Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege: A guide to therapeutic work with boarding school survivors

by Thurstine Basset and Nick Duffell

Book Overview

Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege discusses how ex-boarders can be amongst the most challenging clients for therapists; even experienced therapists may unwittingly struggle to skilfully address the needs of this client group. It looks at the effect on adults of being sent away to board in childhood and the problems associated with boarding, which have only recently been acknowledged by mainstream mental health professionals.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138788716
• ISBN13: 9781138788718
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"