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Trauma and Recovery on War's Border : A Guide for Global Health Workers.
Title:
Trauma and Recovery on War's Border : A Guide for Global Health Workers.
Author:
Allden MD, Kathleen.
ISBN:
9781611686968
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (245 pages)
Series:
Geisel Series in Global Health and Medicine
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Global Mental Health in War-Affected Communities -- 2. Burmese Sanctuary-Seekers and Migrants in Thailand: Policies, Experiences, and Prospects -- Part II. Assessment, Intervention, and Programs -- 3. Assessments and Interventions: Strengths-Based Approaches in Contexts of Displacement -- 4. Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Assistance -- Part III. Vulnerable Groups and Challenges -- 5. Discovering Culturally Appropriate Psychosocial Care for Children and Young People -- 6. Gender-Based Violence: Realities, Challenges, and Solutions from a Refugee Camp Context -- 7. Substance Use, Conflict, and Displacement -- 8. Vulnerable Populations: Chronically Ill Individuals, People Living with HIV, Women with Reproductive Health Concerns, Land Mine Victims, and Former Political Prisoners -- Part IV. Managing, Supervising, and Evaluating Programs -- 9. Vicarious Traumatization and Resilience of Health Workers -- 10. Parallel Process as a Learning Tool in Clinical Supervision within a Traumatized Community: Case Examples from the Burma Border -- 11. Program Evaluation and Research -- Part V. Looking to Peace in the Future -- 12. The Other Side of Political Trauma: Protest, Empowerment, and Transformation -- Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
KATHLEEN ALLDEN, MD has played a leadership role in developing Burma Border Projects' mental health initiatives since its inception in 1999. She is a faculty member at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. NANCY MURAKAMI, LCSW is currently the director of social services at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. CYNTHIA MAUNG is a Burmese medical doctor who runs Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burmese border.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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