Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments

• Introduction
• A Psychotherapist's Dilemma
• Theoretical Issues
• Chapter 1. Moving Beyond the Debate: Theoretical Perspectives
• Psychoanalytic Drive Theory
• Cognitive Psychological Theory
• Folkloristic Studies
• Sociology of Knowledge
• First-Time Telling
• Chapter 2. Revisionist Vocabulary
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Re-Collections
• Life Narrative
• “Self”
• Dis-Integrated Re-Collection
• Epiphany Experience
• Integration
• Disclosure Issues
• Chapter 3. From Disclosure to Integration: Processing Re-Collections of Sexual Abuse
• A Theory of Re-Collection
• Chapter 4. First-Time Stories: The Structure of Therapy
• First-Time Disclosure in the Group Setting
• Chapter 5. First-Time Stories: The Interactional Context
• Interactional Strategies
• Structural Context
• The First-Time Stories
• Triangulation Interviews
• Clinical Techniques
• Chapter 6. Therapeutic Implications
• Traumatic Stories As Life Narratives
• Therapist Nonaction
• Controlling the Process
• Chapter 7. Therapeutic Techniques
• Setting the Stage
• Making Choices, Taking Responsibility
• Summary: The Components of Successful Therapy
• Chapter 8. Special Considerations for Special Populations
• General Guidelines for Work with Special Populations
• Specific Needs of Special Population Groups
• Conclusion
• Chapter 9. Troubleshooting
• Unique Client Populations
• The Role of Family
• Work in the Context of the Treatment Team
• Editing the Traumatic Story
• Appendix: Research Methods
• Research Questions
• Method
• Participants and Setting
• Data Collection
• References
• Index

About the Author

Janice A. Gasker