Ultimate Betrayal
The Enabling Mother, Incest and Sexual Abuse
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Mental Health, Abuse, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships
| Author: | Audrey Ricker | ISBN: | 9781884365720 |
| Publisher: | See Sharp Press | Publication: | September 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | See Sharp Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Audrey Ricker |
| ISBN: | 9781884365720 |
| Publisher: | See Sharp Press |
| Publication: | September 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | See Sharp Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
