Continuing Education At Home
Professional Counselor - MFT - NBCC
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children Affected by Sexual Abuse or Trauma
Credits
1.75 NBCC CE credit hours training
Cost
$10.94
Source
Public Domain
Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
Course Description
Deepen your understanding of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children affected by sexual abuse with this course. Child sexual-abuse can have wide-ranging and serious consequences that include effects on inter-personal relationships, emotional well-being, physical health and later life. Victims and survivors are also two to four times more likely to become victims of sexual, physical or emotional abuse again in their lifetime (Fisher, 2017).
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment approach shown to help children, adolescents and their caregivers overcome trauma-related difficulties. It uses cognitive-behavioral principles and exposures techniques to prevent and treat posttraumatic stress, depression and behavioral problems. Published estimates indicate that 75% or more of children and adolescents experience some form of trauma by the age of 18 (Finkelhor et al., 2009), and between 20% and 50% of them experience some level of posttraumatic stress symptoms (Copeland et al., 2007). The high rates of trauma and the long-lasting impact of PTSD have necessitated interventions such as TF-CBT that are specifically designed to meet the requirements of children and adolescents in the wake of trauma.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
Course Description
Deepen your understanding of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children affected by sexual abuse with this course. Child sexual-abuse can have wide-ranging and serious consequences that include effects on inter-personal relationships, emotional well-being, physical health and later life. Victims and survivors are also two to four times more likely to become victims of sexual, physical or emotional abuse again in their lifetime (Fisher, 2017).
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment approach shown to help children, adolescents and their caregivers overcome trauma-related difficulties. It uses cognitive-behavioral principles and exposures techniques to prevent and treat posttraumatic stress, depression and behavioral problems. Published estimates indicate that 75% or more of children and adolescents experience some form of trauma by the age of 18 (Finkelhor et al., 2009), and between 20% and 50% of them experience some level of posttraumatic stress symptoms (Copeland et al., 2007). The high rates of trauma and the long-lasting impact of PTSD have necessitated interventions such as TF-CBT that are specifically designed to meet the requirements of children and adolescents in the wake of trauma.
