Jenny Speaks Out - Softcover

Hollins, Sheila; Sinason, Valerie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784580538 ISBN 13: 9781784580537

Publisher: Books Beyond Words, 2015

Synopsis

Jenny has moved into a new home in the community, but she is very unhappy and unsettled. Things come to a head when her carer finds a photo of her Dad. Sensitively, the carer helps Jenny to feel secure enough to talk about why she is upset. Jenny discloses that she was sexually abused by her father. The story shows how the warmth and trust of her carer and friends begin a healing process which will bring hope and a fresh start for Jenny. Jenny Speaks Out may enable a person with learning disabilities or mental health problems to open up about their experience of sexual abuse. The second half of the book consists of supporting written text. There is background information on sexual abuse, including the necessity of gaining medical evidence if it is reported as a crime. Advice is given to dispel commonly held beliefs, such as It happened to me because I m bad and I can t have sex again because I m dirty . There is also a suggested storyline and recommended helpful organisations and further written resources.

About this title

Review:

These books are powerful interpretive tools for anyone who works with people with developmental disabilities. --Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

About the Author:

Sheila Hollins, editor of the Books Beyond Words series, is Professor of Psychiatry of Disability at St. George s, University of London, and sits in the House of Lords. She is a past President and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and President of the British Medical Association, 2012 2013.

About this edition

• Publisher: Books Beyond Words
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784580538
• ISBN 13: 9781784580537
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Illustrator: Webb Beth