Group Work with Refugees Using Psychodrama: Rebuilding Hope, Facilitating Recovery

Journal title FORUM
Author/s Danielle Forer
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2013/6
Language English Pages 14 P. 119-132 File size 888 KB
DOI 10.3280/FORU2013-006012
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This article draws together my three big interests: my work with refugees and asylum seekers, my belief in groups and the efficacy of the Psychodramatic method. I describe a number of group sessions that illustrate how Psychodrama can be used with refugee communities and consider some of the cultural dimensions that are important to consider for a successful group experience. The approach to this work is also based on the Trauma and Recovery Framework that has been developed by the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture in Australia, also known as Foundation House.

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  4. UNHCR, (1971). Convention on Refugees, Geneva: UNHCR

Danielle Forer, Group Work with Refugees Using Psychodrama: Rebuilding Hope, Facilitating Recovery in "FORUM" 6/2013, pp 119-132, DOI: 10.3280/FORU2013-006012