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ebook THE GUILFORD PRESS Working With Children With Sexual Behavior ProBlemS Also from Eliana Gil Books Cultural Issues in Play Therapy Eliana Gil and Athena A. Drewes, Editors The Healing Power of Play: Working with Abused Children Eliana Gil Helping Abused and Traumatized Children: Integrating Directive and Nondirective Approaches Eliana Gil Play in Family Therapy Eliana Gil Treating Abused Adolescents Eliana Gil Working with Children to Heal Interpersonal Trauma: The Power of Play Eliana Gil DVDs Essentials of Play Therapy with Abused Children Eliana Gil Play Therapy for Severe Psychological Trauma Eliana Gil Working with Children with Sexual Behavior Problems Eliana Gil JEnnifEr a. Shaw The Guilford Press New York London © 2013 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved Except as noted, no part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 LIMITED PHOTOCOPY LICENSE These materials are intended for use only by qualified professionals. The publisher grants to individual purchasers of this book nonassignable permission to reproduce all materials for which photocopying permission is specifically granted in a footnote. This license is limited to you, the individual purchaser, only for personal use or use with individual clients. This license does not grant the right to reproduce these materials for resale, redistribution, electronic display, or any other purposes (including but not limited to books, pamphlets, articles, video- or audiotapes, blogs, file-sharing sites, Internet or intranet sites, and handouts or slides for lectures, workshops, or webinars, whether or not a fee is charged). Permission to reproduce these materials for these and any other purposes must be obtained in writing from the Permissions Department of Guilford Publications. The authors have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards of practice that are accepted at the time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in behavioral, mental health, or medical sciences, neither the authors, nor the editor and publisher, nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or the results obtained from the use of such information. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained in this book with other sources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gil, Eliana. Working with children with sexual behavior problems / by Eliana Gil and Jennifer A. Shaw. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4625-1197-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Psychosexual disorders in children. 2. Children and sex. 3. Children—Sexual behavior. 4. Child sexual abuse. I. Shaw, Jennifer A. II. Title. RJ506.P72G553 2013 618.92´8583—dc23 2013016494 To my big brother, Peter, whose steady presence in my life has been a source of stability, guidance, and comfort —E. G. To the children and families who invite me to participate in their journey of repair and recovery; I continue to be awed by your courage and resilience and inspired by the trust and commitment of your parents or caretakers, who can see your behaviors as expressions of pain and who respond to you with compassion and nurturance. —J. A. S. about the authors Eliana Gil, PhD, is senior partner in a private group practice, the Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education in Fairfax, Virginia, which provides therapy, consulting, and training services. She is also Director of Starbright Training Institute for Child and Family Play Therapy in northern Virginia, where she provides multiple-day trainings on family play therapy and specialized therapy with youth (and their families) who have experienced childhood trauma. Dr. Gil has worked in the field of child abuse prevention and treatment for almost 40 years. In the last two decades she has directed two child sexual abuse treatment programs in northern Virginia (at Inova Kellar Center and Childhelp Children’s Cen- ter of Virginia). She is a licensed marriage, family, and child counselor; an approved marriage and family therapy supervisor; a registered play therapist; and a registered play therapy supervisor. Dr. Gil also consults and trains across the United States and is an adjunct faculty member in Virginia Tech’s Marriage and Family Therapy Department. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse; she is also a former president of the Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Gil is the author of The Healing Power of Play: Work- ing with Abused Children; Play in Family Therapy; Treating Abused Adolescents; Helping Abused and Traumatized Children: Integrating Directive and Nondirective Approaches; and other acclaimed books and video programs on child abuse and related topics. Many of her books have been translated into other languages, including Spanish. Originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dr. Gil is bilingual and bicultural. She has three grandchildren under the age of 6. vii viii about the authors Jennifer A. Shaw, PsyD, is a founding partner of the Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education, and has worked in a number of clini- cal settings and capacities in metropolitan Washington, D.C. She pro- vides individual, family, and group therapy to children and adolescents presenting with sexual behavior problems; with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and adjustment problems; and with complex trauma. She has been the coordinator of the specialized family-based program described in this book, the Boundary Project, in two clinical settings—at Child- help Children’s Center of Virginia and the Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education. Dr. Shaw has also acquired specialized train- ing and certification in conducting psychosexual risk assessments and treating sexual offending behaviors in adolescents and adults, and is cur- rently working toward certification as a registered play therapist. She provides trainings at the local, regional, and state level for professionals who work with families of children with sexual behavior problems. Dr. Shaw has coauthored two book chapters with Dr. Gil. Their latest col- laboration is a children’s book entitled A Book for Kids about Private Parts, Touching, Touching Problems, and Other Stuff.
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