A parenting group for women dealing with child sexual abuse and substance abuse

This article describes a group developed to address the parenting needs of women dealing with child sexual abuse and substance abuse. A solution-focus ed 12-week group intervention is described, and the results of an evaluatio n are presented. Participants included 29 women who attended seven parentin g groups. The results suggest that the group was perceived as beneficial by the women, who reported an increase in self-esteem, parenting satisfaction , and parenting self-esteem and an improvement in their attitudes toward th eir children.