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Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)

 
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Case Management 101

This two-part video series contains information regarding best practices in maintaining client boundaries and tips on writing good case notes when working with survivors of

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March 20, 2014 No Comments

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Mental Health and Wellness

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Working With Survivors of Torture: The Mind-Body Connection

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This webinar focused on the role of the mind-body connection in the treatment of survivors of torture in both individual and group settings. Presenters reviewed the clinical application of meditation, physical therapy, and yoga with survivors of torture. They described techniques in each discipline and how they may be a valuable part of treatment for […]

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Mental Health and Wellness

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Psychological Issues in Navigating the Asylum Process

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This webinar examined the central goals and areas of potential intervention in the asylum process. It looked at the techniques of gathering pertinent clinical information and the most effective ways of transmitting that information– both in written form and as evidence presented in court testimony. A particular area of focus will be how to maintain […]

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Health

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An Outline of a Best Practice Model for Working With Survivors of Torture

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This webinar introduced the culturally appropriate and evidence-based way that complex care approaches can be adapted to the unique healthcare problems of torture survivors. The webinar defined “complex care” and presented a model that encompasses five domains: the trauma story, biomedical, psychological, social, and spiritual. An interactive e-consultation followed. This resource is available on the […]

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Community Engagement, Health, Mental Health and Wellness

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Group Work With Survivors of Torture: Engaging Communities

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This webinar reviewed what survivors of torture (SoT) programs can do to create their own group interventions and to collaborate with other organizations to facilitate interventions in the larger community. It examined what kind of consultative oversight may work for your organization and how distance supervision can facilitate these group endeavors. The webinar gave recommendations […]

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Health, Mental Health and Wellness, Monitoring and Evaluation

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Data Collection, Health Care

Integrated Care Continuum for Survivors of Torture Instruction (SOT-ICC)

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The Survivors of Torture Integrated Care Continuum instrument (SOT-ICC) is a self-assessment of integrated care practices and systems designed for programs delivering services to torture survivors. The purpose of the instrument is for program staff to discuss and identify the program’s baseline position on the integrated care continuum, and find opportunities to move programs towards […]

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Health, Mental Health and Wellness

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Enhancing Empathy by Measuring Torture Symptoms with Survivors

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Access the link to watch the first part of the Center for Victims of Torture’s two-part training on how to use screening tools with survivors of torture to achieve more than just data collection. The second part of the training was not recorded to enhance confidentiality. Presenters include: experts from the Harvard Program in Refugee […]

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Health, Mental Health and Wellness

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Resources for Staff New to Serving Survivors of Torture

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This list summarizes training resources for staff at Survivors of Torture programs and refugee-serving agencies who are new to working with torture survivors. The list was developed by the National Capacity Building Project at the Center for Victims of Torture. All resources and materials are available on HealTorture.org.

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Case Management

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Case Documentation

Case Management 101

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This two-part video series contains information regarding best practices in maintaining client boundaries and tips on writing good case notes when working with survivors of torture. Each video is approximately 20 minutes in length.

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