About

Rebecca C. Mandeville is a Psychotherapist; Certified Complex Trauma Professional; Researcher; and recognized Family Systems expert. She is the author of 'Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role' and a YouTube Health Partner. Rebecca served as Core Faculty at the world-renowned Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, where she first began identifying, defining, describing, and bringing attention to what she named (for research purposes) Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and Family Scapegoat Trauma (FST).

Featured Work

Nonfiction > Self-Help

2020

Family scapegoating is an insidious form of "invisible" abuse that is difficult to recognize. It is therefore critical that adult survivors understand what type of abuse they are trying to recover from. In Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed, Psychotherapist and Family Systems expert Rebecca C. Mandeville uses her research findings on what she named family scapegoating abuse (FSA) to help survivors recognize and release the damaging 'scapegoat' narrative associated with the (dysfunctional) family 'identified patient' role. This 2nd revision includes additional recovery suggestions, resources, and updated links. Also suitable for concerned friends and clinicians.

Other Works

Awards and Recognition

  • 'Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role' was a 2021 Eric Hoffer Book Awards Finalist.
  • Eric Hoffer Award