Abstract
Women who have been prostitutes are social work clients in many clinical, correctional, and community settings. Unique programming that addresses the high levels of trauma symptoms reported by prostituted women has yet to be explored. The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of a group trauma and abuse intervention for prostituted women from two settings, prison and a community exiting program. A quasi-experimental research design was used. Twenty-nine women participated in a 12-week psychoeducational trauma and abuse intervention program called Esuba. All participants reported decreases in trauma symptoms, but the prison group showed a greater number of significant changes in trauma symptomology than the community group. Implications for practice and future research implications are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 293-312 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2009 |
Keywords
- Female inmates
- Prison programming
- Prisoners
- Trauma interventions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Professions (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health