Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, used as an auxiliary method for assessing the condition of a person who has been trafficked, is a good approach for determining the degree of intervention. This independent variable can be a platform for an effective social program based on which further research and interventions will be conducted. The problem of human trafficking, as Watson et al. (2016) remark, requires a design study that will have all appropriate clarifications and provisions that are typical for such a problem. The described therapy is one of the mandatory components that are an integral part of a single-subject design.
Intermediate assessments of progress are also a successful practice through which it is possible to identify any deficiencies timely and prevent serious mistakes. The analysis of statistical information can occur both based on current results and in comparison with the initial research data. A twenty-four-month timeframe is a time when a complete and adequate intervention program can be designed to help the victims of trafficking avoid depression, fear, and other manifestations of the stress they have experienced. Constant revision of the data can be helpful since new and more significant information can arise and displace the old one, and corresponding corrections can be made in the process of work.
The described method of intervention has relatively high chances to be effective due to a well-thought-out algorithm of work and fundamentally new approaches to research, including a person-oriented approach and taking into account each participant’s individual characteristics in the program. The collection of information and characteristics for judgments should take place according to the established norms of ethics, that is, without coercion but voluntarily. However, likely, potential participants in the study will not be against qualified assistance.
References
Watson, S. L., Loizzo, J., Watson, W. R., Mueller, C., Lim, J., & Ertmer, P. A. (2016). Instructional design, facilitation, and perceived learning outcomes: An exploratory case study of a human trafficking MOOC for attitudinal change. Educational Technology Research and Development, 64(6), 1273-1300.