Paper Prospectus
Heidi McLaren
SW 361
October 23, 2008

Group Population-- Male Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse
•	homosexual & heterosexual males
•	age 20 +, to hopefully ensure high school graduation and some independent living (maturity)
•	Perpetrator status on individual basis
•	Individual Therapy not requisite
•	Ego strength and attitude most important screening factor

Sessions
1. Introduction 
•	Discuss confidentiality, appropriate disclosure, introduce leaders and their credentials
•	Establishing of group rules, expectations, norms and procedures
•	Formulation of group and individual goals, possible revisal of future session topics

2. Society's myths about male sexual victimization
•	homosexuality--perpetration by and "causality" of abuse/homosexuality
•	different view of perpetration by women
•	physical reactions to abuse

3. Self Image & Esteem
•	Society's constructs of masculinity & gender roles
•	How abuse has impacted self-schemas

4.Staying Present
•	Coping with anxiety & depression
•	difficulties with discociation/PTSD or negative coping strategies from abuse
•	mindfulness, discussion of positive and negative coping mechanisms

5. Greif
•	sense of loss 
•	how abuse & loss has impacted feelings towards childhood, sexuality, self
•	how these feelings manifest & affect life today

6. Anger
•	anger at self
•	anger at others
•	how anger is expressed/displaced in life

7.Fear
•	Fear of perpetrating, not trusting self
•	mistrust of others

8. Shame
•	self-blame & guilt

9.Intimacy & Relationship Issues
•	sexual difficulties
•	negative emotional patterns
•	communication problems/lack of disclosure to loved ones

10. Closing session
•	review of group and individual progress
•	discussion of goals for post-group
•	positive member feedback/goodbyes