Recovering from genocidal trauma : an information and practice guide for working with holocaust survivors /

Recovering from genocidal trauma : an information and practice guide for working with holocaust survivors /

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Author / Creator:	Giberovitch, Myra, 1947- author.
Imprint:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2014] ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 344 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Holocaust survivors -- Psychology. Holocaust survivors -- Mental health. Genocide survivors -- Psychology. Genocide survivors -- Mental health. Psychic trauma -- Treatment. Holocaust survivors -- Counseling of -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal. Holocaust survivors -- Services for -- Québec (Province) -- Montréal. Crime Victims -- psychology. Holocaust -- psychology. Survivors -- psychology. Holocaust survivors -- Mental health. Holocaust survivors -- Psychology. Holocaust survivors -- Services for. Psychic trauma -- Treatment. Québec -- Montréal. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11217296

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Other authors / contributors:	Barry, Raymond, author.
ISBN:	9781442665439 1442665432 9781442646322 1442646322 9781442616103 1442616105
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-328) and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed November 12, 2020)
Summary:	Since the Second World War people have become aware of the trauma associated with genocide and other crimes against humanity. Today, assisting mass atrocity survivors, especially as they age, poses a serious challenge for service providers around the world. Recovering from Genocidal Trauma is a comprehensive guide to understanding Holocaust survivors and responding to their needs. In it, Myra Giberovitch documents her twenty-five years of working with Holocaust survivors as a professional social worker, researcher, educator, community leader, and daughter of Auschwitz survivors. With copious personal and practical examples, this book lays out a strengths-based practice philosophy that guides the reader in how to understand the survivor experience, develop service models and programs, and employ individual and group interventions to empower survivors. This book is essential for anyone who studies, interacts, lives, or works with survivors of mass atrocity.
Other form:	Print version: Giberovitch, Myra, 1947- Recovering from genocidal trauma 9781442646322

Table of Contents:

Part I Survivors of Atrocity
1 Mass Atrocity Crimes 13
2 Understanding the Historical Context 18
3 Identifying a Holocaust Survivor 45
4 Changing Perceptions of Holocaust Survivors 50
Part II Understanding Survivors
5 Impact of Trauma: Vulnerability and Resilience 67
6 Environmental Factors That Reduce the Impact of Trauma 89
7 Other Issues Unique to Survivors 97
Part III Survivor Services and Programs
8 Transcending Victimization through Empowerment 123
9 Creating a Specialized Program 141
10 Short-Term Group Services 158
11 Long-Term Group Service: An Incubator Environment 176
12 Intergenerational Programs 194
Part IV Professional Interactions with Survivors
13 Therapeutic Responses 209
14 Mitigating Responses to Environmental Triggers 238
15 Responding to Emotional Reactions 255
16 Professional Considerations 268
Part V Going Forward
17 Recovery Milestones Applicable to Other Communities 279.