ACVPN, TASUED organise workshop on Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural therapy treatment to tackle Child Sexual Abuse among child survivors in Nigeria

The fight against sexual abuse of children and trauma have received a boost with the training of child psychologists, human rights advocates, media managers, lawyers, survivors, counsellors among others on psycho- educational treatment for survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. 

The training which was organised by the Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN in collaboration with the Tai Solarin University of Education TASUED is aimed at educating state and non state actors handling child survivors of sexual abuse with the basic knowledge that will address the issues of trauma among these vulnerable group. 

The train the trainees workshop manual had twelve therapeutic practical modules of 30 minutes each, taught the participants how to address short term attention span also known as absent mindedness, withdrawal, sleep disorder, generalised anxiety, depression,low self esteem, behavior problems and general adjustment, effective listening skills, emotional supports among others among child survivors of sexual abuse. 

Mr. Ebenezer Omejailile, the Cordinator of ACVPN said "The training is designed in response to a gap we identified. The training was attended by Human rights advocates, social workers, lawyers, survivors, media managers, counsellors, who are state and non state actors following the need to subject them to standard procedure to have basic knowledge on how to handle trauma, anger, depression among child survivors of sexual abuse. It is an intervention programme which will further reach more participants". 

Prof. Samuel Oladipo the Director of Research TASUED, one of the trainers at the workshop said " This is a build up on the findings of data which we collected from the thirty six states of the country. It is an intervention programme spread across twelve sessions dealing on self esteem, sleep disorder etc. 

Commenting on the training, one of the trainees Mrs. Irene Elugbe a Counselling Psychologist said " The training has added to my knowledge in the area of practical demonstration in the teaching of self esteem among others. 

Also , Mrs Memunat Daudu another trainee said " The knowledge I have acquired from the training will assist me in counselling child survivors of sexual abuse to boost their ego. I learnt of a game I can employ for the children to put the past behind them by bringing back fond and loving memories they have had so they can overcome trauma".