Sex Abuse Treatment 2

Course overview

Identify types of sexual abuse as categorized by behavior, victim, and offender;Know first response strategies when someone has been abuse;Learn how to assess level of trauma and identify mediators;Identify PTSD symptoms;Learn to assess functioning in the areas of sexuality, intimacy, and body;Understand the principles of recovery: Empowerment, Establishing Safety, Remembrance and Mourning, and Reconnection (from Judith Herman, M.D.);Know a variety of trauma interventions and treatments, including EMDR, Rapid Reduction Technique, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing as applied to sex abuse;Discuss the effectiveness of individual, group, and family therapy, as well as self help groups. Part II of II