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Author Gil, Teresa, 1958- author.

Title Women who were sexually abused as children : mothering, resilience, and protecting the next generation / Teresa Gil.

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  362.764 GIL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  616.8583 GIL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.85 GIL    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  616.85 GIL    Check Shelf
Description xi, 205 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Defining child sexual abuse and the factors that impact resiliency and recovery -- The long-term impact of child sexual abuse -- Transcending adversity and overcoming abuse: risk factors, protective factors, and resiliency -- Mothering: challenges and risks -- Mothering: sustaining resiliency -- The therapeutic relationship and its importance to resiliency and healing -- A legacy of trauma: mechanisms for intergenerational abuse -- Implications for treatment and policy: strengthening resiliency.
Summary This book highlights the resilient capacities of mothers who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and gives them the opportunity to break their silence, share their struggles, and give voice to their experiences, pains, and triumphs. By offering their stories, Teresa Gil sheds light on the challenges of mothering after childhood sexual abuse.
Subject Adult child sexual abuse victims.
Sexually abused girls.
Motherhood.
Child sexual abuse -- Prevention.
Adult child sexual abuse victims. (OCoLC)fst00797212
Child sexual abuse -- Prevention. (OCoLC)fst00854648
Motherhood. (OCoLC)fst01026907
Sexually abused girls. (OCoLC)fst01738547
Sex Offenses.
Crime Victims.
Mothers.
Maternal Welfare.
Child Abuse, Sexual -- prevention & control.
Other Form: Online version: Gil, Teresa, 1958- Women who were sexually abused as children. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] 9781538101780 (DLC) 2018009438
ISBN 9781538101773 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1538101777 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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