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Counselling Afghanistan Torture and Trauma Survivors
Dr Nooria Mehraby

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The development of services to meet the needs of Afghan refugees, most of whom have been traumatised by years of war and internecine violence, requires a sophisticated blend of counselling strategies and culturally-informed pragmatism. Multi-level intervention, targeting different levels of the client's individual and social systems has been utilised effectively with Afghan c1ients. However, counselling is a new concept for many Afghans and for this intervention to be useful it needs to be well explained and 'translated' into culturally appropriate terms. This lecture outlines the approach that has been found most useful in dealing with this extraordinary client population, with a particular focus on cross-cultural counselling. It also includes a brief presentation on the history, people and cultures of Afghanistan.

Recorded at the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS)
September 2007, New South Wales, Australia.
Visit STARTTS at : www.STARTTS.org.au

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Counselling Afghanistan Torture and Trauma Survivors	Nooria Mehraby	45'46
Counselling Afghanistan Torture and Trauma Survivors	Nooria Mehraby
Counselling Afghanistan Torture and Trauma Survivors	Nooria Mehraby

Dr Nooria Mehraby

Nooria Mehraby is a senior clinician at the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). Herself a refugee, Nooria has more than 20 years work experience with refugees both overseas and in Australia.

Nooria graduated as a medical doctor from Kabul University Afghanistan in 1983. She worked as a lecturer at Kabul University, concurrently completing her Masters of Pathology (1986), and as a general practitioner until 1987 when she and her family were forced to flee to Pakistan. She arrived in Australia in 1993.

In 1995 Nooria was employed by STARTTS as a bi-cultural counsellor for the Middle Eastern communities. As a trained Trauma Counsellor she continued her education and obtained a Masters of Counselling degree with distinction from University of Western Sydney.
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Nooria is an experienced national and international conference speaker and is the author of multiple publications (including textbook contributions) on refugee trauma, cross cultural counselling and working with children. Nooria is also the editor of Interface Column; a Consideration of Difference, in the National Journal of Psychotherapy in Australia. Her Particular interest is on developing cross-cultural therapeutic interventions with Refugees.