Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families & Churches [Paperback]

Dr. R. Timothy Kearney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 17, 2001

Dealing with the sexual abuse of a child is painful and difficult. When it happens to children within our church families, we all are affected and wonder how to respond.

• What help should we seek?
• What support can we offer?
• What healing is possible?
• What can we do to prevent abuse in the future?

In this warm and hopeful book, R. Timothy Kearney shows how healing, justice, forgiveness, restoration and protection can come through God's people in the Christian community.

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About the Author

Kearney completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology and M.A. in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is director of mental health at a community health center in Connecticut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 139 pages
• Publisher: IVP Books (April 17, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830822461
• ISBN-13: 978-0830822461
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Kearney earned his BA with a combined major in Psychology and Spanish Literature at Yale University and pursued graduate work at Fuller Theological Seminary where he earned his MA (Theology) from the Graduate School of Theology and his Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) from the Graduate School of Psychology. He has also completed the post graduate Primary Care Behavioral Health training program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. He is a licensed psychologist in Connecticut, New York, and California.
He joined the Community Health Center behavioral health staff in 1998. In addition to administrative and clinical leadership of the Behavioral Health programs at CHC, Dr. Kearney supervises and trains postdoctoral psychology residents, co-leads psychotherapy groups with students and younger staff to train them in the provision of child group therapy, and provides direct client care with the clinical focus of providing care to children and adolescents and their families, especially those impacted by medical illness, trauma, and abuse.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, October 11, 2007

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D. Shrider "Elementary teacher" (Findlay, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families & Churches (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource if you need to help a child through the admission stages of sexual abuse. It helps you deal with the child and his/her family. It does not give as much help as I expected for the child who has already openly shared his/her abuse and is dealing with the feelings that come with it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Caring for sexually abused children, November 20, 2011

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This review is from: Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families & Churches (Paperback)

Just what is needed for the church and layperson. Covers every step, from how to recognize signs of sexual abuse, what to do upon first suspicion, reporting, and what will likely take place. Also addresses how to get/provide help and support for the victim and family. Emphasizes the need for every church to develop a plan to follow to prevent this from happening and steps to take if suspicion should occur. This information will be appropriate for any family or organization. Highly recommend it.