Training indigenous workers in mental-health care

Author(s)
Shackman, Jane
Reynolds, Jill
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
1994-05-01
Subject
Conflict and disasters
Approach and methodology
Health
Keywords
Conflict
Development methods
Disasters
Training
Country
Philippines

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130151
DOI
10.1080/096145249100077641
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
This article develops issues raised in Hans Buwalda's article, 'Children of war in the Philippines'. It considers the training of indigenous workers in mental-health care in areas of recent or continuing armed conflict. It explores the possibilities of combining Western therapeutic techniques with local and culturally appropriate ways of working. It stresses the need to acknowledge and address the emotional impact of the work and participants' own concerns, and discusses the kind of support which workers need. It looks at teaching methods and course content, with a view to creating a safe atmosphere and an interesting programme, taking into account cultural considerations. Finally it suggests ways of developing models of training for the future.
Pages
11
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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