Treating Nonoffending Parents in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Connections for Family Safety

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Summary: At last, sound, practical advice on working with families .
Review: Only therapists who are themselves sex offender specialists could understand the mind of the offender so well and explain how he twists his partner and family to his purposes. Here the partner is treated as a vulnerable human being who has to be understood and supported if she is to learn to protect her children and herself. She might wish she didn't have to lose her partner and her lifestyle. The book helps her to be realistic by first helping the therapist to truly understand the dangers posed by the child molester. The authors introduce and explain the importance of risk assessment and polygraphy. More depth on risk assessment would have been appreciated. Still, it's sensible, readable, thoughtful--a must for anyone working with this population.