The attachment video-feedback intervention (AVI) combined to the trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for sexually abused preschoolers and their parents: A pilot study examining pre- to post-test changes

Child sexual abuse is associated with a range of negative consequences, including behavior problems and dissociative posttraumatic stress symptoms. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) has shown to be successful in the treatment child victims abuse, but yet presents some challenges preschoolers. often been insecure attachment among preschool children. Therefore, combining an attachment-based intervention TF-CBT may offer means optimize therapeutic outcomes. This pilot study examined pre/post-test design whether combination Attachment Video-feedback Intervention (AVI) led changes well-being sexually abused preschoolers their parents. Participants included 33 children aged 4 6 years old non-offending caregivers. Parents completed questionnaires on child’s symptoms, reported own psychological distress symptoms following disclosure trauma. Results showed decreases internalizing maternal after intervention. suggests this combined protocol promising tool foster recovery young