Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims

Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims
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Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims | Stapled | By David Powlison
Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims
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Format: Booklet

Sexual assault is an invasive event of traumatic evil. You were victimized, and now you are suffering. Whenever sexual abuse occurs, love is not part of the equation. Rather, the perpetrator uses power, domination, and control to injure innocent victims.

David Powlison gently leads those who have been wounded sexually to a deeper relationship with God beyond the pain with biblical action steps. By embracing their identity in Jesus, sufferers will not only understand the emotional and spiritual battles they face as sexual assault victims, they will be equipped to effectively overcome any fear, worry, anger, and shame and to offer hope to others in similar situation.

David Powlison, MDiv, PhD, (1949–2019) was a teacher, counselor, and the executive director of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). He wrote many books and minibooks, including Speaking Truth in Love, Seeing with New Eyes, The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context, Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness, Making All Things New: Restoring Joy to the Sexually Broken, God's Grace in Your Suffering, Safe and Sound, and Take Heart and Take Heart for Teens. David was also the editor of The Journal of Biblical Counseling.

The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF) has been teaching people how to understand the wisdom and depth of the Bible and apply its grace-centered message to the problems of daily living since 1968. A biblical counseling and educational ministry located in suburban Philadelphia, CCEF operates a robust biblical counseling ministry in their home office as well as on-site training for others with a heart for discipleship. CCEF also teaches several accredited counseling programs both on-site and through distance learning in conjunction with Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. As an extension of the local church, CCEF accomplishes its mission through a unique synergy of counseling, training, publications, and conferences.

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ISBN-13: 9781935273783

Author: David Powlison

Partner Organization: CCEF

Publication Date: 10/31/2010

Format: Pamphlet

Page Count: 32

Case Quantity: 300

BISAC Category 1: RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery

Weight: 0.1

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 4.25 in

Depth: 0.17 in

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Kristopher Schaal
Solid and concise. A great little book.

Solid and concise. A great little book.

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Kimberly
Great resources

Listened to the audiobook version because that’s all I could find for free. Discusses the definition of sexual assault, reminds reader of legal/medical steps, discusses responses to sexual assault, encourages readers in response to sexual assault in looking to Christ, and lists practical steps forward for change. Includes Scripture references after most points. Definitely a condensed, short work that can’t cover a lot since it is a mini booklet, but I appreciated the points about facing what happened to you, facing your reactions to what happened, facing Christ (not facing all those things on your own, but with Christ),

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Kaitlyn Pindak
Excellent- compassionate and practical.

I don’t think I’ve ever disliked anything of Powlison’s.

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Katie
provides easily accessible, biblical helps

Praise the "God of all comfort"! This book provides easily accessible, biblical helps for walking with sisters through deep, dark pain.

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Brian Parks
Great resource

All the wisdom and care that David Powlison shows in his writing about counseling is brought to bear in this mini-book. In 30 short pages he highlights the great evil of sexual assault, the indicatives of the gospel and identity in Christ, and a path for healing that is realistic rather than cloying. I can see this being used as a helpful aid for victims.