Bøger af Elizabeth Stanley

Ground-breaking research on stress and trauma by Elizabeth Stanley, PhD, with a foreword by Bessel Van Der Kolk, bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score.

I Love This Game is a must-read for children of all ages. It is not only a highly enjoyable and entertaining story for the reader, walking alongside the lovable Peyton throughout her journey and rooting for her the whole way, but what stands out to are the values that are highlighted throughout this wonderful story from beginning to end. There are elements that demonstrate the importance of inclusion, respect, kindness, family, commitment, and more. Peyton is a great kid who is learning some valuable lessons. As we all know, growing up, even in the best of circumstances, has many challenges. Navigating the landmines of family, friends, school, insecurities, and responsibilities, is rarely easy. This is especially true for Peyton, a smart and thoughtful middle-school girl, who is always trying to do the right thing. With the support of her ever-loyal dog, Atticus, and her best friend, Mikayla, will Peyton find her own inner strength, as she tries to manage the relationships most important to her?

From the 1950s to the 1980s, the New Zealand government took more than 100,000 children from experiences of strife, neglect, poverty or family violence and placed them under state care in residential facilities. In homes like Epuni and Kingslea, Kohitere and Allendale, the state took over as parent. The state failed. Within institutions, children faced abysmal conditions, limited education and social isolation. They endured physical, sexual and psychological violence, as well as secure cells, knock-out sedatives and electro-convulsive therapy. This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children's story: growing up in homes characterised by violence and neglect; removal into the State's 'care' network; daily life in the institutions; violence and punishment; and the legacy of this treatment for victims today. The state masqueraded as a good parent, but its violence and negligence made things worse for children. This book is a moving account of the experiences of those placed into state care, and a powerful call for redress and change. It was over and over, it wasn't just one night, it was many drunken nights, you know the smell of alcohol and stuff like that. I was often beaten . . . I got so used to the beatings that I never used to cry any more . . . I hid under the cot, and every time I knew they were coming I'd have to come out and just be prepared for anything - Ed He said to me 'You're going somewhere'. He said it with glee. 'You're going somewhere where they know how to treat people like you'. It was like he knew what the place [Hokio] was like and what was in store for me and it gave him a great deal of pleasure. I find that really cruel - Ray. . . I remember looking out the window and said 'There's police out there, what's going on?' Yeah and they'd come to pick me up, to put me in the girls' home . . . I was just in shock . . . they wanted to take me. 'What have I done? . . . The police just took me down to the stationand then the social worker took me from there to Bollard and then I was chucked in the cells. - Nanette

Susie is a bright child with an imagination large enough to match her heart. She makes the discovery of a lifetime when she finds a talking spider named Tommy Tobotsky Tarantula III. Fearful of losing her new friend, Susie makes a brash decision that puts her and Tommy in danger, and in the process, shifts the dynamic of her family.

This feminist literary study discusses postmodern ideas about the self, particularly about the way in which selves are constructed by biography and autobiography. The author particularly examines the manner in which women write about themselves.

Mourning Becomes... challenges many supposed 'facts' about the concentration camps established by the British military during the South African War 1899-1902. -- .

While torture has a short-term use value for perpetrators, it also creates a devastating legacy for victims, their families and communities. This book addresses the questions: 'What might torture victims need to move forward from their violation?' and 'How can official responses provide truth or justice for torture victims?'