Healing the Harm Done
A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Overcome the Effects of Sexual Abuse
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THE PURPOSE: To answer the questions and address the concerns of parents whose children have been sexually abused, including information about obtaining appropriate therapy and dealing with parents’ own emotional concerns. Internet resources are also provided.
SPANISH EDITION ALSO INCLUDED: This book contains a full Spanish-language version as well as the English version. Specialized Internet links to Spanish-language websites are included in the Spanish test.
Links for the Website of “Healing the Harm Done”
Links to Resources Cited in the Book
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
www.nationalregister.org
National Organization for Victim Assistance
www.try-nova.org
Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, and Ala-Teen
www.aa.org
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
www.atsa.com
MegaSkills (parenting and school achievement information)
www.MegaSkillshsi.org
National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
www.malesurvivor.org
Effective Learning Systems
(source for “Self Image for Children” relaxation
audiotape)
www.efflearn.com
Enlaces en español
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(varios temas de interés)
www.aacap.org/publications/apntsFam/index.htm
(abuso sexual)
www.aacap.org/publications/apntsFam/sexabuse.htm
Arte Sano – Recursos para sobrevivientes de la violación y la violencia
sexual que buscan ayuda en español)
www.arte-sana.com/recursos.htm
Recursos para toda la familia
www.familymanagement.com/facts/spanish/apuntes28.html
Diez razones para no emplear castigo corporal
www.familymanagement.com/espanol/razones.htm
I Información del Dpto. de Educación de EE.UU.
www.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/tareaescolar/tareaescolar.doc
www.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/preescolar/part_pg9.html
El sitio web de Centro Nacional de Salud Mental y Educación
www.naspcenter.org/espanol/retencion.html
Changing the FACE of Child Mental Health - New York City
www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/articulos_espanol.html
Consejo para padres
www.eduplace.com/parents/rdg/sp_succeed.html
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
www.taasa.org/esp
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
www.noah-health.org/es/mental/disorders/violence
Alianza Latina Nacional para Erradicar la Violencia Domestica
www.dvalianza.org
El Hogar de mi Hermana (My Sister’s Place) – Washington, D.C.
www.mysistersplacedc.org/spanish/aboutussp.asp
Centro de Mujeres del Area de Houston
www.hawc.org
Sitio del Albergue para Mujeres Maltratadas, Naples, Florida
www.naplesshelter.org/spanish/index.htm
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP)
www.wcsap.org
Alcoholicos Anónimos
www.aa.org
About the Author
Jennifer Y. Levy, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than twenty years’ experience in the mental health field. She has treated children, adolescents, and adults with a wide variety of problems. Her specialty area has been the treatment of sexually abused children and teenagers as well as adults who were abused as children. Dr. Levy was voted one of the Washington, D.C. metro area’s “Top 123 Therapists” in a 1998 survey by Washingtonian Magazine of 1500 mental health professionals. She has been active in the development of domestic violence and rape crisis services in her community. Dr. Levy has given numerous presentations on the subject of sexual abuse to professionals and community groups.