Thursday, June 11, 2009
It Happened to Me: A Teen's Guide to Overcome Sexual Abuse (Workbook)
Author: Willian Lee Carter
Type or emotional/crisis issue addressed: abuse / neglect
Year of Publication: 2002
Publisher and Location: New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA
ISBN-10: 1572242795
Target Age Level: 13-18 - Junior High / High School
# of Pages: 182
Quality of Illustrations: no ilustrations
Brief Summary:
This book was written by a psychologist who works with sexually abused teens. It helps teenagers to reflect on what happened, examine its impact on their lives, and begin to develop healthy relationships. The book suggests short exercises and provides quotes from teen survivors.
Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children:
The book can help the healing process from trauma. It covers a variety of topics, such shame/self blame, anger, the grooming process, why me?, future relationships/safety, etc.
Activity: Do some of the exercises from the book in small groups. .
Posted by Nalu de Araujo Nunes
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