The project aims to make significant contributions that change the conversation in communities and policy circles through promoting knowledge of nonviolent peace strategies using the Group integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT) to help heal trauma, improve peace, and encourage positive rehabilitation and reintegration of former Boko Haram terrorists' members and their families.
The main question it aims to answer are: • What is the feasibility in terms of recruitment, retention, adherence to the intervention and communities/victims' satisfaction with Gi-CBT to promote healing and improve the successful reintegration of of former Boko Haram terrorists' members and their families.into society? Participants will be randomly allocated into two groups. The first group, the intervention group, will receive the Group integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT). The second group will receive government intervention involving media messages from the National Orientation Agency devoid of GiCBT. Researchers will compare Gi-CBT group with the media orientation group to see if there are differences between a change in attitude towards ex-offenders' reintegration at base line, end of intervention and three months follow up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Gi-CBT designed to cover relevant aspects of tackling trauma, and the CBT component will involve addressing negative thoughts, building more positive ones and building resilience.
The MO sessions will embed media content to create awareness of the government's approaches to reintegration.
Service Satisfaction Scale
Change in service satisfaction is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]
PHQ-9
Change in Depressive Symptoms
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]
The Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorist and their Reintegration scale
Change in attitude towards reintegration
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]
Trauma Screening Questionnaire
Change in traumatic experience is being assessed
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention
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