SUGGESTED READINGS FOR ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS

For Survivors of Childhood or Adult Sexual Assault

Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women's Workbook, Mary Ellen Copeland and Maxine Harris, New Harbinger Publications, 2000.

Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How they Heal, Belleruth Naparstek, Bantam Books, 2004.

Voices of Courage: Inspiration from Survivors of Sexual Assault. Mike Domitrz, Awareness Publications 2005

The Courage to Heal, A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse., Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, Harper & Row Publishers, 1988.

Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse., Ellen Bass, Harper Perennial, 1993.

Transforming a Rape Culture., Emilie Buchwald, Pamela Fletcher, and Martha Roth, Milkweed Editions, 1993.

Quest for Respect: A Healing Guide for Survivors of Rape., Linda Braswell, Pathfinder Publishing, 1992.

The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse., Wendy Maltz, Harper Collins, 1991.

Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and It's After Effects In Women., Sue Blume, John Wiley & Sons, 1990.

Scream Louder: Through Hell and Healing with an Incest Survivor and Her Therapist., Marsha Utain and Barbara Oliver, Health Communications, 1989.

Reclaiming Our Lives., Carol Posten and Karen Lison, Little Brown, 1989.

Surviving Sexual Violence., Liz Kelly, University of Minnesota Press, 1988.

The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment, Babette Tothschild, WW Norton and Co. , 2000.

I Never Called It Rape., Robin Warshaw, Harper & Row, 1988.

Incest and Sexuality, A Guide to Understanding and Healing., Wendy Maltz and Beverly Holman, Lexington Books, 1987.

Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and About Adults Abused as Children., Eliana Gil, Launch Press, 1984.

Don't Call it Love, P. Carnes, Bantam Books, 1991

Taking the Stand, , A. Konradi, Praeger Publishers, 2007


For Male Survivors

Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse., Ellen Bass, Harper Perennial, 1993.

Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Catholic Priest and the Sexual Abuse of Children, Jason Berry, Doubleday, 1992.

Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse., Mike Lew, Harper Collins, 1990.

Abused Boys, The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse., Mic Hunter, Fawcett Columbine, 1990.

Broken Boys/Mending Men:Recovery From Child Sexual Abuse., Stephen Black-Grubman, 1990.

Males At Risk: The Other Side of Child Sexual Abuse., Frank Bolton, Jr., Larry A. Morris & Ann E. MacEachron, Sage Publications, 1989.

Incest and Sexuality, A Guide to Understanding and Healing., Wendy Maltz and Beverly Holman, Lexington Books, 1987.

When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins, 1999

Leaping Upon the Mountains: Men Proclaiming Victory Over Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew, 2000

In Cabin Six: An Anthology of Poetry by Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse edited by Jill Kuhn, 2000


Partners and Significant Others
Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for Partners of Incest Survivors., Ken Graber, Health Communications, 1991.

Survivors and Partners: Healing the Relationships of Sexual Abuse Survivors., Paul Hansen, Heron Hill Publishing, 1991.

If She Is Raped, A Book for Husbands, Fathers and Male Friends., Alan McEvoy and Jeff Brookings, Learning Publications, 1984.


Books for Parents and Teachers

May I Kiss You? A Candid Look at Dating, Communication, Respect, & Sexual Assault Awareness. Mike Domitrz, Awareness Publications 2003

Home is Where the Heart Is: Guidance for All Victims of Sexual Abuse in the Home and For Those Who Support Them., Janine Turner, Thorsons, 1989.

If it Happens to Your Child, It Happens to You!., Christine A. Golder, R & E Publishers, 1987.

Parents and Adolescents: Living Together., Geral Patterson and Marion Forgatch, Castalia Publishing Co., 1987.

Incest: What to Think, What to Say, What to Do., Elaine Westerlund, Incest Resources Inc., 1987.

The Mother's Book: How to Survive the Incest of Your Child., Carolyn M. Byerly, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1985.

How to Raise a Street Smart Child: The Complete Parent's Guide to Safety on the Street and at Home., Grace Hechinger, Ballentine, 1984.

Protecting Your Child From Sexual Abuse: A Parent's Guide., Jannie Hart-Rossi, Parenting Press Inc., 1984.

No More Secrets: Protecting Your Child from Sexual Assault., Caren Adams & Jennifer Fay, Impact Publishers, 1981.

Silent Children: A Parent's Guide to the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse., Linda Tschirhart Sanford (ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1980.

The Sexually Abused Child: A Parent's Guide to Coping and Understanding., Kathleen Flynn Mach, Family Insight Books, 1994.

Help for Parents and Teachers of Sexually Abused Children., Donald Hillman and Janice Solek-Tefft.

Sexual Assault of Children and Adolescents., Ann Burgess and Nicholas Groth, Lexington Books, 1978.

Sexual Abuse: Incest Victims and Their Families., Jean Goodwin. Contains a chapter on how victims at various ages attempt to reveal sexual abuse and provides a developmental approach to incest.


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