Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The first book to explore the issue of abuse in adolescents both the residual effects of earlier child abuse and current or cumulative abuse this volume provides a sensitive account of how to optimize the value of therapeutic contact with this challenging and compelling population. Illustrating her presentation with case examples from her extensive clinical experience, the author shows when and how to address the abuse to help adolescents move ahead in their development.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Adolescence and Abuse: An Overview
• 2 Theories of Adolescent Development
• 3 Current versus Cumulative Abuse of Adolescents
• 4 Assessment and Treatment
• 5 Structured Processing of Trauma
• 6 General Principles in Working with Adolescent Abuse Survivors
• 7 Treatment Modalities
• Afterword
• References
• Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Eliana Gil, PhD, is founding partner of the Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education, a private group practice in Fairfax, Virginia. She is also Director of Starbright Training Institute for Child and Family Play Therapy. Dr. Gil has worked in the field of child abuse prevention and treatment since 1973. A licensed marriage, family, and child counselor; an approved marriage and family therapy supervisor; a registered art therapist; and a registered play therapy supervisor, she is a former President of the Association for Play Therapy, which honored her with its Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the author of The Healing Power of Play , Helping Abused and Traumatized Children , and Play in Family Therapy, Second Edition , among many other publications. Originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dr. Gil is bilingual and bicultural.