Womens Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse Across the Life Course : A Narrative Perspective

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Womens Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse Across the Life CourseA Narrative Perspective\nAuthor(s): Margaret Pack\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032669151, 978-1032669151\nSynopsis\nTaking a narrative approach, this book explores the role of disclosure in sexual abuse recovery for women survivors of child sexual abuse.\n\nDrawing on longitudinal research with sexual abuse therapists and de-identified cases drawn from her clinical practice, Pack emphasises the unique value of both a narrative and life course approach to the topic of sexual abuse recovery. The book explores the ages and stages of life as triggering new challenges to adapt to for adult women survivors, evoking the need to develop new ways of acting and being in the world. Conceptualising disclosure as a process that occurs in relationship with the person disclosed to, it highlights the importance of the quality of the relationship between the s.