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CO-CONSTRUCTING NARRATIVE & SHARED MEANING: AN EXPLORATION OF THE JOURNEY OF UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR THERAPIST
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Ana Sayfa > Seçtiğiniz Site Kısmı > VIII. EFTA AVRUPA AİLE TERAPİSİ DERNEĞİ KONGRESİ > SYMPOSIUM > |
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The author has extensive therapeutic experience of working collaboratively with unaccompanied refugee young people around their experiences of torture, organised violence, and imprisonment, and, in some cases, of being a child soldier. Therapy has taken place at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture; the Refugee Council and more recently at the Helen Bamber Foundation, with young people who have agreed to have their experiences documented. The following teams will be addressed: . is it possible to construct a narrative across cultures and life experiences? The significance of a trusting relationship as a means of facilitating therapeutic change. . Cultural influences that may facilitate or hinder coping efforts in a given context - developing a secure and positive identity, based on culture of origin as well as learning the “language” and meanings of the new culture in order to facilitate a sense of integration. . The use we make of particular models for understanding young people’s experiences will determine the kind of therapy that we provide. What are the models of helping and therapy that most facilitate the therapeutic change and where do concepts such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and culture bereavement fit in the context of collaborative and self empowering practices? Despite the gravity of the circumstances, humour, culturally appropriate metaphors, and a willingness to engage in the re-authoring of stories and therefore of lives, has taken place in a context of great sensitivity to culture, life experiences and losses.
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