| Trauma and Recovery on War's Border: A Guide for Global Health Workers Contributor(s): Allden, Kathleen (Editor), Murakami, Nancy (Editor), Maung, Cynthia (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1611686954 ISBN-13: 9781611686951 Publisher: Dartmouth College Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Mental Health - Medical | Public Health - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2014031691 |
| Series: Geisel Series in Global Health and Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An increasing number of students and professionals are choosing to travel the globe to engage with the realities of trauma and human suffering through mental health aid. But in the field of global mental health, good intentions are not enough to ensure good training, development, and care. The risk of harm is real when outsiders deliver mental health aid in culturally inappropriate and otherwise na ve ways. This book, based on the experiences of the co-editors and their colleagues at Burma Border Projects (BBP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mental health and psychosocial well-being of the displaced people of Burma, sets out global mental health theory allied with local perspectives, experiences, real-life challenges, strengths, and best practices. Topics include assessment and intervention protocols, vulnerable groups and the special challenges they present, and supervision and evaluation programs. An introduction by the editors establishes the political and health contexts for the volume. Written in a style appropriate for academic audiences and lay readers, this book will serve as a fundamental text for clinicians, interns, volunteers, and researchers who work in regions of the world that have suffered the violence of war, forced displacement, human rights violations, poverty, and oppression. |