The Relational Trauma of Incest: An integrated family-based approach to treatment

This volume presents an innovative approach to navigating the painful confusions and dilemmas experienced by families in which incest has occurred. Integrating social constructionist, feminist, and systems thinking, the treatment model focuses on strengthening protective relationships. Basics of the relational approach; the relational approach; the relational approach in action; core perspectives; implementing the relational approach; incest as a complex story; creating a collaborative therapy; strengthening safe family relationships; relational treatment of family members who abuse; three cases; appendices - a. research support for the relational approach; b. resources for professionals.