Seminar on Sexual Abuse Recovery
“Supporting others and growing ourselves”

This seminar is available for organisations and social and care groups as a whole or half day course – or can be tailored for individual requirements. The seminar provides a foundation in understanding the core issues around sexual abuse and how we can effectively support those who have suffered abuse.

Introduction:
How I came to work in this field

Facts and Figures About Abuse:
• Abuse in biblical times
• Statistics today
• Ways society often responds

Good Counselling Practice:
• Setting boundaries
• Accountability and confidentiality
• Safety for you and your client

Core Issues:
Shame:
• Why we internalise shame
• Difference between shame and guilt
• Ways out of shame

Anger:
• Justice and Anger
• Is anger wrong?
• Constructive and destructive expressions of anger

Powerlessness:
• Internal damage of powerlessness
• Seeking control and remaining a victim
• Building good boundaries

Betrayal:
• Relational problems caused by betrayal
• Sabotaging relationships
• Learning to trust

Forgiveness:
• Acknowledging the harm done
• Difference between forgiveness and reconciliation
• Why forgive

Questions and Answers