The following list of books is a collection of material on the subject of abuse.  The readers are encouraged to use their own judgment in selecting and using or discarding material for individual needs.   This list is continually updated as new material is added.  Order from your local bookstore, Christian bookstore, or Adventist Book Center.

Updated 02/26/05

A DOOR OF HOPE, Victims resolving the pain of sexual abuse and incest, Jan Frank, Here's Life Publishers, PO Box 1576, San Bernardino, CA 92402.

A VERY TOUCHING BOOK for little people and for big people, Jan Hindman. AlexAndria Associates 911 SW 3rd St. Ontario, Oregon 97914. 1992 (503)889-8938 A prevention book for everyone

ABUSES TO SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION, Jan Hindman.AlexAndria Associates 911 SW 3rd St., Ontario, OR 97914 $5.95 plus 1.50 S&H Errors made by adults about sexual abuse.

ADDICTED TO "LOVE", Stephen Arterburn, Servant Publications, Ann Arbor, MI. Recovering from unhealthy dependencies in romance, relationships and sex.

ADOPTION AND THE SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD, McNamara, Family Resources. Victim treatment.

ADULTS MOLESTED AS CHILDREN, Bear & Dimock, Safer Society Press. Victim treatment.

All FAMILIES KEEP SECRETS, Margie Uram Pierrs, Inc. 9441 Silver King Ct., Fairfax, VA 22031 PHONE: 800-767-8320, 703-359-8311 FAX: 704-359-7024 paper back illustrated book for children $9.95 Adult Guide $11.95 plus $3 S&H. Written by a clinical psychologist and an elementary school teacher, these books speak clearly, appropriately and authoritatively to abuse children and the adults they trust. Excellent for all elementary schools and church libraries.

ALLIES IN HEALING, L. Davis, HarperCollins. Victim treatment.

A HOUSE DIVIDED, Katherine Edwards, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI. The secret betrayal - incest.

ANGRY YOUNG MEN: How parents, teachers and counsellors can help bad boys become good men, Anton Kipnis, Jossey-Bass Publishers 1999. Mr. Kipnis, a psychologist, examines the myths of troubled young men and discusses ways to help them.

AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS, Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D. Free Press, 2002. Drawing on groundbreaking scientific research, Seligman shows how Positive Psychology is shifting the profession’s paradigm away from its narrow-minded focus on pathology, victimology, and mental illness to positive emotion and mental health. With the tools Seligman provides you will develop natural buffers against misfortunes and negative emotion and achieve new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment, gratification and meaning.

BATTERED INTO SUBMISSION: THE TRAGEDY OF WIFE ABUSE IN THE CHRISTIAN HOME, James and Phyliss Alsdurf. InterVarsity Press 1989. Examines the ways cultural values and religious beliefs have shaped views of male-female relationships. Discusses why some men abuse their wives, why women are often blamed for their abuse, and why the church fails to confront domestic violence.

BEAUTY FOR ASHES, Joyce Meyer, Harrison House, PO Box 35035 Tulsa, OK 74153, 1994 Receiving emotional healing. Many people seem to have it all together outwardly, but inside they are a wreck. Their past has broken, crushed and wounded them inwardly. They can be healed. God has a plan, and Isaiah 61 reveals that the Lord came to heal the broken-hearted. He wants to heal victims of abuse! You will learn: How to deal with the emotional pain of abuse. How to understand your responsibility to God for overcoming abuse. Why victims of abuse often suffer from other addictive behaviors. How to grab hold of God's unconditional love. The importance of God's timing in working through painful memories.

THE BEST KEPT SECRET, Florence Rush, McGraw-Hill Book Co., NY 1980.

BETRAYAL OF INNOCENCE: INCEST AND ITS DEVASTATION, Dr. Susan Forward and Craig Buck, Penguin Books.

BEYOND BETRAYAL Healing My Broken Past, Carolyn Koons, Harper San Francisco.

BROKEN BOYS/MENDING MEN, Stephen D. Grubman-Black, Ivy Books, New York. Recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Insight, hope, and encouragement on how to begin the healing process for survivors, parents, and teachers.

THE BROKEN TABOO: SEX IN THE FAMILY, Blair & Rita Justice, Human Science Press, NYNY1979.

BUT I LOVE HIM: PROTECTING YOUR TEEN DAUGHTER FROM CONTROLLING, ABUSIVE DATING RELATIONSHIPS. Jill Murray, Harper-Collins Publishers. 2000. The author identifies patterns of control and abuses and tells parents how to extract their daughters from damaging relationships without alienating them.

CASEBOOK OF SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT, Friedrich, Norton. Victim treatment.

CHILD MOLESTER, George Barnard, M.D. an integrated approach to evaluation and treatment.

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: A Hope for Healing, Maxin Hancock & Karen Burton Mains, Kathy is the kind of person who might be your next-door neighbor. She's a professional woman who has turned her energies and abilities to homemaking. To see her, you would never guess the pain she lived with for so long. This book offers help for adult victims.

CHILDREN OF TRAUMA, Jane Middelton-Moz, Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield Beach, FL. Rediscovering your discarded self.

CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Caroline W. Watkins, 1992 Consumer Resource Development 6806 Knollwood Drive, Douglasville, GA 30135 $15.00 + $2.00 postage  Workshop Manual to inform the religious community on the incidence of domestic violence and to provide approaches and resources for a ministry which will actively empower battered women.

CLINICAL ASPECTS OF THE RAPIST, R. T. Rada, Grune & Statton, NY 1978.

THE COMMON SECRET, Ruth & Henry Kempe & Alan McEvoy, W. H. Freeman & Co., NY 1984.

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE, THE TRAUMA OF INCEST, Butler, Moving Books. Victim treatment.

THE CONTRAIANS’S Guide to Leadership, Steven B. Sample, President of University of Southern California. Jossey-Bass 2002. Sample cuts down a lot of bad ideas about leadership and opens a new path for the next generation to follow. Lessons from great leaders of history blend with his experience as university president to illustrate the many roles leaders play. Help for all leaders to better understand themselves and their choices.

THE COURAGE TO HEAL, E. Bass, L. Davis 1988, Harper & Row, NY. Incest.

THE COURAGE TO HEAL WORKBOOK, L. Davis, 1990, Harper & Row, NY.

CREATING A SAFE PLACE, South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 148 Fox Valley Road (Locked Bag 2014) Wahroonga NSW 2076 Phone: 02-9847 333 FAX: 02 9489 –0943 Procedures for dealing with complaints about sexual abuse and misconduct in church relationships involving denominational employees and voluntary Church workers.

CROSSED SIGNALS, Memory VanHyning, #493 Paper $9.95, order from Firefighters Bookstore 18281 Gothard St. 105 Huntington Beach, CA 92648-1205. 800/727-3327. How to say "No" to sexual harassment. Teaches: how to overcome miscommunication between the sexes, how to take control, what to say and how to say it without damaging anyone's dignity, how to react in different harassment situations, when and how to take action. (The only flaw in this book is that it addresses only the harassee's point of view, and it assumes that only women are harassed.)

CRY OUT!, P. E. Quinn, A shocking, searing account of child abuse told from the child's point of view. It is a nightmare of torment, terror, and desperation. It is also a story of hope. And it is true in its entirety. Written in a graphic and unsparing style, this haunting book may stun your sensibilities.

A DEADLY SILENCE, Kleinn. A personal story of affluence and sexual abuse.

A DOOR OF HOPE, Jan Frank, Incest is the biggest hidden problem in the church today. Some psychologists believe 80% of the victims come from "religious" homes. The statistics are shocking. This is a powerful story of hope and healing, of inspiration and restoration, the author’s journey toward wholeness.

ETHICS AND THE NEW TESTAMENT, J. L. Houlden, Penguin Books, Baltimore, 1973.

FAMILY FALLOUT, D. Landry, Safer Society, Victim treatment.

THE FAMILY SECRET, E. Hile 1985, Dell Publishing Co. Inc. NY, Incest.

FAMILY SEXUAL ABUSE, Patton. Research and evaluation of family abuse patterns.

FATHER-DAUGHTER INCEST, Judith Herman & Lisa Hirschman, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA

FAMILY EVALUATION, M. A. Karpel & E. S. Strauss, Gardner Press, NY 1983.

FEMALE SEXUAL OFFENDERS, AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Matthews & Speltz, Safer Society Press. Offenders treatment.

FORGIVE AND FORGET, L. Smedes 1984, Harper & Row Publishers, NY. Emotional healing.

FREE OF THE SHADOWS, Adams & Fay, Moving Books. Victim treatment.

FRIENDS, GOOD, BAD, SECRET, Bobbie Drake 1995 Protocol Seminars, 701 West Orchard Ave., Nampa, ID 83651. (208)648-9525 The Christian perspective that educates children about sexual abuse. A must for church school and church libraries. Easy for adults and children to use. $6.95 @ (Idaho residents add 5% sales tax.)

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION (Understanding sexual attraction to children), Ann Stirling Hastings, 1994, The Printed Voice, 98 Main St., #538, Tiburon, CA 94920, 1-800-795-7635.

GARLANDS FROM ASHES, Sonja Grace, The Grace-Watson Press, Wanganui, 1996 Order from: Books for Women, PO Box 509, Palmerston North, New Zealand $29.95 + .80 postage Visa/MasterCard accepted. Written by survivors of clergy abuse for survivors, and people who wish to support them during their healing process. It is a very powerful book written with compassion and full of hope and encouragement for people in need of healing. In Part One eighteen women and men courageously share their stories of how they were sexually abused by clergy within the Christian religion in New Zealand. The incidents of abuse occurred some time between 1940-1992. Part two offers: suggestions for survivors in their healing process; factors to consider when assisting survivors to heal from clergy abuse; an outline of the problems encountered by survivors when reporting the abuse to the Churches, compared with what is in place in the Churches in New Zealand in 1996; a hypothetical explanation (based on New Zealand census figures) for the variation in the number of reported cases of clergy abuse between denominations as recorded in the book.

