Topic outline

  • Research articles and reports

    • A list of open access articles and studies that may be useful to your practice.

  • Therapeutic readings and practical information

    • Living Well has made available the manual and all resources necessary for professionals to run and facilitate a group program for men: Foundations. Below are articles and readings that may also be useful to check out if you are thinking of doing group-work with men.

    • Some resources, papers and articles that can be useful for professionals who are working with men around their general health.

    • Resources that it is hoped will be of some use to professionals working in the area of men’s mental health.

    • A few reports and websites addressing questions of sexuality, sexual health and sexual assault, which may be useful resources for workers responding to men who have experienced sexual violence.

    • The article ‘Liberation from self blame’ by Patrick O’Leary appeared in Extending Narrative Therapy: A collection of practice-based papers. Edited by Dulwich Centre Publications (1999). Living Well would like to thank Patrick O’Leary and all those at Dulwich Centre Publications for agreeing to reproduce this article here.

    • This booklet by the Victorian Government provides you with a foundation for working with adolescents with sexually abusive behaviours and their families to prevent sexual offending.

    • An article by Noel MacDonald, reproduced here from the DVIRC Newsletter, Spring Edition 2000, regarding "some of the ideas that I have found useful in understanding and working with young men who have experienced sexual assault."

  • Therapeutic resources and downloads

    • A list of books have been found to be helpful and useful for those who work with men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse or sexual assault.

    • A free, printable set of 54 strengths cards designed for therapeutic use with men.

    • Two manuals are available on this page: BlueKnot's Practice guidelines for the treatment of complex trauma and trauma informed care and service delivery (upon free registration at the BlueKnot website), and the Australian guidelines for the treatment of adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, by the Australian Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health

    • Engaging bystanders in sexual violence prevention, a resource published by the National Sexual Violence Resource Centre (2009).

    • This is a brief guide for professionals on how to best utilise the Living Well Mobile App app in working with your own clients. It is an introductory guide to using the app while working with men who have experienced sexual abuse or sexual assault.

  • Policy and practice