Introduction to Online Based Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Education Program for Helping Sexually Abused People

성폭력피해자를 돕기 위한 온라인 기반 외상-초점 인지행동치료 교육프로그램에 대한 소개

  • Cho, Young-Sung (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Jiyoun (Police Trauma Center) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Young (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 조영성 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 송지연 (경찰 트라우마센터) ;
  • 이준영 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2016.07.18
  • Accepted : 2016.10.26
  • Published : 2016.10.30

Abstract

Sexually abused victims suffer not only physical damage, but they may also experience an array of additional problems ranging from acute fear, depressed mood, anxiety, shame, or insomnia to long-term psychiatric disorders. Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is known to have excellent therapeutic effects for trauma victims including victims of sexual violence. CBT treatment includes stress immunity training, relaxation training, and acceptance and commitment therapy. In foreign countries TF-CBT is carried out online in order to increase the therapeutic accessibility for the victim and improve the quality of the interview for the therapists. As a result, those victims who have difficulties in requesting external help, who live in remote areas, or who have limited time may now have access to the service and benefit from the online education programs. A website providing an online based TF-CBT program was initiated in Korea also. Through the website, victims and their guardians may obtain therapeutic information without the need for face-to-face meetings with therapists. Our goal is to create a system with this website which will provide therapeutic assistance to sexual violence victims and improve the quality of the counseling provided by the therapist.

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