Main description:

Any teenage boy who discloses sexual abuse is facing an emotional ordeal. However, the workbook We Are Not Alone: A Teenage Boy's Personal Account of Child Sexual Abuse from Disclosure Through Prosecution and Treatment can help him understand and endure the process. As it tells the first-person story of Joe, whose neighbor molested him, it offers an opportunity to discuss emotional issues, learn the facts of the process, and gain the sense of solidarity and support so crucial to the recovery of abused children. This helpful book deals with gender-specific issues as well as the universal problems of any sexually traumatized teenager. We Are Not Alone: A Guidebook for Helping Professionals and Parents Supporting Adolescent Victims of Sexual Abuse is also available as a companion volume for therapists, teachers, legal and law enforcement professionals, and parents of the victim.

Contents:

Contents

Introduction

Welcome to the Teen Reader

Identification of Characters

Section 1. I'm Joe

Section 2. The First Time I Told

Section 3. I'm Sorry

Section 4. Making a Report

Section 5. The Investigation Begins

Section 6. The Interview

Section 7. After the Interview

Section 8. Counseling

Section 9. Prosecution Begins

Section 10. Pretrial Testimony

Section 11. Counseling Support

Section 12. Waiting

Section 13. At School

Section 14. The Indictment

Section 15. The Arraignment

Section 16. Waiting Again

Section 17. The Empty Courtroom

Section 18. Pretrial Details

Section 19. Delays and Preparations

Section 20. The Trial Begins

Section 21. In Court

Section 22. Cross-Examination

Section 23. Instructions to the Jury

Section 24. The Verdict

Section 25. After the Trial

Section 26. Victim Impact Statement

Section 27. Sentencing

Section 28. Toward Recovery

Section 29. Guiding Questions

Support People I Can Depend On

How It Happened for Me: A Diagram

Glossary