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Brief Description:
- Adult survivors will often present themselves with a range of problems other than having been abused. Equally important, delegates will learn if and how to raise the question of past abuse if it is not directly raised by the survivor as well as whether this should or should not be the focus of therapeutic work.
- Issues such as the survivor’s variable awareness of the abuse combined with a recognition of the dangers of seeing 'sexual abuse around every corner' are addressed. Delegates will learn how to approach this issue sensitively and appropriately.
- Delegates will be presented with a challenging new strengths based model of the effects of CSA which provides a clearer pathway for assessment and intervention. Derived from Brief Solution Focused Therapy (BSFT) it identifies and builds on what has worked for clients in managing the effects of abuse or alternatively what prevents deterioration of functioning in more extreme cases. As a result delegates along with their clients will be able to clarify options available for ongoing work.
- Both symptom based and identity disturbance issues will be examined and the evidence base for practice will be explored. The relationship between CSA and a range of other issues will be addressed including:
- Body image & weight issues
- PTSD
- Deliberate Self Harm
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Sexualised behaviour
- The structure of therapeutic work with CSA survivors will be discussed with particular reference to priorities and optimal entry points (O.E.P) to maximise the effects of therapeutic interventions.
- The worker's values and emotional responses to work in this area have implications both for the quality of help provided to clients as well as the emotional state of the worker. This course will provide an opportunity for exploring ways of managing these more constructively.
Course Outline:
Brief Description:
Registration starts at 9.30 AM for a course start at 10 AM.
- Adult survivors will often present themselves with a range of problems other than having been abused. Equally important, delegates will learn if and how to raise the question of past abuse if it is not directly raised by the survivor as well as whether this should or should not be the focus of therapeutic work.
- Issues such as the survivor’s variable awareness of the abuse combined with a recognition of the dangers of seeing 'sexual abuse around every corner' are addressed. Delegates will learn how to approach this issue sensitively and appropriately.
- Delegates will be presented with a challenging new strengths based model of the effects of CSA which provides a clearer pathway for assessment and intervention. Derived from Brief Solution Focused Therapy (BSFT) it identifies and builds on what has works for clients in managing the effects of abuse or alternatively what prevents deterioration of functioning in more extreme cases. As a result delegates along with their clients will be able to clarify options available for ongoing work.
- Both symptom based and identity disturbance issues will be examined and the evidence base for practice will be explored. The relationship between CSA and a range of other issues will be addressed including:
• Body image & weight issues
• PTSD
• Deliberate Self Harm
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Sexualised behaviour
- The structure of therapeutic work with CSA survivors will be discussed with particular reference to priorities and optimal entry points (O.E.P) to maximise the effects of therapeutic interventions.
- The worker's values and emotional responses to work in this area have implications both for the quality of help provided to clients as well as the emotional state of the worker. This course will provide an opportunity for exploring ways of managing these more constructively.
Finish 4.30 PM.
Course Leader:
Paul Grantham
MSc, M.Clin.Psychol, C.Psychol
Paul is a clinical psychologist with a background within the NHS in community care. He currently trains extensively within the NHS, Social Services and the Independent sector on a range of therapy based topic areas. His interests currently lie in addressing obstacles to personal and behavioral change. An extensively informed, and humorous presenter, he emphasises the practical rather than just the theory of client based work
