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Abstract
Collective Trauma refers to a population/region/country experiencing trauma due to disaster or conflict. The psychological impact as a consequence calls for large public health interventions. Such a context also necessitates service delivery within mental health services to collaborate with policy makers to have a robust system of trauma care. When a region is affected by conflict, populations are displaced and often housed in temporary shelters and camps. This includes thousands of children. These children have either witnessed or experienced violence. Many have them have lost family members or their loved ones are untraceable. There is thus loss or ambiguous loss experiences, in addition to the trauma of violence and displacement. What adds to the disruption for children is the loss of routine, predictability and safe spaces.
This presentation draws from the example of the presenters work in a conflict region which experienced sectarian violence. Thousands of children were displaced and scattered across many camps. There was a difference between the predicament of younger children who manifested trauma symptoms and older adolescents who manifested aggression and harbored feelings of retaliation. These adolescents had also been victims and witnesses of the violence. The presentation describes the nature of systemic collaborations, the strategic deployment of service providers, the nature of their training and the processes of care in the camps.
Potential to Distress: No
This presentation was originally presented as a live webinar in April 2024.
Target Audience
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Identify the frameworks and contours of collective ( childhood) trauma
- Explain the levels of care in displaced populations of children
- List three ways to work strategically with systems and policy makers
- Describe how to plan training when interventions have to be delivered on a large scale
- Discuss specific methodologies for group work in the context of collective childhood trauma
Presenter: Shekhar Seshadri, MD
Presenter Bio: Dr Shekhar Seshadri is a child psychiatrist with over 35 years of experience in the field of child mental health. He received is MD in Psychiatry from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India in 1985. As Former Senior Professor in the Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NIMHANS, his work has extended beyond the clinical population to children and child care institutions/ service providers across the country as well as the South Asia region. Some of his special areas of interest are childhood trauma, gender and sexuality issues and life skill education. Also, an artist and musician, he uses a number of creative methodologies in child mental health interventions including theatre and developmental approaches. Dr.Shekhar is based in Bangalore, India and is currently advisor to SAMVAD (Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances And Distress - A National Initiative & Integrated Resource for Child Protection, Mental Health, & Psychosocial Care), supported by the Ministry of Women Child Development, Government of India.
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- 1.50 ISSTD Certificate ProgramThis program is eligible for 1.50 credits in the ISSTD Certificate Program. No certificate of completion is generated for this type of credit.
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