Sexual abuse therapy for children and adolescents ebook written by jolene oppawsky read this book using google play books app on your pc android ios devices download for offline reading highlight bookmark or take notes while you read sexual abuse therapy for children and adolescents. The therapies for sexual abuse most well studied include dialectic behavioral therapy dbt designed to help people that are having problems regulating emotions and with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing emdr involves the rapid reprocessing of traumatic memories to reduce . Assessment and treatment of children and adolescents who have experienced physical and emotional trauma including sexual and physical abuse and neglect major medical diagnoses and the witnessing of violent behavior the department of health and human services acknowledges the contribution of harold p martin who was the author of. Not all children who have experienced childhood sexual abuse will require a therapeutic or mental health intervention the impact of the sexual abuse can be mitigated by factors such as parental support and family functioning and can be worsened by the presence of other adversities the severity and duration of the abuse and the lack of support from parents and other carers. To these children adolescents and their family members we all know that victims who are believed and supported usually have an easier journey to recovery and everyone working in the field of sexual assault and abuse plays a role in that journey the more tools we all have and the multiple resources in your therapy tool box