Adolescence in exile: The challenges of complex confrontations with death. Trauma, losses, and reconstruction
De Geynst, Catherine
Adolescence in exile: The challenges of complex confrontations with death. Trauma, losses, and reconstruction - 2021.
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The author shares her experience as a clinical psychologist in a shelter for unaccompanied migrant minors. Death is omnipresent on their migratory journey. How does confrontation with the unrepresentable affect their psyche? The clinician presents their post-traumatic symptoms, as well as the effects on caregivers, to encourage a reflection on what could help patients to heal. The author suggests building an authentic and committed therapeutic relationship, aiming at the rehumanization of the patient.
Adolescence in exile: The challenges of complex confrontations with death. Trauma, losses, and reconstruction - 2021.
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The author shares her experience as a clinical psychologist in a shelter for unaccompanied migrant minors. Death is omnipresent on their migratory journey. How does confrontation with the unrepresentable affect their psyche? The clinician presents their post-traumatic symptoms, as well as the effects on caregivers, to encourage a reflection on what could help patients to heal. The author suggests building an authentic and committed therapeutic relationship, aiming at the rehumanization of the patient.
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