Hi beautiful Community!
I have started 3 new Support Groups for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse here in Houston, thanks to ASCASupport.org and the Morris Foundation. Two of the Support Groups I facilitate are for women in recovery at a half-way house. I want to educate these courageous woman, most of whom have children, about the realities of CSA and how it has affected them over their lifespan.
I understand the importance of bringing in the Resiliency questionnaire at the same time as I introduce the ACE Study Questionnaire, but I wanted to ask for any thoughts on the best way to inform without offering hope for these women's futures.
When I first met Dr. Vincent Filetti three years ago, I thought I had found the holy grail in the ACE Study, and to a degree, I did. But several months later, I found myself discourage and a little depressed about the hard cold truth of the damage that is done to children, and as they grow into adulthood. That's when I read about Resiliency.
So in the past, I have shared both the ACE Study Questionnaire along with the Resiliency Questionnaire, but feel I am lacking more strong evidence on the Resiliency side.
I don't want any person to feel that they are doomed by their ACE Score, and would really appreciate any and all thoughts about how to best share this important research without making people feel that their fate has already been sealed.
Many thanks for all of your help. I'm here in Houston, TX and would also love to know of others who are ACE Trauma informed in this area?
Many thanks,
Randa Fox, Founder of Not On Our Watch America Foundation www.notonourwatch.net