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Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families Churches
Contributor(s): Kearney, R. Timothy (Author)
ISBN: 0830822461     ISBN-13: 9780830822461
Publisher: IVP
OUR PRICE:   $19.80  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 2001
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Annotation: Dealing with sexual abuse is painful, especially when it involves a child you care about.

And when it happens in church families, we all bear the pain and need help in knowing how to respond. We ask, should we talk about this or keep it secret to protect those involved? When it becomes known, what people or programs are available to assist? When is therapy needed, and how can the right counselor be found? Does healing really occur, and if so, when and how can we expect it? How do we handle the theological questions the crisis raises? And what should our church be doing?

Dr. Tim Kearney has seen and felt such pain. In this warm and hopeful book he shows how the healing touch of God can come, frequently through God's people in the Christian community.

Here is help with
-- recognizing the symptoms
-- how to handle disclosure
-- understanding the systems that respond to abuse
-- the "Why did God let this happen?" question
-- how a church can become abuse-aware
-- caring for caregivers as well as for the child
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Abuse
- Family & Relationships
- Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent
Dewey: 618.928
LCCN: 00067347
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.48" W x 8.22" (0.38 lbs) 139 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Evangelical
 
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Publisher Description:
Dealing with the sexual abuse of a child is painful and difficult. When it happens to children within our church families, we all are affected and wonder how to respond.
  • What help should we seek?
  • What support can we offer?
  • What healing is possible?
  • What can we do to prevent abuse in the future?
In this warm and hopeful book, R. Timothy Kearney shows how healing, justice, forgiveness, restoration and protection can come through God's people in the Christian community.