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Human Tracking
Racquel Walsh
Master of Social Work Walden University
SOCW 6121: Advanced Clinical Prac&ce II
Dr. Mary Larscheid
January 23, 2022
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Human Tracking: Bradley Video
Ti/ani Bradley is a young teenage female who is a vic&m of sex tracking and physical abuse. In
the video Ti/ani referred to her pimp Donald as being her boyfriend disclosing that her previous pimp
sold her to him. The Bradley video clearly depicts the struggles that vic&ms of sex tracking experience
as well as the various areas that a social worker should explore in order to assist with empowering the
individual and promote personal growth, self-worth, as well as self-esteem. Group therapy can be very
e/ec&ve in regards to trea&ng and empowering individuals who have experienced any form of sexual
abuse, given the fact that it can give these individuals the &me and opportunity to listen to and share
their painful experiences with other individuals who have experienced the same or similar fearful and
horrendous experiences which creates a unique sense of support and universality (Toseland and Rivas,
2017)
When it comes to developing group prac&ces for individuals such as Ti/ani, there are various
things that should be considered which are, age, gender, trauma history, socioeconomic status, and
other life experiences. Group prac&ces should include interven&ons that are trauma sensi&ve and
should include strategies that encourage self-control, as well as improving trust. As a facilitator, in order
to able to assist with developing a good rapport and safe boundaries, I would be sure to iden&fy rather
or not if the basic needs of all of the individuals in the group are being met and provide informa&on on
available resources that may be needed and bene:cial to the individuals in the group.
It is very essen&al that group sessions begin with introduc&ons so that everyone knows who
everyone is. Doing this can help build good rapport with the group as well as provide the group
members with some type of comfortability. Another thing I would do is educate the group on
mindfulness strategies/techniques. Educa&ng the individuals in the group on how to u&lize inten&onal
grounding techniques whenever certain thoughts of theirs presents feelings or being overwhelmed or
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fear can be very helpful to that that individual given that it can help to reduce fear, anxiety. Grounding
techniques can be u&lized as a type of present energy in which the client is able to either lay down,
stand, sit, or get themselves in any posi&on that is comfortable to them that will allow him/her to be
able to focus completely as well as imagine transforming to a place in which they feel at peace,
comfortable, and happy. The individual will be taught deep breathing techniques to will be instructed to
place focus on their personal energy will prac&cing the deep breathing techniques.
The use of ac&vi&es that are crea&ve is highly recommended whenever working with individuals
who are vic&ms of sex tracking being as it can assist these individuals with having and developing a
sense of feeling free and personal expression and choices without shame, blame, or judgement (Cohen,
Berliner, and Mannarino, 2010). Providing the individual with a blank mask then instruc&ng him/her to
decorate the mask according to how they believe others perceive them is another exercise that can
used. Once the masks have been completed, they will be shared and processed with the group to see
what similari&es there are as well as how the each individuals views themselves. The facilitator of the
group may also provide the individuals in the group with another blank mask so that they can decorate
them according to how they perceive themselves. Humor, crea&vity, as well as ?exibility are all great
ac&vi&es that can be u&lized when providing services and treatment to individuals who are vic&ms of
trauma being as it can assist them with reframing the trauma and rede:ning their image by promo&ng
openness and sharing with a safe structure (Cohen et al, 2010).
As the group facilitator, when closing the group at the end of each session, I would be use to
close out with words of posi&ve arma&ons and encouragement. I would also ask each individual in the
group to share a new skill that they learned during that session. As the group’s facilitator I would also be
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sure to take a moment to acknowledge certain posi&ve aspects of every individual in the group in regard
to their art as well as their progress. I believe that facilitators should be commiBed and engaged with
each and every individual in the group and acknowledging something posi&ve about every individual in
the group can give them a sense of acknowledgment, belonging, and connec&on to the group, in turn
which could cause the individual to feel more comfortable to being open with the group.
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REFERRENCES
Cohen, J. A., Mannarino, A. P., & Deblinger, E. (2010). Trauma-focused cognive-behavioral
therapy for traumazed children. In J. R. Weisz & A. E. Kazdin (2nd ed., pp. 295-311). New York,
NY: Guilford.
Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). Understanding group dynamics. In An introducon to group work
pracce (8th ed. pp. 67–97). Pearson.
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