For Professionals and Parents

The Stop Child Molestation Book: What Ordinary People Can Do In Their Everyday Lives To Save Three Million Children
 by Gene G. Abel, M.D. and Nora Harlow (Xlibris, December 2001).

Child Survivors and Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Innovations
by Mic Hunter (Sage Publications, 1995)

The Relapse Prevention Workbook for Youth in Treatment
by Charlene Steen (Safer Society Press, 1999)

The Sexualized Child in Foster Care: A Guide for Foster Parents and Other Professionals
by Sally G. Hoyle (CWLA Press, 2000)

Sexualized Children: Assessment and Treatment of Sexualized Children and Children Who Molest
by Eliana Gil and Toni Cavanaugh Johnson, Ph.D. (Self Esteem Shop II, 1992)

Sexually Aggressive Children: Coming To Understand Them
by Sharon K. Araji (editor) (Sage Publications, 1997)

Treating Children With Sexually Abusive Behavior Problems: Guidelines for Child and Parent Intervention
by Jan Ellen Burton (Haworth Press, 1998)

Treating Youth Who Sexually Abuse: An Integrated Multi-Component Approach
by Paul Steven Lundrigan (Haworth Press, 2001)

Understanding Children's Sexual Behaviors: What's Normal and What's Not?
by Toni Cavanaugh Johnson, Ph.D. (1996)

Understanding Your Child's Sexual Behavior: What's Natural and Healthy 
by Toni Cavanaugh Johnson, Ph.D. (New Harbinger Publications, 1999)

For Professionals Who Treat Abusers and For Abusers and Their Families:

The Stop Child Molestation Book: What Ordinary People Can Do In Their Everyday Lives To Save Three Million Children
by Gene G. Abel, M.D. and Nora Harlow (Xlibris, December 2001).

Adult Relapse Prevention Workbook
by Charlene Steen (Safer Society Press, 2000)

Empathy & Compassionate Action: Issues & Exercises - A Guided Workbook for Clients in Treatment
by Robert Freeman-Longo (Safer Society Press, 1996)

Handbook of Sexual Assault: Issues, Theories, and Treatment of the Offender
by W.L. Marshall, D.R. Laws, and H.E. Barbaree (eds.) (Plenum Press, 1990)

Pedophilia: Biosocial Dimensions
by J.R. Feierman (Springer-Verlag, 1990)

Predicting Sex Offender Recidivism - Videotape Training & Manual
by R. Karl Hanson (Sage Publications, June 28, 2000)

Sex Offender Treatment: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions
by Michael H. Miner and Eli Coleman (Haworth Press, 2003)

Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment and Treatment
by D.R. Laws and W. O'Donohue (Guilford Press, 1997)

Who Am I and Why Am I in Treatment?
by Robert Freeman-Longo and Laren Bays (Neari Press, revised, 2000)

To Educate Children About Preventing Sexual Abuse:

It's My Body
by Lory Freeman (Parenting Press, 1984)

The Most Important Rule of All
by Pam Church
(Prevention And Motivation Programs, Inc., 1997) This book is a read-aloud storybook about child sexual abuse and protection skills for use with children ages 4-8 years.

My Body is Private
by Linda Walvoord Girard and Rodney Pate (Albert Whitman & Co., 1992)

The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Book to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
by Sandy Kleven (Illumination Arts Publishing, 1998)

Telling Isn't Tattling
by Kathryn Hammerseng (Parenting Press, 1996)

Your Body Belongs To You
by Cornelia Spelman (Albert Whitman & Co., 2000)

When I Was Little Like You
by Jane Porett (CWLA Press, 2000)

Recovery and Support for Adult Survivors and Their Families:

Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (Perennial, 1993)

Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and its Devastation
by Susan Forward and Craig Buck (Penguin Books, 1998)

Beyond The Tears: A True Survivor's Story
by Lynn C. Tolson (Authorhouse, 2003)

The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (Harpers Perennial, 3rd revised edition, 1994)

The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
by Laura Davis (Perennial Currents, 1990)

Families in Recovery: Healing the Damage from Child Sexual Abuse
by Beverly Engel, MFT (McGraw Hill Contemporary Books, March 2000)

From Victim to Survivor: Women Survivors of Female Perpetrators
by Juliann Mitchell, Juliann Whetsell-Mitchell and Jill Morse (Taylor & Francis, Inc., September 1997)

Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for the Partners of Incest Survivors
by Ken Graber (Health Communications, 1991)

I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
by Ellen Bass (Perennial Currents, 1991)

I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse
by Lori S. Robinson (Avalon Publishing Group, 2003)

No Secrets, No Lies: How Black Families Can Heal From Sexual Abuse
by Robin D. Stone (Broadway Books, 2004)

Misinformation Concerning Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Survivors
by Charles L. Whitfield, Joyanna L. Silberg, and Paul Jay Fink (Haworth Press, July 2002)

The Obsidian Mirror: Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse
by Louise M. Wisechild (Seal Press, 2003.)

Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and Its Aftereffects in Women
by E. Sue Blume (Ballentine Books, 1991)

The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
by Wendy Maltz (Harper Collins Publishers, 1992)

So, What's Normal? Life After Pedophilia, Abuse, and Neglect
by Rhonnie (Rhonnie & Company, 2004) Order at

Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse
by Mike Lew (Perennial Currents, 2nd Ed., May 2004)

What About Me? A Guide for Men Helping Female Partners Deal with Childhood Sexual Abuse
by Grant Cameron (Creative Bound, Inc., 1994)

Recovery and Support for Child Survivors and Their Families:

Helping Your Child Recover From Sexual Abuse
by Caren Adams, Jennifer Fay, and A.G. Fawkes (University of Washington Press, 1992)

How Long Does It Hurt: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families
by Cynthia Mather and Kristina E. Debye
(Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1994)

I Told My Secret: A Book for Kids Who Were Abused
by Rebecca Engle Smith (Launch Press, 1986)

It Happened to Me: A Teen's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse
by William Lee Carter (New Harbinger Publications, May 2002)

The Me Nobody Knows: A Guide for Teen Survivors
by Barbara Bean and Shari Bennett (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998)

Something Happened and I'm Scared to Tell: A Book for Young Victims of Abuse
by Patricia Kehoe (Parenting Press, 1987)

When Your Child Has Been Molested: A Parent's Guide to Healing and Recovery
by Kathryn B. Hagans and Joyce Case (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997)

Research, Sourcebooks, and Other Information:

The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment
by John E.B. Myers, Lucy Berliner, John Briere, C. Terry Hendrix, Carole Jenny, and Theresa A. Reid (Sage Publications, 2nd Ed., 2002)

Assessing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
by Kathryn Kuehnle (Professional Resource Press, April 1, 1996)

Child Sexual Abuse: New Theories and Research
by David Finkelhor (Free Press, 1984)

Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Reference Handbook
by Edgar W. Butler, Karen L. Kinnear (ABC-CLIO, Incorporated, December 1995)

Childhood Sexual Abuse: Developmental Effects Across The Lifespan
by F. Felicia Ferrara (Wadsworth Publishing Company, November 2001)

Children Who Don't Speak Out: About Children Being Abused in Child Pornography
by Carl Goran Svedin, Kristina Back, and Radda Barnen (Taylor & Francis, May 1997)

Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse: Education Manual for Medical Professionals
by Ann S. Botash, M.D. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000)

Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask)
by Dr. Justin Richardson and Dr. Mark A. Schuster (Crown Publishers, February 11, 2003)

Just Before Dawn
by Jan Hindman (Alexandria Assoc., 1989)

Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: A Practical Guide
by Martin A. Finkel and Angelo P. Giardino (editors) (Sage Publications, 2nd ed., 2001)

Overcoming Child Abuse: A Window on a World Problem
by Michael D. Freeman, (Ashgate Publishing, November 1999)

Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families
by William N. Friedrich (Sage Publications, October 15, 2001)

Sex and the Internet: A Guide Book for Clinicians
by Al Cooper (Brunner-Routledge, July 2002)

A Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse
by David Finkelhor (Sage Publications, 1986)

Step by Step: 16 Steps for Legally Sound Sexual Abuse Investigations
by Jan Hindman (Alexandria Assoc., 1987)

The Stop Child Molestation Book: What Ordinary People Can Do In Their Everyday Lives To Save Three Million Children
by Gene G. Abel, M.D. and Nora Harlow (Xlibris, December 2001). Order at

Understanding Human Sexuality
by Janet Shibley Hyde and John D. DeLamater (McGraw Hill, 8th ed., 2003)