To Assess the Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Social Work Interventions on PTSD Symptom Severity Among Adult Survivors of Interpersonal Violence. a Study of Lumbadzi Area in Lilongwe Malawi

.0 Trauma from interpersonal violence remains a public and serious social health problem in Malawi, particularly among peri-urban adults such as those in Lumbadzi. This study examined the effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral social work treatments (TF-CBT) to reduce the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among adult survivors of interpersonal violence. The investigation aimed to (1) determine the impact of TF-CBT on the decrease in PTSD symptoms, (2) assess the relationship between intervention duration and therapeutic improvement, and (3) examine the effect of social work practice strategies on enhancing emotional healing and psychosocial adjustment. A quasi-experimental study design was applied on adult patients 100 who were survivors of physical or emotional abuse. Participants were divided randomly into TF-CBT-based social work intervention and standard psychosocial support. Outcome measures were gathered using standardized instruments for the assessment of PTSD and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression models were used to determine the effect of the intervention.