Blog Series: Jordan Counseling Group
In our international projects, our healing work for torture and war trauma survivors is conducted through group counseling. Groups typically meet for ten weeks. This series, written by Clinical Advisor Veronica Laveta, takes readers through the process with personal reflections on each session.
Session One: Orientation and Creating a Safe Space
Session Two: Using Our Resources to Help Us Cope
Session Three: Mind Body Awareness
Session Four: Honoring Our Life Story/River of Life
Session Five: Difficult Moments, Part 1
Session Six: Difficult Moments, Part 2
Session Seven: Grief and Loss / Reconnecting with Memories of Lost Loved Ones
Session Eight: Living With Loss
Session Nine: Reconnection to Self, Community, and the Future
Session Ten: Consolidating Gains and Saying Goodbye
Download the full series as a PDF document here.