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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797137903321

Autore

Alayarian Aida

Titolo

Handbook of working with children, trauma, and resilience : an intercultural psychoanalytic view / / Aida Alayarian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2018

ISBN

0-429-91442-3

9780429896992

0-429-90019-8

0-429-47542-X

1-78241-313-8

Edizione

[1st]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

Disciplina

616.8521

Soggetti

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Psychic trauma

Resilience (Personality trait) in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; UKCP SERIES PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Overview; CHAPTER TWO Traumatic experiences of children of refugees; CHAPTER THREE Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and dissociation; CHAPTER FOUR Rationale for development of new measures; CHAPTER FIVE Assessment; CHAPTER SIX Resilience; CHAPTER SEVEN Working with unaccompanied minors, trafficked children, and child soldiers; CHAPTER EIGHT Working with family; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a psychoanalytic discussion on the effects of trauma and torture on children, with a specific focus on how professionals can use an approach focused on resiliency rather than vulnerability to help the child reach wellbeing.The author argues that in a world where the torture, maltreatment and neglect of children shamefully persist, it is incumbent upon all of us to intervene appropriately to put a stop to it. Whether in conference rooms developing more comprehensive policy to hold perpetrators accountable or working in clinics where traumatised children and their families seek help