I have a 300+ book library on "child abuse and neglect" not to mention binders of professional papers on it. None of them touch on the unique aspects of neglect. Having been through physical, sexual abuse and neglect the neglect leaves a unique scar. I have not worked with a T yet who has good skills for dealing with neglect. There is always a story about what happened with the others. Neglect is about what didn't happen. So often we think it is "normal" so we don't even know what was missing that we need to tell our T's about and I have never had a T ask any neglect specific questions.
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There’s been many a crooked path
that has landed me here
Tired, broken and wearing rags
Wild eyed with fear
-Blackmoores Night
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