GROWING BEYOND ABUSE, Nestingen & Lewis, Omni Recovery Inc. Victim treatment.

HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL INTERVENTION IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, Mandell & Damon, Guilford. Victim treatment.

HEALING FOR DAMAGED EMOTIONS, David A. Seamands. Victor Books, Wheaton, IL. If you are hurting emotionally, this book will help you. For God can break the chains from your past and free you to live. He can recycle your hang-ups into wholeness.

HEALING FROM CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE, A recovering Woman's Guide, Kristin A. Hunzman, Pamphlet, 26pp. Gives women clients the tools they need to understand and cope with flashbacks, grief, and shame. Outlines the beginning steps for women to heal from childhood sexual abuse.

HEALING THE INCEST WOUND, Courtois, Norton. Victim treatment.

HEALING THE WHOLE: THE DIARY OF AN INCEST SURVIVOR, Yvette M. Pennacchia, Cassell PLC 1995, PO Box 640206, Oakland Gardens, NY, 11364-0206. 718/776-0203 or call InBook 1800/243-0138

HEALING YOUR SEXUAL SELF, J. Woititz 1989, Health Communications Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. Incest.

HEALING VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, Paula Sandford. This book gives love, acceptance and healing to the victims of sexual abuse - the abused, the abuser and their families. It is an invaluable took for those who counsel and minister to lives fractured by sexual abuse.

HELPING VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, Lynn Heitritter & Jeanette Vought. This book is a complete guide to the psychological, social, spiritual needs of both victims and their families as well as those who work with them. This book meets Christian pastors and lay leaders at one of the areas of greatest ignorance, misunderstanding, and need for practical guidance.

HINDS FEET ON HIGH PLACES, H. Hurnard 1989, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Wheaton, IL. Emotional healing.

HOW CAN I STOP? Freeman-Longo, Society Press. Offender treatment.

I DON’T LIKE THAT! Kerene Whelan, 2003, MOKS (Making Our Kids Safe)  38A Murphy Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121 Australia $9.95(US) Phone: +6 13 9427 7433 Fax: +6 13 9428 4636.  E-Mail: sas@pulishing-solutions.com.au  Recommended for 3 - 6 year olds to teach them that any touch they are uncomfortable with, anything they see or hear that makes them feel uncomfortable, they can say "Stop!  I don't like that!" and keep telling adults they trust until they feel safe again.

IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS, Carla Van Dam, Hayworth Trauma Press, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904, 2001 Clear identification of child molesters. ISBN: 0-7890-0742-8

IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE, Michelle Morris, J. P. Tarcher, Inc., Los Angeles, 1982.

IF SHE IS RAPED, Brookings, Learning Pub., Inc., Kalamazoo, MI 1984.

INCEST: A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF CAUSES AND EFFECTS WITH TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, Karen Meiselman, Jossy-Bass Pub., San Francisco, 1978.

INCEST: FAMILIES IN CRISIS, Anna Kosef, Franklin Watts, Inc. Danbury, CN 1985.

INCEST AND SEXUALITY, W. Malte, B. Holman 1987, Lexington Books.

THE INCEST PERPETRATOR, Horton, Johnson, Roundy, Williams. A "how to" treatment manual for sexual offenders.

IN LOVE AND IN DANGER: A teens Guide to breaking free of abusive relationships, Barrie Levy, Seal Press, 1997. This book is for teen-agers who have questions about abusive dating relationships and advises how to get help from parents and other adults.

INSIDE THE CRIMINAL MIND, Samenow. Criminals and molesters thinking errors.

INTERVIEWING SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS USING ANATOMICALLY CORRECT DOLLS, Friedemann & Morgan, Migima. Victim treatment.

INTO THE LIGHT, Leslie Cantrell, Franklin Press Inc., Edmonds, WA 1986.

IS NOTHING SACRED? Marie M. Fortune, Harper San Francisco, 1991. The story of a pastor, the women he sexually abused, and the congregation he nearly destroyed.

IT'S OK TO SAY NO, Robin Lenett & Bob Crane, Doherty Assn., NY 1985.

JUVENILE CULPABILITY ASSESSMENT, J. Hindman, AlexAndria Assoc. Offender treatment.

JUVENILE SEXUAL OFFENDER ASSESSMENT PACKET, Gray & Wallace, Safer Society Press. Offender treatment.

KEEPING OUT OF HARM'S WAY, J. E. Persico & George Sunderland, Scott, Foresman, Glenview, IL. 1985.

LASTING EFFECTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, Wyatt & Powell, Sage. Victim treatment.

LAURA, Laura Sisk, Review and Herald Publishing Association, Hagerstown, MD 21740. One woman's story every woman's fear. An Adventist minister's wife shares her personal triumph over the tragedy of rape, offering hope and healing to the sexually abused and providing practical guidelines for self-protection.

LEARNED OPTIMISM, Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D Free Press 1998. How to change your mind and your life.

LIGHT THROUGH THE DARK GLASS, Esther's Child, 1988, Pacific Press Publishing Association. Emotional healing.

