Back on Track:
Boys Dealing with Sexual Abuse
by Leslie Bailey Wright and Mindy Loiselle
Introduction by David Calof, editor emeritus of Treating Abuse Today
 
Contents
 
Introduction Hearing and Being Heard
 
Chapter 1
So Where Do I Start?
How to Use this Book/Am I the Only One?/Who Abuses?/
It's Too Awful to Talk About!/When You're Not Getting Support/
Ways to Find Help/Important Ideas
 
Chapter 2
Why Most Kids Don't Tell (And What Happens When They Do)
Being Grounded/Couldn't Stop It Alone/Toughing It Out/It's Too Weird!/
What Will You Think About Me?/How Other People Acted When They Found Out/
The Best Way People Can Help/So What's Important Here?
 
Chapter 3
What If It Didn't Feel Like Abuse?
What Is Sexual Abuse?/Power/Knowledge Power/Relationship Power/
What About the Sexual Part?/Why Talk About This?/Am I in Trouble Too?/Important Ideas
 
Chapter 4
Sometimes You Know It Was Abuse
It Was Bad/Physical Power/Knowledge Power/Relationship Power/Survival/
What to Remember
 
Chapter 5
Sorting Out Feelings
Knowing More Helps/Feeling Guilty and Ashamed/Feeling Alone/Feeling Angry/
Feeling Sad/Feeling Scared/Feeling Confused, Having Mixed Feelings/Important Ideas
 
Chapter 6
Old Coping/New Coping
Coping/Separating Yourself from the Abuse/Just Not Caring/
Putting Anger in the Wrong Place/What Do I Do Now?/Warning Signs/
Getting Help/Important Ideas
 
Chapter 7
Choosing Your Track
How Abuse Lowers Self-Esteem/Steps to Getting Back onYour Track/Sexuality/
Disconnecting Sexuality from Abuse/Fears About Homosexuality/
Feeling Worried About My Body/Making Choices/Important Ideas
 
Chapter 8
Therapy
I Don't Need Any Help!/I'll Figure It Out Myself!/I Don't Want to Talk About It/
What Therapy Should Be Like/What Will I Do In Therapy?/
What Will My Therapist Tell Other People About Me?/Ways to Help Your Therapist/
What If I Hate It?/ What's Important Here?
 
Chapter 9
Now and Later
Your Family/When Your Family Won't or Can't Help/Social Services/Courts/
Relationship with the Abuser/Relationship with the World/School and Friends/
Relationship with Yourself
 
In Closing
Staying on Track
A Safe Place/Motivation/Balance/Special Helpers/Others Strengths/
Turning Your Life into Something Positive/An Important Special Message
 
Last Word
Luis and the Book of Hearing

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