| When Restoration Hurts
Christian counselors grapple with how to encourage reconciliation while protecting victims.
Rebecca Randall with reporting by Kimi Harris
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In
2002, Amanda sat at a Christian counseling office in Indiana with an
assignment in front of her. She was supposed to list the ways she had
been blessed by her father, who had been sexually abusing her for years.
She was a hopeful 17-year-old looking for help.
It
was not the family’s first encounter with counseling for her father’s
behavior. Earlier, he had confessed the abuse to another counselor, who
notified Child Protective Services and encouraged him to report himself
to the police. ...
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Monday, January 13, 2020
When Restoration Hurts
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