LIVING IN OUR FINEST HOUR, Douglas Cooper, Pacific Press Pub. Assn, 1982

MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR PAST, H. Wright 1985, Fleming H. Revell Co., Old Tappen, NJ. Emotional Healing.

MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR PAST Help for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families, Tim Sledger 1997 Life Way Press, Nashville, TN

MALES AT RISK, Balton, Morris & MacEachron, Sage. Victim treatment.

MAN-TO-MAN, Johnson, Safer Society Press. Offender treatment.

MEN WHO RAPE: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE OFFENDER, A. N. Groth & H. J. Birnbaum, Plenum Press, NY

THE MENACE WITHIN, Ray Burwick, Burwick, 1985

MILES FROM THE NEAREST SIN, 2006, Norma Koester Bork, Winepress Publishing PO Box 428, Enumclaw, WA 98022 877.421.read www.winepressbooks.com  ($19.95 + S&H) A powerful Christian novel that vividly contrasts the benign settings of conservative Christianity with evil incarnate.  This fictional story, set in Takoma Park, Maryland, and in Angwin, Napa Valley, California, describes – with careful sensitivity – the abuse of a small boy and the chilling consequences on his life and on the lives of those he touched.

A MODEL RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM, Heinz, Safer Society Press.

THE MOURNING BREAKS, Hindman, AlexAndria Associates. Victim treatment.

MY DAY AT THE COURTHOUSE, Chamberlain, Trials & Smiles. Parents education.

MY FEELINGS, Morgan, Equal Justice. Parents education.

THE NEW RELATEDNESS FOR MAN AND WOMAN IN CHRIST: A MIRROR OF THE DIVINE, V. Norskov Olsen, Loma Linda University Center for Christian Bioethics, Loma Linda, CA 1993. Dr. Olsen sees that we need to recover a proper, biblical, and relational understanding of humanity. In exploring the relationship between genders, the author goes to the heart of humanness as mirroring the image of God to and for each other in full partnership.

"NICE GIRLS DON'T GET RAPED", Jennifer Botkin-Maher. A sensitive account of physical, emotional, social and spiritual effects of rape on a woman and her family. This book also shares Jennifer's personal walk from trauma to triumph. She guides you through the healing process to a life free from the bondage of fear.

NO IS NOT ENOUGH, Adams, Fay, Martin. Teenagers and sexual abuse.

NO MORE SECRETS, Adams and Fay, Impact. Victim treatment.

NO SINGLE THREAD: PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH IN FAMILY SYSTEMS, J. M. Lewis, ed. Brunner-Mazel, NY 1976.

NURSERY CRIMES, SEXUAL ABUSE IN DAY CARE, Finkelhor, Wiliams Burris. Victim treatment.

ODD GIRL OUT, Rachel Simmons, Harcourt, Inc 2002 Girls who struggle every day with friendships in the hidden world of aggression that unfolds behind adults backs.

ON TRIAL, Dziech & Schudson, Putnam. Resource.

ONLINE, Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace,  1998, Donna Rice Hughes, ISBN 0-8007-5672-X, Fleming H. Revell (division of Baker Book House Co.) PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, DI 4951606287. Surfing the “Net” has become second nature to our children, and gaining Internet skills will give today’s kids a real advantage throughout their lives.  But one small typing error can open the door to pornography and expose them to online predators.  Kids Online offers parents hope and help.  It gives simple, step-b-step directions for keeping kids safe while allowing them the many benefits of the Internet.  It’s everything parents need to know but may not know enough to ask.

THE OPTIMISTIC CHILD, Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D Harper Perennial, 1996. A proven program to safeguard children against depression and build lifelong resilience.

OUTGROWING THE PAIN, Gil, Dell. Victim treatment.

PATHWAYS, A GUIDED WORKBOOK FOR YOUTH BEGINNING TREATMENT, Kahn, Safer Society Press. Offender treatment

PATHWAYS, GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF YOUTH BEGINNING TREATMENT, Kahn, Safer Society Press. Offender treatment.

PEACE AND HEALING, Making homes abuse-free, Karen & Ron Flowers with Audray Johnson, Elaine & Willie Oliver, AdventSource 5040 Prescott Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68506. 1996 800/328-0525 This resource is for pastors, counsellors, family ministries personnel, departmental directors, administrators, teachers and leaders who want to respond to abuse and family violence in a professional and compassionate manner. Included are informative seminars with reproducible handouts, family-centered sermons, children's stories, practical resources and bulletin inserts. "The home is the single most violent place in society. In the United States one-fifth of all citizens are victimized physically/sexually by their mid-teens." The Adventist Review, May 18, 1995. The Seventh-day Adventist faith community is not immune to abuse and family violence. We are a global family, subject to global crises. In a 1994 Adventist Family Survey, completed by 8,000 randomly selected respondents from around the world, significant levels of physical, emotional and sexual abuse were reported. In fact, at the 1995 General Conference Session, a list of six major social issues was presented to delegates to rank in importance. Almost 30 percent chose domestic violence as the number one issue to address. Certainly an Adventist response is needed, for these "statistics" have faces--and families. These wounded adults and children deserve a compassionate response from the church.

