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In We Survived Sexual Abuse! You Can Too! Pamela K. Orgeron, the editor, a Board Certified Christian Counselor, an Advanced Christian Life Coach, and a survivor of past sexual abuse combines her educational and life experiences to compile a book that will be helpful to others struggling with sexual abuse issues and that will help in the prevention of sexual abuse in today's world. She divided the book into six sections. In Section One, survivors of sexual abuse share their stories of overcoming past sexual abuse to become healthy, productive citizens in today's society. In these stories names, locations, and other details have been changed to protect the survivors and any other innocent victims in the stories. Through these success stories, sexual abuse victims will find hope and strength to face the reality, pain, and the work required to recover from past abuse. Orgeron believes that prevention is always the best medicine for any type of needed healing or pain resolved. Thus, in Section Two of this book she includes information on and suggestions for the prevention of sexual abuse. The responses and effects of sexual abuse are highlighted in Section Three. Section Four offers information on the recovery process, including the role of parents, teachers, health care workers, and the church in helping an individual recovering from sexual abuse. With incest too often swept under the rug in families and with the depth of the brokenness resulting from this atrocity, Orgeron felt she would be amiss to not include Section Five, ""Incest: Sexual Sin in the Family"". Orgeron believes that by including this section incest victims will find hope and encouragement to no longer bury these ""family secrets"" in the closet but have the courage to accept what is and find healing through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Though We Survived Sexual Abuse! You Can Too! focuses more on offering help for victims of sexual abuse, with the National Center for Victims of Crime (2012) reporting ""40-80% of juvenile sex offenders have themselves been victims of sexual abuse"" (¶ 9), Orgeron believes information about perpetrators and how to help them also needs to be addressed. She attempts this through the last section, ""Section Six: For and about Perpetrators"".

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""'We Survived' is probably the best resource I have seen on the subject and is a ""must read"" for mental health professionals and those on pastoral staffs. Anyone who provides help to others would find this book helpful. The voices of the victims themselves give authenticity and will help the reader better understand sexual abuse. For any victims, survivors and/or offenders of sexual abuse, I recommend they read this book to aid them in the healing process.""--We Survived Sexual Abuse! You Can Too! Preface; Eugene (Gene) H. Benedict MA LPC-S, San Antonio, Texas.

'We Survived' is probably the best resource I have seen on the subject and is a must read for mental health professionals and those on pastoral staffs. Anyone who provides help to others would find this book helpful. The voices of the victims themselves give authenticity and will help the reader better understand sexual abuse. For any victims, survivors and/or offenders of sexual abuse, I recommend they read this book to aid them in the healing process. --We Survived Sexual Abuse! You Can Too! Preface; Eugene (Gene) H. Benedict MA LPC-S, San Antonio, Texas.

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Pamela K. Orgeron, M.A., Ed.S., BCCC, ACLC, formerly Pamela K. Owens (1960- ) was born in Ashland, KY. In 1986 she received a B.A. degree in Journalism-Public Relations from Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Also in 1986 Ms. Owens moved to Nashville, TN where she spent over eight years employed with the Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University. Before moving back to Kentucky in 2000, she also worked for Harris Publishing and Thomas Nelson Publishers. Ms. Owens received both an M.A. (2003) and an Ed.S. (2009) degree in Adult & Higher Education, Counseling Specialization from Morehead State University, Morehead, KY. Ms. Owens moved back to Nashville in 2009. Since then she has received an Advanced Diploma in Biblical Counseling from Light University and became a Board Certified Christian Counselor and a Board Certified Advanced Christian Life Coach. In 2010 she married Milton J. Orgeron. She and Milton are General Partners in ABC's Ministries, and are active members of Madison Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Orgeron is a certified writer with the Institute of Children's Literature, West Redding, Connecticut. Milton J. Orgeron, B.F.A. (1959- ) was born in Raceland, LA. In 1981 he received a B.F.A. degree in Music from Tulane University. He taught vocal and instrumental music in Louisiana until acquiring a music teaching position in Nashville, TN in 1997. He taught vocal and instrumental music at a number of schools in the Nashville area before acquiring his current position as Equipment Technician at American Red Cross, Nashville. He also is General Partner along with his wife Pamela K. Orgeron managing ABC's Ministries. Along with his wife, Milton too is an active member at Madison Church of the Nazarene. Gene Benedict, a Florida native, attended Warner University, in Central Florida where he obtained a BA in Pastoral Ministries and Minor in Bible. He was involved in full and part-time Christian ministry in Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas as an Associate Pastor, Youth Minister and Interim Pastor. In 1990, Gene earned an MA in Counseling at St. Mary's University in San Antonio and is a Marriage and Family Therapist. He worked with troubled children and teens for Texas MHMR and has specialty training in the area of domestic violence and chemical dependency. A Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and certified in supervision, Gene is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Gene was an adjunct professor at Texas A&M and has been a guest presenter at numerous retreats and workshops. For three years, Gene was a men's group facilitator for a Christian-based domestic violence recovery program. He has been a counselor at Methodist Hospital and Laurel Ridge Treatment Center. For five years, Gene was an Associate Pastor and Counselor at Harvest Fellowship and is currently in private practice in San Antonio, where he and his wife, Carolyn, have lived since 1979. They have two daughters and 7 grandchildren and are active members of Community Bible Church. Gene has years of experience working with couples and individuals and enjoys doing pre-marital counseling. His passion is to help restore troubled marriages and help make good marriage even better! All his counseling is done from a Biblical perspective.

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