This is a cognitive behavioral program designed to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in victims of sexual assault. The objective is to restructure unbalanced thoughts directly related to the trauma.
The therapeutic technique is manualized and conducted in 12 sessions. Sessions focus on distorted beliefs (such as denial and guilt), as well as overgeneralized beliefs about self and the world. Victims are also exposed to their traumatic experience by writing detailed incident reports and reading them aloud to their therapists.
Therapists encourage patients to experience emotions as they write and read the report in an effort to better determine the areas of conflicting beliefs, logics, or assumptions they have regarding the trauma.