Finding My Voice

By Matthew Laurin, Samanta Cumberbatch-Mejia and Jana Venditti

Finding My Voice: One Girls Story of Sexual Abuse is the story of an adolescent girls experience of sexual abuse and her subsequent disclosure. It describes the challenges adolescents may experience as they struggle to deal with the impact of sexual abuse. This story highlights one girls journey of resilience and self-discovery.

This book is an excellent therapeutic tool for children/adolescents, and therapists working in the field. This book can also be used for parents, teachers and educators as a tool to help youth who have experienced sexual abuse.

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Learning to Cope: One Boys Story of Sexual Abuse is the story of an adolescent boys experience of sexual and his subsequent disclosure. It describes the challenges adolescents may experience as they struggle to deal with the impact of sexual abuse. This story highlights one boys journey of learning how to cope and trusting others again.

This book is an excellent therapeutic tool for children/adolescents, and therapists working in the field. This book can also be used for parents, teachers and educators as a tool to help youth who have experienced sexual abuse.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Nov 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781452584638

Matthew Laurin

Samanta Cumberbatch-Mejia – Samanta has her Masters in Counselling Psychology. She has over ten years experience working with Children, adolescents and families in a clinical setting. Over the past six years she has dedicated her career to working with children and adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse. Samanta lives in Brampton, Ontario with her husband and dog Nyah. Jana Venditti- Jana has her Masters in Social Work and she is a registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers. For the past five years she has been working with children, adolescents and their families who have experienced sexual abuse. In her free time she enjoys being with her husband and family.

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ISBN: 978-1-4525-8462-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4525-8463-8 (e)

Balboa Press rev. date: 10/24/2013

Contents

Finding My Voice:

One Girl’s Story of Sexual Abuse

About the Book

CHAPTER 1   About Me

CHAPTER 2   Life Before the Abuse

CHAPTER 3   The Abuse

CHAPTER 4   Telling

CHAPTER 5   The Aftermath

CHAPTER 6   Counselling

CHAPTER 7   My Future

Glossary of Terms

Finding My Voice:

One Boy’s Story of Sexual Abuse

About the Book

CHAPTER 1   About Me

CHAPTER 2   Before