PERILS OF POWER, Richard Exley $5.95 Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventist. This book deals with lust and sexual conduct. Written for ministers who struggle with these temptations, Exley looks at some of the scandals of the past and springboards from them to counsel his readers. Everyone needs to understand this topic of continuing relevance. Also in Spanish.

PERIOD, Gardner-Loulan, Lopez & Quackenbush, Moving Books. Parents education.

PLAYING GOD, Celeste Perrino Walker, 1994, Pacific Press Publishing Association, Boise, ID. A story of misguided zeal about spiritual abuse. Many Christians can relate to this story by either the actions or the results of what this religiously zealous couple did to their children and other church members. A RECOMMENDED BOOK FOR ALL CHRISTIANS TO READ!

PLEASE DON'T HURT ME, Dr. Grant Martin. This timely book rings sounds of hope for victims, abusers, and loved ones faced with the problem of violence in the home. Drawing on the vastness of God's redemptive love in the context of sound and practical counseling principles, he offers suggestions that may pave the way for emotional healing.

PORN GENERATION, Ben Shapiro, Human Events Book Service 2005,  conservativebooks@HEBookService.com $19.95 Pornography: it’s everywhere – at the video shop, in your newspaper, in you inbox.  And although American society grows increasingly accepting of this state of affairs, porn is unmistakably dangerous: it presents a warped image of sex and self-satisfaction that ridicules the values of faith and family, mangling the most sacred ideals of matrimony.  In Porn Generation, Ben Shapiro explains why.  This book is about a generation of Americans lost in a maelstrom of moral relativism in a culture obsessed with cheap, degraded, casual sex.  It’s a powerful wake-up call outlining what we must do now to eradicate this scourge and reclaim the values that made America great.

PROTECTING THE GIFT, Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe, Gavin De Becker, 1999, The Dial Press, Random House, Inc. In this indispensable resource, de Becker provides keen insights into the behavior and strategies of predators. He offers practical new steps to enhance children’s safety at every age level: specific questions parents can ask to screen effectively and evaluate baby-sitters, day-care services, schools, and doctors; a “Test of Twelve” safety skills children need before being alone in public; warning signs to help parents protect children from sexual abuse; and how to keep teenage girls and boys from unsafe situations with peers and adults. De Becker also shatters the myth that rules like Never Talk to Strangers will keep your children safe. By showing what danger really looks like – as opposed to what we might imagine it looks like – de Becker gives parents freedom from many common worries and unwarranted fears. De Becker is America’s leading expert on predicting violent behavior. Advising such clients as the C.I.A. and the United States Supreme Court, this three-time presidential appointee has changed the way the United States government protects its highest officials. He is the co-chair of the Domestic Violence Council Advisory Board, and co-founder of Victory Over Violence, an organization that assists battered women and their children.

PROTECTING YOUNG CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE, Gilbert, et, al. McMillan. Victim treatment.

PSYCHOTHERAPY OF SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, Friedrich, Norton. Victim treatment.

PUTTING AWAY CHILDISH THINGS, 1982, Victor Books, Wheaton, IL. Emotional healing.

THE RAPE VICTIM, Koss & Harvey, Sage. Victim treatment.

THE RAPE VICTIM, Sharon McCombie, Plenum Press, NY 1980.

REALITY THERAPY, A NEW APPROACH IN PSYCHIATRY, W. Glasser, Harper and Row, NY 1965.

RECOVERY, Helen Benedict, Doubleday, NY 1985

RELAPSE PREVENTION WITH SEX OFFENDERS, Laws, Guilford.

REMEDIAL INTERVENTION IN ADOLESCENT SEX OFFENCES, Knopp, Safer Society Press.

RENEGADE SAINT, Phil E. Quinn. Continuing the shocking autobiography begun in the award-winning Cry Out. He moves beyond the terrifying world of his childhood into the compelling events of his life as a young adult. It brings us inside one man's unforgettable story, leading us toward a greater understanding of one of society's worst scourges: child abuse.

RESOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE, Delon, Norton. Victim treatment.

REMEDIAL INTERVENTION IN ADOLESCENT SEX OFFENCES, Knopp, Safer Society Press.

RETRAINING ADULT SEX OFFENDERS; METHODS AND MODELS, Knopp Safer Society Press.

THE RIGHT TO INNOCENCE, Engel, Moving Books. Parent education.

RITUAL ABUSE, what it is, why it happens, how to help, Margaret Smith, 1993, HarperCollins Publishers, 10 East 53rd St., New York, NY 10022. Thousands of adults have come forward to report incidents of ritual abuse recalled from childhood. This balanced account is one of the few books to explore this taboo subject in depth. She examines personal experiences from 52 adult survivors; cult abuse throughout history; the background of perpetrators, brainwashing, and Multiple Personality Disorder; and gives compassionate guidance on the recovery and healing process. It is a caring, comprehensive, and much-needed resource. The author is a survivor and researcher of ritual abuse. Her work is used by survivors, therapists, and organizations that address ritual abuse issues. Particularly helpful for spouses of recovered memory for understanding of what their companion is coping with.

