Protective Behaviours for Children

How do I help a child when I think he or she may be at risk of sexual abuse? This question was put to me recently in an email. I would talk to a child or teenager by adapting the Protective Behaviours Program I used to give in the classroom when I was a primary… Continue reading Protective Behaviours for Children

“Intimate Partner Sexual Violence” — a new book for professionals

Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Improving Services and Support for Survivors of Rape and Abuse [Affiliate link] is now out. (Release date 21 Oct 2013.) Barbara Roberts contributed a chapter called 'Pastoral Responses to Christian Survivors of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence'. Here is the publisher's blurb: Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) is the… Continue reading “Intimate Partner Sexual Violence” — a new book for professionals