Therapy Basics
TF-CBT
Domestic Violence
Sexual Abuse
100
The word that describes the level of utmost privacy a client has with their therapist (i.e., the therapist cannot share anything about the client with anyone ever, with only exceptions regarding safety)
What is confidentiality?
100
A type of therapy designed for kids and parents to help them after a trauma occurs.
What is TF-CBT (trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy)?
100
This term describes a problem when someone's property, health or life is endangered as a result of the intentional behavior of a partner.
What is domestic violence.
100
True or False: Most sexual abuse is perpetrated by strangers.
What is false? 90% of kids who are sexually abused know the perpetrated in some way, and 68% are abused by a family member.
200
True or False: Therapists know EVERYTHING
What is false Therapists have special training in understanding how people often feel, think and act. But they can't read minds and definitely can't predict the future. Parents and kids know kids way better than the therapist ever can.
200
True or False: TF-CBT will help every single child feel better.
What is false. Many research studies have shown that TF-CBT helps the vast majority of kids who have experienced a trauma. However, NO type of therapy can claim that it helps every single child. Be wary of any therapy that claims to do so!
200
True or False: If someone is drunk or high when they engage in domestic violence, then they can't be blamed for their actions because they were out of their control.
What is false. All grown-ups are responsible for their own actions, regardless of whether they are sober or not.
200
True or False: "Disclosure" (when a child tells someone about being abused) is a one-time event. Most kids tell the whole story of what happened to them, from beginning to end, with all the details, the first time they ever talk about it.
What is false. It is common for kids to just tell a small part of what happened to them to "test the waters" and see how their support system will respond.
300
True or False: A therapist wants kids and parents to agree with everything the therapist believes and says.
What is false. A therapist's goal is to help kids and parents clarify their own thoughts, beliefs, and values. A therapist might offer information from time to time, but this is only for the consideration of the client and parent. It is ultimately up to them to decide what they think.
300
True or False: TF-CBT typically lasts around 24 sessions after assessment sessions are over.
What is true.
300
True or false: Kids aren't really affected by domestic violence if they don't see it happen.
What is false. Kids who live in a home where DV takes place are most likely to be abused themselves, to experience anger/aggression/oppositional behaviors/depression/anxiety. They also tend to spend less time with friends and are less likely to have a best friend.
300
True or False: Sexual abuse is not uncommon. About 1 in 10 kids will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday.
What is true?
400
True or False: If a parent or kid doesn't like something the therapist does or says, they should keep it to themselves. They do not want to upset the therapist.
What is false! Kids and parents are actually helping the therapist do her job better when they tell her what they like or don't like. It is very important for the therapist to hear.
400
True or False: Trauma therapy is very hard and unless a child is crying every session, it's not working.
What is false! Good trauma therapy should be a little hard, but never so hard that it feels painful or totally overwhelming. A kid or their parent should absolutely tell their therapist if their therapy is making them feel really, really bad.
400
The number of children who experience domestic violence in their household each year.
What is 3 million
400
True or False: Most perpetrators of sexual abuse use their positive relationship with the child to gain access to the child and get the child to keep the abuse a secret.
What is true?
500
True or False: A trauma-therapist's job is to find out every single detail of a trauma so that the information can be used to prosecute the offender.
What is false. A trauma-therapist's job is to help kids and their parents feel better after a traumatic event. The child's emotional well-being is the number one most important thing to the therapist.
500
Which of these terms in not an actual term in rock climbing? a. Bolt Ladder b. Re-directed belay c. Slide slide slippity slide d. Pendulum
What is slide slide slippity slide?
500
True or False: Kids may feel resentment towards the parent who does NOT start the fighting.
What is true? It is very common for kids to resent their battered parent or sibling.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!! This mountain is famous for two of the most challenging climbs in the world: "The Nose" and "Freerider"
What is El Capitan!
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