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Sexual
Abuse
The sexual abuse of children
and teenagers is one of the hidden secrets of many societies including the
This page has been put on my
website as part of the information resource I am trying to build. There is a
section for victims of sexual abuse and for those connected with them and another
for energy healers who try to help them.
For
victims
Energy healers have a role
to play in supporting healing for victims of sexual abuse. If the victim is
able to work through feelings and memories with the healer and has enough intention
to work through the past into a brighter future, then the healer and the
healing energies will be able to make a difference by taking away the pain of
bad memories. Different healers have different sets of skills and healing
experiences. Also, they work with different energies which have different
characteristics. The healing experience will vary, therefore, between healers.
For example, healers who are also trained in counselling will be able to bring
good counselling support into the healing situation. Some healers might have
received counselling training specifically designed for sexual abuse situations
and will know the areas in which to try to help and to guide you. Other healers
might be very psychic and be able to feel or to see where the energy of the
events and memories are locked into the victim’s energy field and physical body,
and will know where to focus their healing attention. It would be advisable,
therefore, for anybody who is a victim of sexual abuse and who is considering energy
healing sessions as part of their healing process to phone around several
healers to discuss their situation and to find out what different energy
healers might be able to do to help before deciding who to visit. Any sexual
abuse victim who is not sure what happens in an energy healing session will
find out a bit more about this on this website by clicking on the Healing
Sessions link on the link bar at the top of this page.
Whilst energy healers can generally
facilitate good emotional and mental healing, victims of sexual abuse will have
different ways of working through what has happened to them and will have a
range of support needs. Below, therefore, are some good organisations which are
not connected to energy healing who might be able to help as well. They all
offer confidential services and contact details are given. Please note that
telephone lines might not be manned for 24 hours a day or might be very busy so
if you cannot get through the first time, please try again later in the
day.
One in
Four
It is estimated that around
one in four children or teenagers in the
Website
: http://www.oneinfour.org.uk
E-mail : admin@oneinfour.org.uk
Telephone
: 020 8697
2112
Address
:
National
Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)
NAPAC is a small charity
established to help people to take control of their recovery and healing from
childhood abuse and provides information, contacts and publications so that
victims know what resources are available to help them. NAPAC does not provide
counselling services or direct support services itself but acts as an
information centre.
Website
: http://www.napac.org.uk
Support Line Telephone : 0800 085 3330
NSPCC (National
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
Any adults who might be
concerned that a child is being abused may ring the NSPCC Child Protection
Helpline Service on 0800-800 5000 for advice. People with hearing difficulties
may use the textphone service on 0800 056 0566.
The Helpline Service is manned
by trained child protection officers who will be able to talk you through the
situation and work through with you how best to tackle the situation.
The NSPCC website is at http://www.nspcc.org.uk/default.html.
The e-mail helpline is at help@nspcc.org.uk
Obviously, the police should be contacted if a child is likely to
be in immediate danger.
ChildLine
ChildLine
is an NSPCC Service providing a free telephone helpline for children and young
people who are experiencing problems in life including sexual abuse. The helpline is manned by staff with
counselling training and who understand the issues of young people.
Alternatively, Childline may be contacted by writing
to them at a Freepost address which means no stamps required.
The Childline
website is at http://www.childline.org.uk.
The helpline number
is 0800 1111
The Freepost
address is ChildLine, FREEPOST NATN1111,
For
energy healers
If you find that you have a
number of clients coming to you who have suffered sexual abuse and are seeking
healing for this or if this is an area that you would like to specialise in,
please be aware that clients might be suffering from a range of conditions that
are very specific to this form of abuse. Usually energy healers are able to
interact with clients because the clients have reasonable awareness of their emotional
issues. If sexual abuse took place at a young age, however, a common response
can be for the mind and emotions to block out memories and feelings about what
took place. This means that in the present day a victim might not have full
recall of what happened because deep trauma is being blocked out. Additionally,
if sexual abuse took place within the family home, a victim might not have any
experience or understanding of human behaviour outside of the home so will not
be sure about what behaviour within the home is acceptable and what should not
be taking place. Additionally, victims might not be able to recognise that aspects of
their own behaviour such as feeling useless, feeling responsible for what
happened, having low self esteem, unable to relate lovingly to people, etc., are
in need of healing because they will have behaved like this for so long that
they do not realise that there is any other way to be. It is helpful, therefore
for healers to have some understanding of all the behavioural and healing
issues that arise with people who have suffered sexual abuse so that they can
be ahead of the client if there is a need to be.
There is a wide range of
publications about the effects of sexual abuse and the impact upon behavioural
patterns, written both from a factual point of view and orientated towards
therapists helping the emotional recovery of victims. Any energy healer dealing
with sexual abuse clients might find it very helpful to do some browsing or to
make enquiries at some of the large bookstores to find something relevant to
their work.
Additionally, here in the
CityLit
CityLit
is an
http://www.citylit.ac.uk/coursedetail.php?course=Counselling+survivors+of+childhood+sexual+abuse
The home page of the CityLit website is at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/.
Underoak
Underoak
arrange a wide range of training courses around the country and from time to
time hold a one day course in London called
Skills for Working with Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse. The website is at http://www.underoak.co.uk and the course
can be found at http://www.underoak.co.uk/public-courses/people_management_training/counselling_skills.htm.
Whilst energy healers should
be able to deal with emotions and memories from an energy point of view, the
healing and recovery process for victims who experienced severe trauma in their
early years might need to be very wide and to include behavioural development in
areas such as interpersonal skills, relationships skill, assertiveness skills,
personal self esteem, etc.. It is helpful, therefore, for energy healers to
have some awareness of where their contribution in helping a client has its
limits and where the client needs to seek additional help from other
appropriate professionals and to direct the client to them if appropriate.
Posted 30th
September 2007
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