Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study

The topic of this paper is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The client presented throughout is a survivor of human trafficking who has been trafficked as a sex worker from the time she was eight years old until she escaped at 20. The client has been professionally diagnosed with PTSD by multiple licensed clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists. The chosen practice method that will be explored is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).
This paper presents how EMDR can be used in treating clients with PTSD. It also presents how a clinical social worker can use the EMDR approach to assist clients with PTSD by intervening with individuals, communities, groups, and organizations to help reduce the trauma. The paper also discusses the involved issues with the methods of engagement such as barriers and challenges faced by clinical social workers when helping such clients deal with their trauma problems. Treatment plan, contracting questions, and the assessment framework also make the basis of the report as they …show more content…
Most of the social and health needs of sexual trafficking survivors directly come from their trauma experience as well as the brutality of actual sexual and physical violence. Clinical social workers have reported several challenges and barriers to assist such survivors in dealing with their suffering. One of these issues is therapist availability (Davidson & Parker, 2011). EMDR requires extensive training on the therapist’s part; this training is time consuming and can be costly (EMDR, 2017). Some individuals who require a referral may not have insurance, their copay may be too high, or they may not have the time for the sessions. The closest therapist who offers EMDR may be inconveniently located; they too far away, the client may not own a vehicle and has to rely on public