Shattered lives : children who live with courage and dignity / Camila Batmanghelidjh.

By:

Batmanghelidjh, Camila

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (174 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781846422546
184642254X
1280738111
9781280738111
9786610738113
6610738114

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Shattered lives.DDC classification:

362.76 22

LOC classification:

RC569.5.C55 B28 2006eb

Other classification:

71.65

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Contents:

The witnessing -- Introduction to therapeutic thinking -- Exploring the impact of sexual abuse : letter to Chardonnay -- Shame : letter to Daisy -- Adaptive violence : letter to Mr. Mason -- Psychosocial vulnerabilities leading to violence : letter to Rocky -- Cradled in terror : children's capacity to be violent -- Legitimizing neglect? : achieving the best for clients and workers : letter to Flower -- Parental addiction : letter to Julie -- Letter to deny, cry and try-- Conclusion.

Summary: *Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, rejection and worthlessness. Batmanghelidjh offers understanding for those baffled by these hard-to-reach children and warns against stigmatizing them for their problem behaviour. In her critique of existing structures, she exposes the plight of children who are overlooked by the authorities and denounces those who value bureaucracy over the welfare of the individual child. Society's failure to acknowledge the truth of their experiences and act to change the environment in which such mistreatment can flourish is, she strongly argues, leading to the death of childhood. The book is a clarion call for change.

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*Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, rejection and worthlessness. Batmanghelidjh offers understanding for those baffled by these hard-to-reach children and warns against stigmatizing them for their problem behaviour. In her critique of existing structures, she exposes the plight of children who are overlooked by the authorities and denounces those who value bureaucracy over the welfare of the individual child. Society's failure to acknowledge the truth of their experiences and act to change the environment in which such mistreatment can flourish is, she strongly argues, leading to the death of childhood. The book is a clarion call for change.

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