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What does HealTorture.org offer Service Providers?
How do I learn about the Healing Process?
What can I learn about via Webinars or by watching Videos?
What if I am a New Employee to a program serving torture survivors?
What resources are available to Students researching the healing process of torture survivors?

We encourage people who are serving survivors of torture to submit resources to this website.

 

Intensive psychotherapy and case management for Karen refugees with Major Depression in primary care: a pragmatic randomized control trial

The article can be found here: Intensive psychotherapy and case management for Karen refugees with Major Depression in primary care: a pragmatic randomized control trial, in the journal BMC Family Practice. The authors of the study are Andrea K. Northwood, Maria M. Vukovich, Alison Beckman, Jeffrey P. Walter, Novia Josiah, Leora Hudak, Kathleen O’Donnell Burrows, James P. Letts and Christine C. Danner.

The trial divided participants (n=214) into two groups: one that received a year of intensive psychotherapy and case management provided by CVT clinicians in tandem with primary care

Pelvic floor involvement in male and female sexual dysfunction and the role of pelvic floor rehabilitation in treatment: A literature review

This article includes an overall review of the literature about the efficacy of physiotherapy when working with clients who have pelvic floor issues, including incontinence, painful sexual functioning and other concerns.

Rosenbaum, T.Y. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2007; 4: 4-13.

This article was reviewed by doctoral physical therapy student from the University of Minnesota, Torey Tilahune, 2019.

Link to full text article is found below.

Background

The sphincteric and supportive functions of the pelvic floor are relatively well understood, and the specialized field within physical

PDF icon CVT_Rosenbaum_Review.pdf

The Science of Empathy, Empathic Reflection, and Empathic Regulation in Clinical Care

Scientific studies of the clinical impact of empathy have mushroomed over the past decade. The neurosciences have been linking the brain to social behaviors. For many, empathic listening to the trauma stories of torture survivors is seen as being at the heart of therapy. This webinar presents a brief overview of the history and science of empathy. The discovery of the biological basis of empathy "the mirror neurons” will be discussed.

Narrative Exposure Therapy for Torture Survivors in Exile: Overview and Adaptations

This session presents a brief theoretical and practical overview of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), which has emerged in recent years as a promising evidence-based treatment for PTSD in torture survivors. The presentation will assume familiarity and skill with exposure treatments and is designed for psychotherapists.  The overview covers the theoretical background for NET, basic components of the method, and references for some of the current research supporting NET.

Raising a Girl: A Handbook for Newcomer Mothers and Daughters

Raising a Girl, written by

This book, written by Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS), is intended for mothers and daughters or caregivers of young girls who are new to the United States to read through and talk about together. The book focuses on healthy development and addresses topics that often come up in families that are raising girls in the U.S. 

The handbook is available as an interactive online audio book and as a downloadable PDF. Also available in Somali!

 

Gender Perspectives on Torture: Law & Practice

This report follows-up on the report of March 2016 by Juan Mendez to UNHRC. It specifically looks at torture and other types of severe punishments on “women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersexpersons” in response to the reality that most existing frameworks have been written for and about men. It includes a combination of articles and essays by global experts.

More information can be found at: https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/lawwire/gender-perspectives-on-torture-law-and-practice/

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Defining Effective Care Coordination for Mental Health Referrals of Refugee Populations in the United States

This is a new report published in the journal Ethnicity & Health, “Defining effective care coordination for mental health referrals of refugee populations in the United States,"by Patricia J. Shannon, Gregory A. Vinson, Tonya L. Horn & Evelyn Lennon. Follow the link to the online abstract: full article available for purchase.

Improving Well-Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers

CVT’s NEW Toolkit for Providers Working with Refugees

Meet Paw, a refugee from Burma seeking medical care in the U.S. for her headaches, nightmares and physical pain. She’s unfamiliar with the U.S. primary care system and she doesn’t speak English. Waiting alone at her first doctor appointment, Paw wonders, “How will the doctor understand me? What if I don’t like my interpreter? Will I ever be healthy again?”

Paw’s questions don’t end there. They’re only a few of several listed in in CVT’s new manual, “Improving Well Being

Organizational Sustainability: A View from 3 Perspectives

Description:

Nonprofit organizations are being challenged as never before to make efficient use of the financial, community and human resources available to them to more effectively serve their clients and expand their community impact. In this measured impact mini-course we examine organizational sustainability through three essential factors:  financial stability, partnership development, and staff retention.

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