The initial section is the empowerment section. Emotional issues such as building self-esteem, developing intimacy and trust, as well as sexuality issues are reviewed. The second module includes discussion of trauma recovery. An attempt is made to gain an understanding of the initial trauma. The fact that the body often remembers what is suppressed by the mind is reviewed.
Information is given about the nature of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.
The third section covers advanced trauma recovery issues. This program has been clinically useful at several centers. This research program at Horizon House is attempting to ask more specifically whether the program can be applied effectively and more broadly to this specific population. Workshop 27 Silva RR, Alpert M, Munoz DM, Singh S, Matzner F, Dummit S. Stress and vulnerability to posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents. Am J Psychiatry.