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Children and families affected by armed conflicts in Africa : implications and strategies for helping professionals in the United States

Title
Children and families affected by armed conflicts in Africa : implications and strategies for helping professionals in the United States / Joanne Corbin, editor.
Publication
Washington, DC : National Association of Social Workers, 2012.

Details

Additional Authors
Corbin, Joanne.
Description
vii, 231 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Subject
  • Children and war > Africa
  • War and families > Africa
  • War victims > Services for > Africa
  • War > Psychological aspects
  • Psychic trauma in children
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
What we know -- Africans coming to the United States from contexts of armed conflict: relevance for helping professionals / Joanne Corbin -- The nature of children's participation in armed conflict / Jo Becker -- Experiences of refugee and asylee families affected by extreme violence: a personal narrative / Eugenie Mukeshimana -- African experiences and responses -- Peace building / Remigio C. Obol -- Psychosocial approaches to addressing the needs of children affected by armed conflict in northern Uganda / Stella Ojera -- International mental health programs for children and families facing adversity: development of the family strengthening intervention in Rwanda / Theresa S. Betancourt ... [et al.] -- Practice implications for social workers -- Assessment and treatment issues for children affected by armed conflict: effects on children, family, and culture / Joan Granucci Lesser -- African approaches to healing children and families affected by armed conflict: implications for western practice / Joanne Corbin -- Ecological framework for social work practice with african populations affected by armed conflict / Joanne Corbin.
ISBN
  • 9780871014429 (pbk.)
  • 0871014424 (pbk.)
LCCN
2012010113
OCLC
YBP 2012010113
Title
Children and families affected by armed conflicts in Africa : implications and strategies for helping professionals in the United States / Joanne Corbin, editor.
Imprint
Washington, DC : National Association of Social Workers, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Corbin, Joanne.
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