Counselling and therapy with refugees and victims of trauma [electronic resource] : psychological problems of victims of war, torture, and repression / Guus van der Veer.

Rev. ed. of: Counselling and therapy with refugees / Guus van der Veer. 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-183) and indexes.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

The Experiences of Refugees -- Traumatization and uprooting -- Not all refugees seek help -- Three phases of traumatization -- The first phase: increasing political repression -- The second phase: major traumatic experiences -- The third phase: exile -- Uprooting -- Adaptation to the new cultural environment -- Traumatization and Uprooting: Theoretical Views -- The psychiatric classification approach -- The developmental psychology approach -- The psychodynamic approach -- The family therapy approach -- The learning theory approach -- The cognitive approach -- Diagnostic Appraisal -- Diagnostic appraisal as a regulative cycle -- Which information is needed? -- Diagnostic tools -- The diagnostic interview -- The content of the first interviews -- The use of various approaches -- Final remarks -- Working with Cultural Differences -- The refugee and the Western therapist -- Communication problems -- Language problems and misunderstanding -- Working with interpreters -- Recommendations -- Treatment Goals and the Therapeutic Relationship -- Treatment goals -- Establishing a therapeutic relationship -- Overcoming an ambivalent attitude -- Treatment of Crises and Symptoms -- Crisis intervention -- Supportive techniques -- Psychotherapeutic techniques aimed at such symptoms as nightmares and flashbacks -- Restoring Emotional Stability -- Discussing traumatic experiences -- The testimony method -- The techniques of uncovering psychotherapy -- Improvisation -- Guidelines for choosing therapeutic techniques -- Victims of Sexual Violence.

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