Boys who have abused : psychoanalytic psychotherapy with victim/perpetrators of sexual abuse / John Woods ; foreword by Arnon Bentovim ; with a contribution by Anne Alvarez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woods, John, 1948-

Contributor:

Alvarez, Anne, 1936-

Series:

Forensic Focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescent psychotherapy.

Teenage sex offenders--Psychology.

Teenage sex offenders.

Teenage sex offenders--Rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

1 volume (242 pages) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author presents a theoretical approach and practical suggestions for mental health practitioners working with young people who have abused. The book demonstrates how exploring an individual's whole life-course within a psychoanalytic framework enables connections to be drawn between possible childhood abuse and subsequent abusive behaviour.

Contents:

Boys Who Have Abused: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Victim/Perptrators of Sexual Abuse; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Psychotherapy with Young Abusers; 2 Psychotherapy in a Systemic Context; 3 Common Themes in the Psychotherapy of Young Abused/Abusers; 4 Regression, Trauma and False Self, in the Treatment of an Adolescent Abused/Abuser; 5 The Interweaving of Individual Treatment and Staff Group Dynamics: from re-enactments to Creativity in Residential Treatment; 6 Group Therapy for Adolescents Who Have Abused; 7 Street Sex Offenders

8 Disturbances of Gender Identity Development in the Young Abused/Abuser9 Paedophilia as a Perverse Solution to Adolescent Conflicts: The Case of Mr D; 10 Reflections on the Supervision of Psychotherapy with Young Abused/Abusers; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-90462-4

1-4175-0132-4

1-84642-408-9

OCLC:

567903625