It is widely recognized, in literature as well as in practice, that people who have experienced life-threatening or otherwise traumatic experiences have an increased risk of suffering from psychological distress. People who have been trafficked for sexual exploitation have often been traumatized by a number of terrible events. The vulnerability is heightened when the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are young people or children, posing an extraordinary challenge to help them in their healing process. To assist them in dealing with the psycho social consequences, individuals working with them need to be trained to provide such assistance.
The reactions to the traumatic experiences among the survivors include anger towards abusers, hopelessness about reintegration in a society that tends to stigmatize victims of sexual abuse, feelings of depression, physical complaints, re-experiences of the traumatic events, etc. Psychosocial counseling, as one factor of the overall rehabilitation process, can be a valuable addition to assist the survivor to deal with such psycho-social problems.
This material is developed in the hope that it can contribute to the assistance of trauma survivors in their struggle to build self-confidence.
#ILO #PsychosocialCounselling
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IPEC/ILO
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Keywords:
CHILD PROSTITUTION, CHILDREN HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FORCED PROSTITUTION, SALE OF CHILDREN, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, CHILD GUIDANCE, REHABILITATION COUNSELLING, COUNSELLING, SEX CRIMES, VICTIMS OF RAPE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS, MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, EMOTIONAL STRESS, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Thematic Group:
ILO
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International Labor & Labor
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Thesaurus:
14.05.02
- Psychology
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