Young Men Surviving Child Sexual Abuse (eBook)

Andrew Durham has a PhD in Applied Social Studies from the University of Warwick that researched into the impact of child sexual abuse. He also has the Advanced Award in Social Work (AASW). He has over 20 years' experience of providing therapeutic services to children and young people and is a specialist in post-abuse counselling and interventions for children and young people with sexual behaviour difficulties. He is currently the Consultant Practitioner for the Sexualised Inappropriate Behaviours Service (SIBS) in Warwickshire and a visiting lecturer at the University of Warwick. He also occasionally works as an independent childcare consultant, undertaking therapeutic work with children and young people, consultancy, lecturing, and training. He is registered with the Law Society as an expert witness and has been an advisor to the BBC. He has previously published papers and chapters on the subject of child sexual abuse.

About the Author vii

Acknowledgements viii

Foreword by Christine Harrison ix

Introduction xi

Part I The Theoretical Context 1

1 The Social Context of Child Sexual Abuse 3

2 Male-Child Sexual Abuse--Facts and Mythology 16

3 Developing a Sensitive Approach to Researching Child Sexual Abuse 32

Part II The Young Men's Stories 41

4 Seven Lives 43

5 Being Abused 54

6 Trying to Tell 68

7 Sexuality, Friendships, and Peer Relations 83

8 Still Living with the Consequences of Abuse 97

9 Being a Participant 106

Part III Implications for Practice 111

10 A Framework for Therapeutic Practice 113

11 Assistance in Recovery 125

12 Conclusions 146

Bibliography 151

Appendix A Thoughts and Feelings Sort Cards 169

Appendix B Abuser-Victim Flow Chart 171

Appendix C Feeling Safe and Being Safe 172

Appendix D Information about Child Sexual Abuse 176

Index 179

"...An important book for the professional working with children or
adolescents..." (Int Jnl Adolescent Med Health, July 2003)

"For anyone who has an interest in this subject Durham's
book is essential reading." (Community Care, 7 August 2003)