Handbook of working with children, trauma, and resilience : an intercultural psychoanalytic view / Aida Alayarian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; UKCP SERIES PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Overview; CHAPTER TWO Traumatic experiences of children of refugees; CHAPTER THREE Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and dissociation; CHAPTER FOUR Rationale for development of new measures; CHAPTER FIVE Assessment; CHAPTER SIX Resilience; CHAPTER SEVEN Working with unaccompanied minors, trafficked children, and child soldiers; CHAPTER EIGHT Working with family; REFERENCES; INDEX.

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; UKCP SERIES PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Overview; CHAPTER TWO Traumatic experiences of children of refugees; CHAPTER THREE Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and dissociation; CHAPTER FOUR Rationale for development of new measures; CHAPTER FIVE Assessment; CHAPTER SIX Resilience; CHAPTER SEVEN Working with unaccompanied minors, trafficked children, and child soldiers; CHAPTER EIGHT Working with family; REFERENCES; INDEX

This book is a psychoanalytic discussion on the effects of trauma and torture on children, with a specific focus on how professionals can use an approach focused on resiliency rather than vulnerability to help the child reach wellbeing. The author argues that in a world where the torture, maltreatment and neglect of children shamefully persist, it is incumbent upon all of us to intervene appropriately to put a stop to it. Whether in conference rooms developing more comprehensive policy to hold perpetrators accountable or working in clinics where traumatised children and their families seek help.