When Your Child Has Been Molested

The Authors Kathryn Brohl, M.A., is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has worked in the field of child welfare for more than thirty years. She is the author and coeditor of numerous books and trains child welfare advocates on trauma. Joyce Case Potter has twenty years' experience as a freelance writer and is also active in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

• Reality Checks ixIntroduction xi1. Learning Your Child Has Been Molested 12. Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: Investigation and Prosecution Stages 173. Supporting Your Child After His Disclosure 274. Physical and Emotional Signs of Child and Youth Sexual Abuse 455. Your Professional Support Team 596. The Formal/Forensic Interview: Helping Investigators Work Effectively with Your Child 657. The Judicial Process: Why It Takes a While 778. Understanding Grief Stages and Secondary Traumatic Stress 879. Working with a Counselor 10310. Helping Your Child Recover 11511. The Impact on Family Members 12912. Strengthening Family Communication 13513. Dealing with Extended Family and Others 14514. When You or Your Child Must Appear in Court 15315. When the Sexual Abuse Is Incest 16516. You Know Your Family Is Getting Better When 179Glossary 189Additional Information 197Resources 203About the Authors 207Index 209