Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa
The note identifies how an informal partnership between indigenous healers - with their ritualistic therapies - and donor-assisted programs - with emphasis on the family, and social adjustment - can provide a model of how indigenous, and Western sc...
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okr-10986-108282021-06-14T11:02:41Z Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa Green, Edward C. Honwana, Alcinda INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE PSYCHOTHERAPY PARTNERSHIPS DONOR FINANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH RELIGIOUS ASPECTS PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CASE STUDIES ACCESS TO EDUCATION JOB CREATION SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT AFFECTED CHILDREN ALS BAIL CAREGIVERS CHILD SOLDIERS CHILD VICTIMS DISPLACED CHILDREN FAMILIES FOSTER FAMILIES GIRLS HEALERS HOSPITALS INSOMNIA ISOLATION MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MENTAL HEALTH ORPHANS PARENTS PARTNERSHIP POLLUTION PSYCHOTHERAPY SCHOOLS SOCIAL NORMS TRADITIONAL HEALERS VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAR WOUNDS YOUTH The note identifies how an informal partnership between indigenous healers - with their ritualistic therapies - and donor-assisted programs - with emphasis on the family, and social adjustment - can provide a model of how indigenous, and Western scientific approaches can be pursued to provide war-torn children a maximum benefit. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been exhibited in children during, and following war conflicts, and, while various organizations have developed types of psycho-social programs to assist war-affected children - namely through Western therapeutic techniques originally developed to treat American veterans of the Vietnam war - these remain at a very preliminary stage of development. The focus moreover, ignores local beliefs, and all its forms of ancestral spiritual forces intended to heal the affliction, and undermines as well, communal involvement in the healing process. Through two case studies - Angola and Mozambique - the note shows the tremendous knowledge of communities, in how to heal the "social wounds" in war-afflicted children, and adults. Evidence of this healing process is based on understanding mind afflictions, shared by spiritual interventions. What was though manifested, was the need in helping to find missing family members, in establishing schools, in creating job opportunities, to promote stable social environments. Thus organizations, and nongovernmental organizations should focus in local understanding, working to promote cultural environments, where children gain a sense of security. 2012-08-13T13:13:30Z 2012-08-13T13:13:30Z 1999-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/07/1675506/indigenous-healing-war-affected-children-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10828 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 10 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Angola |
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INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE PSYCHOTHERAPY PARTNERSHIPS DONOR FINANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH RELIGIOUS ASPECTS PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CASE STUDIES ACCESS TO EDUCATION JOB CREATION SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT AFFECTED CHILDREN ALS BAIL CAREGIVERS CHILD SOLDIERS CHILD VICTIMS DISPLACED CHILDREN FAMILIES FOSTER FAMILIES GIRLS HEALERS HOSPITALS INSOMNIA ISOLATION MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MENTAL HEALTH ORPHANS PARENTS PARTNERSHIP POLLUTION PSYCHOTHERAPY SCHOOLS SOCIAL NORMS TRADITIONAL HEALERS VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAR WOUNDS YOUTH |
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INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CARE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE PSYCHOTHERAPY PARTNERSHIPS DONOR FINANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH RELIGIOUS ASPECTS PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CASE STUDIES ACCESS TO EDUCATION JOB CREATION SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT AFFECTED CHILDREN ALS BAIL CAREGIVERS CHILD SOLDIERS CHILD VICTIMS DISPLACED CHILDREN FAMILIES FOSTER FAMILIES GIRLS HEALERS HOSPITALS INSOMNIA ISOLATION MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MENTAL HEALTH ORPHANS PARENTS PARTNERSHIP POLLUTION PSYCHOTHERAPY SCHOOLS SOCIAL NORMS TRADITIONAL HEALERS VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAR WOUNDS YOUTH Green, Edward C. Honwana, Alcinda Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa |
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The note identifies how an informal
partnership between indigenous healers - with their
ritualistic therapies - and donor-assisted programs - with
emphasis on the family, and social adjustment - can provide
a model of how indigenous, and Western scientific approaches
can be pursued to provide war-torn children a maximum
benefit. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
have been exhibited in children during, and following war
conflicts, and, while various organizations have developed
types of psycho-social programs to assist war-affected
children - namely through Western therapeutic techniques
originally developed to treat American veterans of the
Vietnam war - these remain at a very preliminary stage of
development. The focus moreover, ignores local beliefs, and
all its forms of ancestral spiritual forces intended to heal
the affliction, and undermines as well, communal involvement
in the healing process. Through two case studies - Angola
and Mozambique - the note shows the tremendous knowledge of
communities, in how to heal the "social wounds" in
war-afflicted children, and adults. Evidence of this healing
process is based on understanding mind afflictions, shared
by spiritual interventions. What was though manifested, was
the need in helping to find missing family members, in
establishing schools, in creating job opportunities, to
promote stable social environments. Thus organizations, and
nongovernmental organizations should focus in local
understanding, working to promote cultural environments,
where children gain a sense of security. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Green, Edward C. Honwana, Alcinda |
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Green, Edward C. Honwana, Alcinda |
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Green, Edward C. |
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Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa |
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Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa |
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Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa |
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Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa |
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Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Children in Africa |
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indigenous healing of war-affected children in africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/07/1675506/indigenous-healing-war-affected-children-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10828 |
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