Fire of the Five Hearts: A Memoir of Treating Incest

Smith, Holly A. A.

ISBN 10: 1583913548 / ISBN 13: 9781583913543

Published by Routledge, 2002

About this Item

This book covers the influence of twenty years of work in the field of incest on a therapist's professional and personal life. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254. . 2002. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781583913543

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fire of the Five Hearts: A Memoir of Treating Incest
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583913548
• ISBN 13: 9781583913543
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This book is about the influence of twenty years of work in the field of incest on a therapist's professional and personal life. It is comprised of individual cases, and touches upon topics including spirituality, sex between siblings, counter-transference, and incest teams. The author shares, in unadulterated prose, her experience as an incest therapist. This important, courageous work touches upon issues important to and resonant for mental health professionals treating incest and sexual abuse as well as the incest survivor or survivor's family member.

About the Author

Holly A. Smith is the supervisor of the Boulder County Sexual Abuse Team in Colorado. She has taught graduate-level courses on the treatment of incest and sexual abuse at the Naropa Institute and has trained at the Denver University School of Social Work.