Shattered Lives

Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity

Camila Batmanghelidjh

Hardback: £19.99 / $19.95

2006, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-434-6, BIC 2: JKSB1 JKSN JMC MBPK

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Paperback: £11.99 / $19.95

2007, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-603-6, BIC 2: JKSB1 JKSN JMC MBPK

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Introduction. 1. The Witnessing. 2. Introduction to Therapeutic Thinking. 3. Exploring the Impact of Sexual Abuse - Letter to Chardonnay. 4. Shame - Letter to Daisy. 5. Adaptive Violence - Letter to Mr Mason. 6. Psychosocial Vulnerabilities Leading to Violence - Letter to Rocky. 7. Cradled in Terror - Children's Capacity to be Violent. 8. Legitimizing Neglect? Achieving the Best for Clients and Workers - Letter to Flower. 9. Parental Addictions - Letter to Julie. 10. Letter to Deny, Cry and Try. Conclusion. Appendix 1: The Basic "Who's Who?" of the Therapy World. Appendix 2: Substance Misuse: A Tourist's Guide.

Author information

• Camila Batmanghelidjh

Subject areas

• Working with Children and Families
• Health, Social Work and Social Care
• Psychiatry and Psychology

Keywords

• child protection,
• child psychology,
• children's rights,
• community care,
• counselling,
• domestic abuse,
• social work,
• trauma

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