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Refugee Trauma

More about Refugee Trauma

TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Supporting Refugee and Refugee Communities in Times of Crisis
Psychosocial Impact of the 'War on Terror' on Muslims Settling in Australia	Nooria Mehraby
A discussion on the Journey of interaction with clients of STARTTS and that of other refugees via the teaching of situational English	Maureen O'Connor
The Anatomy of Rape. Rebuilding dignity in the face of shame and dishonour	Eileen Pittaway
Refugee Women; War, Rape and Sexual Abuse (in Conversation)	Eileen Pittaway
Support strategies for women affected by war-related sexualised violence	Karin Griese

Introduction to Refugee Trauma
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
The challenges of working with refugee trauma	Jorge Aroche

Torture, the wider picture
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Coping as torture survivors through human rights activism.	Leanne MacMillan

Assessment of Refugee trauma
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Psychological Assessment of Torture and Trauma Survivors	Gordana Hol-Radicic
Anger in the context of assessment and management of refugee trauma.	John O'Connor
Complicated grief in Bosnian refugees: Associations with PTSD and depression following ethnic Cleansing.	Shakeh Momartin
Understanding and treating mental ill-health in asylum seekers	Debbie Hocking

Treatment of torture and trauma survivors
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Psychological and Physiological Responses to Traumatic Memories in STARTTS’ clients	Gordana Hol-Radicic
Community level interventions in working with torture and trauma survivors - nexus between theory and practice	Jasmina Bajraktarevic-Hayward
Psychoeducation as an integrative part of therapy with clients who suffer from PTSD	Indira Haracic-Novic
Mindfulness Treatment with Torture and Trauma Clients at STARTTS (Case study)	Gordana Hol-Radicic
Integration of spiritual practice in helping professions.	Nooria Mehraby
Mental health in newly arrived asylum seekers in Norway (In conversation)	Nora Sveaass
Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT) with Torture and Trauma Clients at STARTTS (Case study)	Gordana Hol-Radicic
Utilising heart Rate Variability (HRV) as an integrative approach to assessment and treatment in torture and trauma survivors	Gordana Hol-Radicic
As a group we do better: Twenty years of a Latin American Refugee Women's self-help group, based on a systemic bio-psycho-social approach.	Lucy Marin
Supporting Adolescent Refugees through Music and Art Therapy	Jane Griffin

Refugees and cultural issues
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
The Role of Culture in Mental Health Outcomes for Sub- Sahara African Refugees: Challenges, Opportunitiesand Strengths	Mohamud Sheikh
Cross-cultural Counseling: A Case Study of a Sudanese Refugee	Naome Madut
Counselling Afghanistan Torture and Trauma Survivors	Nooria Mehraby
Islamic belief in healing of Trauma; A case study of an Afghan Refugee	Nooria Mehraby
Integrating counselling and acupuncture to support the healing of trauma of a Sudanese Woman	Thuy Tran
Refugees show path back to community.	Jim Diers
Accentuate the positive.	Lina Ishu

Refugee Trauma and the Experiences of Loss and Grief
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
An exploration of traumatic grief within the context of continuing trauma, a case presentation.	Julie Savage

Refugees at school
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Benefits of conducting groups with students from refugee backgrounds in the school context.	Elisabeth Pickering
Implications for learning a second language: Effect on progress in school and sociability.	Devon Barnes

Treatment of Children and Adolescents of torture and trauma survivors
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
The developmental context of refugee children – culture, war and Erikson’s stages	Deborah Gould
Jungle Tracks; road to recovery and reflection- a story telling approach to assist refugee children, adolescents and parents integrate and manage the distress related to bereavement, trauma, discrimination and stress induced by the refugee experience.	Pearl Fernandes
Thinking Psychodynamically with Refugee Children and their Families.	Peter F Blake
WHEN EAGLES DARE Integrating group psychotherapy and sporting activities when working with unaccompanied minors granted temporary protection visas.	Pearl Fernandes
An Interview with Amber Gray on Dance Movement Therapy and Social Engagement.	Amber E Gray
Psychoeducation as resilience-building for asylum-children with traumatized parents	Anne Bovbjerg
Short-term group intervention for newly arrived refugee children: Helping to rebuild children' lives after trauma	Cecilia Carranza
Benefits of conducting groups with students from refugee backgrounds in the school context.	Elisabeth Pickering
Implementing a whole school approach to supporting students of refugee background.	Samantha McGuffie

Refugee Trauma and the Elderly
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Ageing and dealing with past traumas in an unfamiliar environment.	Franka Bosnjak

Somatically Orientated Approaches in the Treatment of Torture and Trauma Survivors
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Physiotherapy with Torture and Trauma Survivors.	Susan H Roxon
Trauma and Chronic Pain: Integrating Positive Psychology approaches into biofeedback based Heart Rate Variability training; an overview.	Tom Neser
Trauma and Chronic Pain: The Integration of Biofeedback, Hypnosis and Mindfullness in Psychotherapy.	Tom Neser

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy DBT Orientated Approaches in the Treatment of Torture and Trauma Survivors
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Complex Trauma and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy	Peter King

Learning from torture and trauma survivors
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Survivor through faith	Vo Dai Ton

Impact of Torture and Trauma work on Therapist
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Culture and Countertransference in Trauma counselling with Refugees	Deborah Gould

Integration of Neurofeedback in work with Torture and Trauma Survivors.
TITLE	SPEAKER	DIFFICULTY
Strengthening clients’ capacities and sustainability by utilising Neurofeedback therapy in a Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) symptomatology	Gordana Hol-Radicic
The role of Neurofeedback in the context of an agency wide, systemic approach to assist traumatised populations.	Jorge Aroche
Trauma and Chronic Pain: Integrating Positive Psychology approaches into biofeedback based Heart Rate Variability training; an overview.	Tom Neser
An Interview with Amber Gray on Dance Movement Therapy and Social Engagement.	Amber E Gray

Refugee Trauma

This section is dedicated to explore the diverse issues pertinent to psychotherapeutic work with refugees in general and torture and trauma survivors in particular. Refugees settling in Australia are one of the most heterogeneous client populations that we are likely to encounter as helping professionals. They represent an enormous variety of and cultures, languages socio-political backgrounds, with associated challenges for service providers. Refugees are arguably also one of the most traumatized groups in our society. In addition to a high incidence of exposure to severe trauma and multiple losses, they also face additional stressors associated with the refugee experience, migration and resettlement. The resulting interaction is complex, and can result in a vast array of secondary problems. The lectures in this section focus on different aspects of this complex interaction and the issues for clinicians and other service providers. They also explore various models, interventions and approaches to address these issues at a practical level.

The section draws heavily on the work of the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). As such, the section reflects STARTTS concern to provide services that address trauma and PTSD within an embedded cultural perspective that acknowledges the dynamic interaction between trauma-related or posttraumatic issues, the stresses and demands of exile, migration and resettlement process, and other stressors that affect refugees as individuals, families and communities, while recognizing and aiming to enhance the strengths, the human capital and enormous potential to contribute to our society that refugees have. (For more information about STARTTS please visit WWW.startts.org.au )