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Counseling Victims of Sexual Assault A 5 Phase Model Empowerment & Encouragement Effective assessment skills Empathic Strengths based approach CBT and Gestalt-based interventions IMPLICATIONS 5 TREATMENT PHASES Assessmen t & Education Phase 1 Rapport & Strengths Phase 2 Cognitive Intervent ion Phase 3 Emotion Focused Phase 4 Trauma Narrative Phase 5 MODEL TENETS CONTACT Brooke Bagley MS, NCC – Sexual Assault Center, Knoxville, TN & Joel F. Diambra, EdD, LPC-MHSP, NCC – University of Tennessee ACA 2015 – Orlando, Florida RATIONALE • Each year, there are about 237,868 victims of sexual assault. • 1 out of every 6 American women and 3% of men have been the victim on an attempted or completed rape. • Victims of assault are • 3x’s more likely to suffer from depression • 6 x’s more likely to suffer from PTSD • 26 x’s more likely to abuse drugs • 4x’s more likely to contemplate suicide Brooke Bagley [email protected] Higher client retention rate Up to 70% Clients report: Decrease in acute stress/trauma related symptoms Overall increase in functionality after 3 sessions Clients approach and engage in trauma narrative work sooner in the therapeutic process than those treated otherwise. Sessions 1-2 Sessions 2-3 Sessions 3-4 Sessions 4-5 Sessions 5- 6 • Psychosocial assessment/ • Education materials related to common trauma reactions • Rapport and trust are 99.99% of the therapeutic process • Focus on client reported strengths • Identification of triggers • Negative thought patterns • Gestalt & Mindfulness • Dissociation/ body and mind “disconnect” • Once a client has reached stability evident through o Self- report o Presenting mood, behaviors, & languages • Helpful in gaining awareness of perceived safety, coping, and potential for resilience • Normalizes and validates client’s • Survivors often report: o Reduced perception of control o Diminished trust in others o Negative self views • Introduction of CBT based education and interventions: • Helps combat self- deprecating thoughts/belie fs • Increased sense of control • Amplified awareness of emotional reactions • Helpful with trigger identificatio • New language and positive self-views incorporate d into narrative • Encourages new meaning making

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Page 1: Counseling Victims of Sexual Assault Poster

Counseling Victims of Sexual AssaultA 5 Phase Model

Empowerment & Encouragement

Effective assessment skills Empathic Strengths based

approach CBT and Gestalt-based

interventions

IMPLICATIONS

5 TREATMENT PHASES

Assessment & Education

Phase 1

Rapport & Strengths

Phase 2

Cognitive Interventio

Phase 3

Emotion Focused

Phase 4

Trauma Narrative

Phase 5

MODEL TENETS

CONTACT

Brooke Bagley MS, NCC – Sexual Assault Center, Knoxville, TN & Joel F. Diambra, EdD, LPC-MHSP, NCC – University of TennesseeACA 2015 – Orlando, Florida

RATIONALE• Each year, there are about

237,868 victims of sexual assault.

• 1 out of every 6 American women and 3% of men have been the victim on an attempted or completed rape.

• Victims of assault are• 3x’s more likely to suffer

from depression• 6 x’s more likely to suffer

from PTSD• 26 x’s more likely to

abuse drugs• 4x’s more likely to

contemplate suicide

Brooke [email protected]

Higher client retention rate Up to 70%

Clients report: Decrease in acute

stress/trauma related symptoms