Counselling in Cambodia: cultural competence and contextual costs

The term ‘counselling’ is often used to describe psychosocial interventions. The concept appears to have different meanings to different people. In this contribution to this journal, we will describe an attempt to introduce a classical type of counselling, ‘individual talk-therapy’, in a psychosocial and mental health program in Cambodia. We use this example to explore two different aspects. First, we show how talk-therapy can be effective in a cross-cultural setting.

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Psychosocial Work in the Aftermath of the Tsunami: Challenges for Service Provision in Batticaloa, Eastern Sri Lanka

Soon after 9 am on the 26th of December 2004, the district of Batticaloa on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka was struck by tidal waves produced by an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. The tsunami directly affected over 250,000 people in the Batticaloa district, resulting in the displacement of over 70,000 people, the confirmed deaths of 2,846 people, 1,027 people missing and a further 2,375 injured1.

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Structure in word and image: combining narrative therapy and art therapy in groups of survivors of war

The authors describe a programme for victims of war structured around day care treatment that takes into account the need f patients for structure and at the same time makes it possible for them to re-experience the trauma. This programme consists ofa combination f a storytelling group and art therapy.

Keywords: psycho trauma, storytelling, narrative group psychotherapy, art therapy, testimony, victims of war

 

Introduction

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Trauma awareness, healing, and group counselling in secondary schools

 

 

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PTSD, depression, and acculturation

 

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Psychological impact of war and sexual abuse on adolescent girls in Northern Uganda

 

 

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The impact of the Eritrean-Ethiopian border conflict on the children in Eritrea; the role of protective factors

This article describes a study on the impact ofwar on Eritrean children living in an internally displaced persons camp in the Gash Barka region.. It is based on a psychosocial needs assessment conducted within the framework of a psychosocial project by the Dutch non-governmental organisation (NGO) ‘War Child,’. Key research questions used included; the nature of the traumatic experiences of the children, the prevalence of psychosocial problems, and the need for therapeutic intervention.

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The Community Participatory Evaluation Tool for psychosocial programs: a guide to implementation

This paper describes an instrument for the monitoring and evaluation fprograms designed to improve the psychosocial well being of children: the Community Participatory Evaluation Tool (CPET). The community plays an important role when the evaluation tool is properly utilised. The rationale for use of the tool is explained, and its application in practice is illustrated with a case study.

Keywords: evaluation, community coping mechanisms, developmental tasks, monitoring

 

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Citizens and Resilience: Summary of the EU- project: Citizens and Resilience. The Balance between Awareness and Fear.

Introduction

The European Commission has awarded a proposal of Impact, the Dutch Knowledge Centre for Post-Disaster Psycho-Social Care with a grant, under the pilot project "Victims of Terrorist Acts" of the directorate-general justice, freedom and security. The project is called: Citizens and Resilience. The balance between awareness and fear.

Nature of the problem

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False and Recovered Memories in the Laboratory and Clinic: A Review of Experimental and Clinical Evidence

We review the clinical and laboratory evidence for recovered and false memories. Available data suggest that, at least under certain circumstances, both false and recovered memories may occur. We suggest that the critical questions are: (a) how common is each type of memory phenomenon, (b) what factors lead to the occurrence of each (including under what conditions are each possible and/or likely to occur), and perhaps most importantly, (c) can these two types of memories be distinguished from each other?

 

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