The Narrative Exposure Therapy: an intervention on children earthquake victims in Abruzzo.

Journal title MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Author/s Sarah Miragoli, Paola Di Blasio
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2012/1
Language Italian Pages 19 P. 57-75 File size 707 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2012 -001005
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Following the devastating earthquake that struck Abruzzo on the 6th April of 2009, the Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Milan, Faculty of Psychology has proposed a support to child victims of natural disaster. The project, started in the refugee camp of Paganica 5, was inspired by the theoretical basis and methodology that defines the NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy) a standardized approach for short-term treatment of PTSD. The use of KIDNET (version for children) in the form of a game in various meetings called "life line", has been proven to be a methodology particularly suitable and effective in the context of post-earthquake emergency to reduce in a short time the psycho-physiological activation of children, to make a cognitive restructuring experience within the self-concept and to normalize the emotional responses associated to traumatic event.

Keywords: Trauma, natural disaster, treatment, intervention

Sarah Miragoli, Paola Di Blasio, Propensione al maltrattamento fisico in padri e madri di bambini in età prescolare in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 1/2012, pp 57-75, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2012 -001005