DOI: 10.5176/2251-1865_CBP16.42
Authors: David C. Wang, Jamie D. Aten, David Boan, Wismick Jean-Charles, Kathylynn Pierre Griff, Viola Valcin, Ward Davis, Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, Daryl Van Tongeren, Tania Abouzzeddine, Quyen Sklar and Anna Wang
Abstract: Restavek is a form of modern-day slavery that is estimated to affect 300,000 (i.e., approximately 1 in 10) children in Haiti. It typically involves a child from a poor rural family being sent to work as an indentured domestic servant for an affluent urban family. Restavek children experience a high rate of trauma, as well as other mental health concerns. The present study explored the effectiveness of a culturally adapted form of Spiritually Oriented Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (SO-TF-CBT), a treatment model for assessing and treating religious and spiritual issues within the standard TFCBT protocol (an evidence-based treatment for childhood trauma). This study involved 20 control participants and 38 treatment participants assigned to a 12-session protocol. Results indicated that participants who received the treatment, relative to those who did not, reported lower PTSD symptoms and
spiritual struggles (relative to control participants), with medium-to-large effect sizes. Implications of these findings for future research and clinical work with restavek children are discussed.
Keywords:-posttraumatic stress, children, restavek, Haiti, spiritually oriented TF-CBT
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