Handbook of Resilience in Children of War
Their frightened, angry faces are grim reminders of the reach of war. They are millions of children, orphaned, displaced, forced to flee-or to fight. And just as they have myriad possibilities for trauma, their lives also hold great potential for recovery.The Handbook of Resilience in Children of War explores these critical phenomena at the theoretical, research, and treatment levels, beginning with the psychosocial effects of exposure to war. Narratives of young people's lives in war zones as diverse as Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Columbia, and Sudan reveal the complexities of their experiences and the meanings they attach to them, providing val…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Ferrari, Michel (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4939-3975-6
- EAN: 9781493939756
- Produktnummer: 20404800
- Verlag: Springer New York
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 328 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm x D1.7 cm 619 g
- Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 619
Über den Autor
Chandi Fernando is a Clinical and School Psychologist. She has experience working in mental health agencies and schools in Toronto and Northern Ontario, and most recently as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. She is actively involved in international research, with a focus on, risk and resilience in children and communities. Her outreach work and research involves working with orphan and refugee torture and trauma victims of war in Sri Lanka. Michel Ferrari is a Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. His area of interest concerns psychological well-being and identity development. He has conducted international research on how individuals understand themselves within the context of their lives and cultures and is currently leading an international study of personal wisdom in China, India, India Serbia, Ukraine, the USA and Canada. Other work has explored related themes such as self-compassion, and identity development in children with special needs, in particular those with Asperger's Syndrome. He is editor and co-editor of several books, the most recent being, The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom (Ferrari & Weststrate, 2013, Springer).
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