{"title":"A Quasi-Experimental Investigation of a Group Intervention for Adult Survivors of Polyvictimization and Complex Trauma","authors":"J. Foster, Whitney DeCamp","doi":"10.1080/01933922.2019.1634780","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated the efficacy of a manualized group treatment for adult survivors of polyvictimization and complex trauma (N = 116). Participants were assessed at baseline (waitlist), pre-intervention, and post-intervention. Scores statistically significantly improved on measures of symptom distress (Outcome Questionnaire-45 and Trauma Symptom Checklist-40) following the group intervention. Individual client scores were analyzed for pre/post treatment differences and indicated that 41% of the sample made reliable gains on the OQ-45. Significant gender differences were noted with females’ scores indicating a much stronger improvement during treatment. Implications for group counseling practice and future research are delineated.","PeriodicalId":45501,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Specialists in Group Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal for Specialists in Group Work","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2019.1634780","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated the efficacy of a manualized group treatment for adult survivors of polyvictimization and complex trauma (N = 116). Participants were assessed at baseline (waitlist), pre-intervention, and post-intervention. Scores statistically significantly improved on measures of symptom distress (Outcome Questionnaire-45 and Trauma Symptom Checklist-40) following the group intervention. Individual client scores were analyzed for pre/post treatment differences and indicated that 41% of the sample made reliable gains on the OQ-45. Significant gender differences were noted with females’ scores indicating a much stronger improvement during treatment. Implications for group counseling practice and future research are delineated.