ROBBED, RAPED, AND RIPPED OFF, Richard Fike, Acropolis Books, Ltd, Washington D.C. 1983.

SAFE AND SANE, Joseph McNamara, Putnam Pub. Group, NY 1984.

SAFE, STRONG, & STREETWISE, Little, Brown, NY 1987

SAFETOUCH, Morgan, Equal Justice. Parents education.

SECRET LESSON, Weber & Bosworth, Onyx Book 1994. Shattering serial sex crimes that a community refused to believe. Richard Van Hook was the star teacher of the Casyville, Illinois, Elementary School. Handsome, energetic, happily married with two children, he was not only a teacher but also a sports coach and school librarian, hugely popular with his sixth-grade students, their parents, his fellow teachers, and the administration. It seemed incredible when ten little girls, ages 10 through 13, told of his "secret lessons" to them. Even their graphic testimony of repeated, relentless sexual abuse failed to convince a grand jury of Van Hook's horrifying guilt. But the dedicated social worker who first heard the terrifying tales, the state police detective assigned to investigate, and the prosecutor to whom they desperately turned, pursued the search for the "perfect teacher's" little girl victims far into the past. And in the electrifying trial and riveting courtroom revelations that followed, the prosecution brought to light the darkest story of serial sex abuse ever told.

SECRET SURVIVORS: Uncovering Incest and its After-effects in Women, Sue Blume. Incest and the crime too cruel for mind and memory. John Wiley & Sons. NY 1990.

SELF-TALK, IMAGERY, AND PRAYER IN counseling, 1986, Word Books, Waco, TX. Emotional healing.

SEX IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE, Peter Rutter MD, Moving Books. Victim treatment.

SEX, POWER, AND BOUNDARIES, Understanding and Preventing Sexual Harassment, Peter Rutter, MD Bantum Book 1996

SEXUAL ABUSE In Christian Homes and churches, Carolyn Holderread Heggen, Herald Press, Scottdale, PA. 1993. For Christians who are willing to stop and listen to victims, this is a valuable resource. For victims or perpetrators who have been waiting for the church to listen, this is a word of possibility. This book by a psychotherapist specializing in sexual abuse confronts harsh realities, offers hope that confronting broken sexuality will bring healing for survivors of abuse, for perpetrators, and for the church.

SEXUAL ABUSE IN NINE NORTH AMERICAN CULTURES, (Treatment and Prevention), Lisa Aronson Fontes Editor, Sage Publications 1995.  This book assesses cultural strengths and challenges with nine solution-focused chapters on specific cultures.  It suggests ways in which cultural norms can be used to protect children and promote recovery from sexual abuse, and breaks new ground in offering practical guidelines that professionals can use to become more helpful to children, families, and adult survivors from all groups.  Among the groups explored are Cambodians, African Americans, Seventh-day Adventists, gay men and lesbian women, Asians, Pacific Islanders and Filipino Americans, Puerto Ricans, Jews, and Anglo Americans.

SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILDREN, MacFarlane & Waterman, Guilford. Victim treatment.

THE SEXUAL AGGRESSOR; CURRENT PERSPECTIVE ON TREATMENT, J. Greer, and I. Stuart, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., NY 1983.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT, Joel Friedman, Ph.D., Maricia Mobilia Boumil, J.D., LL.M., Barbara Ewert Taylor, J.D. 1992, Health Communications, Inc. 3201 S.W. 15th St., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190. The complete handbook including a directory of regional offices of the EEOC. Sexual harassment, what it is, what it isn't, what it does to you and what you can do about it. Two attorneys and a psychologist tell women and men everything they need to know.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE, Ellen J. Wagner, Subtitled, "How to Prevent, Investigate, and Resolve Problems in Your Organization." This book explains what sexual harassment is, and what it is not. Give managers the information they need to prevent incidents in their organizations and to take the proper steps when a complaint arises. The book helps readers resolve problems in house and not in court. #496 paper $17.95. Order from Firefighters Bookstore, 18281 Gothard St. 105, Huntington Beach, CA 92648- 1205, 800/727-3327.

THE SEXUAL HEALING JOURNEY, Maltz, HarperCollins. Victim treatment.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN counseling AND MINISTRY, Peter Mosgofian & George Ohlschlager, Word, Inc. 1995 Ten policies to prevent sexual abuse. Taking action toward violators. Help and healing for victims. Easing the impact on children. Understanding legal issues. The wise counsel in this timely book can help us find remedies for a growing problem that threatens the Christian church.

SEXUAL TRAUMA IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, Everstine, Brunner/Mazel. Victim treatment.

SHATTERED DREAMS, Fedders and Elliott. A personal story of spousal abuse.

SHE SAID NO, (but he crossed the line between passion and violence), Kay D. Rizzo, 1994, Pacific Press Publishing Association, Boise, Idaho, and Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Date rape is a terrifying, violent physical assault that leaves emotional scars that may never heal. This book tells of a love story that turned into rage. The subject matter of this book may seem shocking to Christians, yet the characters involved in this sad tale are young people who attended a Christian college and who made a commitment to Christ, The no-nonsense message to both young men and young women regarding their choices and responsibility for their actions is worth the price of the book.

