Healing and Human Rights: A Blog by the Center for Victims of Torture
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Posted in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
The CVT Dadaab team held an off-site staff self-care retreat, which allowed some counselors to leave the camp for the first time.
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Posted in Washington, D.C., Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees, DC Events
Annie Sovcik, director of CVT's Washington Office, urges lawmakers to not conflate the victims of mass government-sponsored atrocities and/or terrorist acts with the perpetrators of such horrific acts.
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Monday, November 16, 2015
Posted in Human Rights, Immigration, Refugees
Curt Goering, CVT executive director, notes the rigorous screening processes refugees must pass before being resettled into the United States.
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Monday, November 16, 2015
In our international projects, our healing work for torture and war trauma survivors is conducted through group counseling. Groups typically meet for 10 weeks. This is the tenth in a series of posts by Veronica Laveta as she follows the counseling group cycle in Jordan. Veronica Laveta is CVT’s clinical advisor for the Jordan project.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Posted in Human Rights
Noor Zada, New Tactics MENA initiative manager in the CVT Jordan office, comments on a recent forum on using public opinion tools to drive change in Jordan.
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Monday, November 9, 2015
In our international projects, our healing work for torture and war trauma survivors is conducted through group counseling. Groups typically meet for 10 weeks. This is the ninth in a series of posts by Veronica Laveta as she follows the counseling group cycle in Jordan. Veronica Laveta is CVT’s clinical advisor for the Jordan project.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Posted in Washington, D.C., Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights
Chelsea Matson comments on a hearing at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights which highlights the need for truth and justice for torture survivors.
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Monday, November 2, 2015
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
In our international projects, our healing work for torture and war trauma survivors is conducted through group counseling. Groups typically meet for 10 weeks. This is the eighth in a series of posts by Veronica Laveta as she follows the counseling group cycle in Jordan. Veronica Laveta is CVT’s clinical advisor for the Jordan project.Read other entries in the series.<---- Previous session Next session ---->___________________________
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Friday, October 23, 2015
In our international projects, our healing work for torture and war trauma survivors is conducted through group counseling. Groups typically meet for 10 weeks. This is the seventh in a series of posts by Veronica Laveta as she follows the counseling group cycle in Jordan. Veronica Laveta is CVT’s clinical advisor for the Jordan project.Read other entries in the series.
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Monday, October 19, 2015
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
In our international projects, our healing work for torture and war trauma survivors is conducted through group counseling. Groups typically meet for 10 weeks. This is the sixth in a series of posts by Veronica Laveta as she follows the counseling group cycle in Jordan. Veronica Laveta is CVT’s clinical advisor for the Jordan project.Read other entries in the series.
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