you as you journey through the hurt of sexual abuse.
About the Author
Rick Morris, MA, LMHC has worked with children and their families in a variety of settings. He began helping troubled adolescents in 1981 at a state facility in Florida for adjudicated adolescents. He is currently the treatment coordinator for a Community Based Treatment Program for Sexually Abusive Youth (SAY) in Marion, Indiana.
He and his wife (Janice) have four adolescent sons (including one foster son). His family has experienced the struggles of childhood and the adolescent years. They have provided an open home through therapeutic foster care for eight years. His family have dealt with the realities of the effects of sexual abuse due to the high occurrence of foster children having experienced sexual abuse in their past.
Rick received his Master's Degree in Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Psychology. Rick is a clinical member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), National Adolescent Perpetration Network (NAPN), Midwest Regional Network for Intervention with Sex Offenders (MRNISO), the Indiana Chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). He presents at a variety of workshops assisting parents and caregivers in providing safe and healthy environments for sexual abuse survivors and perpetrators.
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