SHE SAID YES, the unlikely martyrdom of Cassie Bernall, Misty Bernall 1999, Word Publishing. Cassie Bernall, a 17year-old junior at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, was a typical teen having a typical day, when two rampaging classmates put a gun to her head and asked her if she believed in God. She said yes. With that simple word, the story of Cassie’s courage in the face of death was catapulted into the consciousness of an entire nation. Now, her mother has told a far more remarkable story that tells us the rest of the story. A story of a transformed youth from the road to destruction and Satanism to a new birth Christian and the life changes her family did to help turn this youth around. Many youth and parents today will find something of themselves in this dramatic true story.

A SILENCE TO BE BROKEN, Earl D. Wilson, This book brings out of hiding a subject that is far too painful to leave hidden. The words here are of compassion and relief, and the author's manner is warmly positive. Dr. Wilson writes to us with a contagious confidence in God's redemptive power and it gives us hope.

THE SILENT CHILDREN: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO THE PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, L. T. Sanford, Anchor Press/Doubleday, NY 1980.

SINS OF THE FATHER, Marianne Morris, Pacific Press Publishing Association, Boise, Idaho 1993. This riveting book takes the reader behind the white-picket-fence facade of an all-American family that had a stellar reputation for caring for children at church, while harbouring the ugly secret of child molestation at home. This is a story of treachery, deceit, cover-ups, and shameful silence. Silence by a church and family that allowed two generations of children to be assaulted by a man whose terrible crimes went unpunished for nearly thirty-five years and then received a "slap on the wrist" punishment. A disturbing portrayal of our times and an urgent appeal to Christians to protect the defenseless and call sin by its name.

SILENTLY SEDUCED, Adams. Methods used to unconsciously seduce children.

SOCIAL WORK AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, J. R. Conte & D. A. Shore, eds. Haworth Press, NY 1982.

SOURCEBOOK ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, Finkelhor, Sage. Resource.

SPIDERS AND FLIES, Hillman. Information for parents and teachers of sexually abused children, behavior problems, and deviant sexual behavior in offenders.

STEP-BY-STEP, Hindman. AlexAndria Associates, 911 SW 3rd St., Ontario, OR 97914 (503)889-8938. Legal documentation for evaluation of sexual abuse.

STOLEN CHILDHOOD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE, Alice Huskey. InterVarsity Press. 1990. A former missionary tells how she was sexually abused as a child and describes the effects on her. The author gives helpful information on identifying abused children and helping them--all from a thoroughly Christian perspective.

THE SUBTLE POWER OF SPIRITUAL ABUSE, David Johnson and Jeff Van Vonderen. Bethany House, 1991. A pastor/counsellor team addresses the widespread problem of spiritual abuse in Christian circles. Identifying key characteristics of Christian leaders who misuse positions of power and authority to manipulate and control, the authors offer concrete steps toward healing and recovery as well as help for determining whether to fight a spiritually abusive system or abandon it.

SUDDEN FURY, Walker. A personal story of sexual abuse.

SURVIVING THE SECRET, Pamela Vredevelt & Kathryn Rodriguez, Fleming H. Revell Co. Tarrytown, New York. Healing the hurts of sexual abuse

SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF INCEST, Trapper, Barrett, Brunner. Victim treatment.

THE SOCIOPATH NEXT DOOR, Martha Stout, Ph.D. Broadway Books, NY. 2005. “A fascinating, important book about what makes good people good and bad people bad, and how good people can protect themselves from those others.”  “We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in this book, Harvard psychologist Martha Stout reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people (one in 25) have an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is that that person possesses no conscience, no ability to feel shame, guilt or remorse. One of their chief characteristics is a kind of glow or charisma that makes sociopaths more charming or interesting than the other people around them.  They’re more spontaneous, more intense, more complex, or even sexier than everyone else, making them tricky to identity and leaving us easily seduced.  They cannot love. They learn early on to show sham emotion, but underneath they are indifferent to other’s suffering.  They live to dominate and thrill to win.  When we suddenly recognize that someone we know, someone we worked for, or were involved with, or voted for – is a sociopath what do we do with that knowledge?  Dr. Stout teaches us to question authority, suspect flattery, and beware of pity play and above all when a sociopath is beckoning, do not join the game."

THE TEMPTING OF AUDRA GREY, Tricia Padgett, Pacific Press Association, Boise, Idaho, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. A Christian woman's struggle between her empty marriage and the promise of new love.

TESTIMONIES ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ADULTERY, AND DIVORCE, a compilation from the writings of Ellen G. White. The Ellen G. White Estate 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Prepared especially for the benefit of church administrators and other ministers who must deal with questionable or immoral conduct. This book is not designed to serve as a manual of rules. No two situations are exactly alike. Each will require careful study; and although the differences may be minor, each situation will require its own solution. It is the publishers hope and prayer that in the hands of an ever learning and truly caring church, the material in this compilation will contribute to the elevation of moral standards in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and at the same time provide comfort, encouragement, and hope for those whose complex moral problems seem beyond human solution.

