Feb 09 Edition of the Carnival Against Child Abuse
Nancy Richards in hosting this month’s edition and has it posted over on her Heal and Forgive blog.
As always, there’s a lot of good stuff in there, I look forward to reading more!
The term “abuse-proofing” gives me pause, because I don’t think you can ever guarantee that something you do will absolutely protect them, but there are some good tips and thoughts in this article, like this: Early in my graduate training, I stumbled over some great information and advice in my studies on all aspects of…
Normally you read “Like X for Charity Y” all the time on Facebook, or you have encouragement to change your profile picture. I’ve always thought this gesture did nothing to help anyone in a practical sense. Now Unicef agrees, launching its “Likes Don’t Save Lives” campaign. It’s not about child abuse directly and Unicef might leave…
Top 10 Psychology and Mental Health Topics of 2011 tags: CA Female sexual abuse: The untold story of society’s last taboo tags: CA Recovery from Trauma tags: CA 4 Things You Should Stop Joking About Online [Opinion] tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Jen Winter sent me a link to an in-depth opinion piece she had written about the new TSA scanners and pat-down procedures in the US, specifically from the point of view of the mother of sexual abuse survivors. I’ve kept an eye on all of the latest news, and protests, about the new TSA procedures,…
“It may take some practice, but we can use these road signs to gauge our recovery progress. Initially our vision might not be clear enough to see them. In those moments we can ask our therapist, partner or good friend to help us. They can see how far we have come even when we cannot….
The article isn’t necessarily about abuse survivors, or trauma survivors, but I think the skills are important, and we should pay special attention to this paragraph: “It feels good to think that everything that’s good that happens in your life happens to you because you’re this good, amazing person. But the price you pay for…