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Men & healing : Men and healing : theory, research, and practice in working with male survivors of childhood sexual abuse

24 Dec 2008

By the late 1970s, this awareness of the plight of abused women and girls began to inform emerging services and advocacy organizations, particularly through the establishment of sexual assault centres, transitional shelters, and the like. [...] By unearthing and reconstructing one’s manhood, less hindered by the events of the past as well as the ongoing constraints of the traditional male code, a survivor can truly heal in the fullest sense. [...] The migration from a pro-feminist ideology to an approach anchored by the new psychology of men is reflected in our mission statement, which includes our goal of providing “innovative counselling and educational services through a male-centred approach that honours and respects the experiences of men.” We came to believe that a male-centred approach to therapy was necessary in order to address the [...] The first is that of the “new psychology of men.” This is a body of research and theory that aims to give a truer picture of the actual shape of men’s inner lives than is suggested by traditional stereotypes. [...] The time has thus come to include a male perspective in the discourse on abuse and victimization and in so doing to “combine the voices” of men and women in offering recognition and services to both (Mathews, 1995).
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Authors

Fisher, Andy

Pages
297
Published in
Canada

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