TOXIC PARENTS, Dr. Susan Forward, Bantam Books. Overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life.

TREATING CHILD SEX OFFENDERS AND VICTIMS, Salter, Sage. Victim treatment.

TREATING INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED SEX OFFENDERS, Haaven, Safer Society Press.

TREATING THE SEXUAL OFFENDER, Maletzky, Sage

TREATING TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN, James, MacMillan. Victim treatment

TREATING THE YOUNG MALE VICTIM, Porter, Safer Society Press. Victim treatment.

THE TRUTH ABOUT US, Mable Dunbar, PH.D., Advent Source, 5040 Prescott Ave. Lincoln, NE 68506, 800/328-0525, www.adventsource.org. The author shares her own story from victim to personal triumph and understanding that God had a special purpose for her life. This book relates stories of victims followed by affirmation statements, personal reflection time and active processing of personal experiences. Using a strong Biblical base Dr. Dunbar shows that every person is of equal value to God.

TURNING FEAR TO HOPE, Holly Wagner Green, Thomas Nelson, Nashville, 1984.

TWISTED SCRIPTURES, Mary Alice Chrnalogar, Zondervan Revised Edition  8/1/2000. ISBN: 0310234085 Amazon.Com  A practical, down-to-earth book geared to help people escape from the clutches of church abuse and manipulation.  Controlling discipleships, abusive groups, abusive churches, abusive leaders, controlling groups, leaders, destructive cults, etc.  The Language of Enslavement, Vicious Information Control, Collision With Leadership, etc.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HELPING ADULT CHILDREN RESOLVE THEIR PAST, Charles Sell, Multinomah, Portland, Oregon.

USE OF VICTIM-OFFENDER COMMUNICATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF SEXUAL ABUSE, Yokley, Society Press. Victim treatment.

VIOLENCE!, John Langone, Little, Brown, Boston, 1984.

WEDNESDAY'S CHILDREN, Suzanne Somers, Putnam/Healing Vision Publishing, 1992. Personal testimonies of a wide range of celebrities. All were childhood victims of abuse - physical, emotional, and in some cases sexual, no longer victims but survivors, they prove that keeping secrets is no way to live.

WHAT YOU CAN CHANGE… Martin E.P. Seligmann, Ph.D. Fawcett Books 1995, The complete guide to successful self-improvement. Learning to accept who you are.

THE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILD, Dr. Phil E. Quinn. This book give a new dimension to parenting, one that perhaps you have taken for granted; the emotional support that every child must have, that only you can give.

WHAT LISA KNEW, J. Johnson. Sexual abuse of a little girl by both parents, spousal abuse, and denial by both parents.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME? Mayle, Moving Books. Parents education.

WHEN A LEADER FALLS: What Happens to Everyone Else? Jan Winebrenner and Debra Frazier, Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, MN 55438, 1993. Left in the aftershock of sexual impurity, the silent victims the spouse, the family, and congregation - here receive help and hope.

WHEN CHILD ABUSE COMES TO CHURCH, Bill Anderson. Bethany House, 1992. A pastor shares hard earned wisdom garnered while his church processed extensive child abuse that occurred in its church nursery. Comprehensive, informed, and informative.

WHEN CHILDREN MOLEST CHILDREN, Cunningham & McFarlane, Safer Society Press.

WHEN SOME ONE YOU KNOW IS HURTING, What You Can Do To Help, M. Gregory Richards, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, Haper Paperbacks, New York, NY. 1994. This book shows us what to do, what to say, and most of all, how to stand by our hurting friends in their times of crisis.

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, Matskis, Moving Books. Parents education.

WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN MOLESTED, Hagans and Case. Helping parents to understand the child's behavior, emotional condition, ad how to help.

WHERE DID I COME FROM?, Mayle, Moving Books. Parents education.

WHERE IS GOD WHEN IT HURTS?, Philip Yancey, Harper Paperbacks 1990. Coming to terms with the tough times in your life.

WHO AM I AND WHY AM I IN TREATMENT? Freeman-Longo, Safer Society Press. Offender treatment.

WHY DID I DO IT AGAIN? Freeman-Longo, Safer Society Press. Offender treatment.

WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS, Berrick & Gilbert, Guilford, Resource.

WOMEN AND MEN WHO SEXUALLY ABUSE CHILDREN, C. Allen, Safer Society Press. Offender treatment.

WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED! T.D. Jakes. Treasure House PO Box 310 Shippensburg, PA 17257. 1994. Healing the wounds of the past. This book will help to fight back the infections of life and break the bands off the neck of every woman who dares to read it!

THE WOUNDED HEART, Dr. Dan B. Allender. An intensely personal and specific look at sexual abuse. Personal, because it may be affecting you, your spouse, a close friend or neighbor, or someone you know well at church. And specific because it goes well beyond the general issues and solutions discussed in other books.

WHY ME?, Daugherty, Moving Books. Parents education.

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