Mental Health Resources

Torture survivors engage in psychological services to pursue a wide range of goals, from single symptom reduction to addressing the complex effects of torture on their families and communities. Psychological effects of torture vary considerably. Likewise, there is wide variation in the types of assistance sought to address such effects, depending on a host of factors ranging from service accessibility to beliefs about health and healing.

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Archived Webinar

Hope: Trauma-Informed Care Schooling for Displaced Children Globally

Social Services Resources

Torture occurs within a cultural and social context. It breaks the connections between individuals and their social environment. It separates the bonds of communities. Social work interventions, therefore, are directed at individuals, their families and immediate environments, community, social, and functional groups, and policies and systems. These are accomplished through direct service, resource development, community interventions, education and training, research, and public policy work.

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Collaborative Care: Psychosocial Well-Being Attending to Basic Needs

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Legal Resources

Attorneys encounter torture survivors with a variety of legal needs. Frequently, however, the survivor’s initial and most pressing legal problem involves immigration matters, such as asylum, family reunification, or defense from removal (deportation). Because safety is crucial to the survivor’s ability to engage fully in torture treatment services, the asylum process is integral to rehabilitation.

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Guide: Afghan Backgrounder

Medical Resources

Survivors of torture often present for care in medical settings, and sometimes in torture treatment programs. The medical portion of HealTorture.org is primarily, but not exclusively, geared to primary care providers (PCPs), including family doctors, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Other staff members in medical settings such as nurses and medical assistants can also facilitate survivors’ healing. Survivors frequently present to gynecologists (due to genital trauma, pelvic pain, etc.), cardiologists (persistent chest pain), gastroenterologists (persistent abdominal pain), and neurologists (intractable headaches and history of traumatic brain injury). Many survivors have gotten great relief of symptoms from physical therapists and practitioners of yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Archived Webinar

Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Brain/Head Injury in Survivors of Torture

Integrative Care Resources

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Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Administration Resources

Resources for practitioners in operations and administration who are serving survivors of torture are as follows: development, integrated care, evaluation, technology, training, working with interpreters, and self-care.

305 Resources Available

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Program Evaluation Resources

Resources for all staff serving survivors of torture to use program evaluation to set the direction of the program, assess the impact of their work, and improve care. For those with dedicated Evaluation and/or Data Management staff, there is a Roadmap to Data Analysis series for an introduction to inferential statistics and Client Data Toolkit series on identifying and implementing a client data management system for your organizational needs.

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Fundamentals: Introduction to Program Evaluation

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Mental Health Resources

Torture survivors engage in psychological services to pursue a wide range of goals, from single symptom reduction to addressing the complex effects of torture on their families and communities. Psychological effects of torture vary considerably. Likewise, there is wide variation in the types of assistance sought to address such effects, depending on a host of factors ranging from service accessibility to beliefs about health and healing.

580 Resources Available

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Archived Webinar

Hope: Trauma-Informed Care Schooling for Displaced Children Globally

Social Services Resources

Torture occurs within a cultural and social context. It breaks the connections between individuals and their social environment. It separates the bonds of communities. Social work interventions, therefore, are directed at individuals, their families and immediate environments, community, social, and functional groups, and policies and systems. These are accomplished through direct service, resource development, community interventions, education and training, research, and public policy work.

381 Resources Available

Browse all Social Services Resources

Collaborative Care: Psychosocial Well-Being Attending to Basic Needs

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Legal Resources

Attorneys encounter torture survivors with a variety of legal needs. Frequently, however, the survivor’s initial and most pressing legal problem involves immigration matters, such as asylum, family reunification, or defense from removal (deportation). Because safety is crucial to the survivor’s ability to engage fully in torture treatment services, the asylum process is integral to rehabilitation.

278 Resources Available

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Guide: Afghan Backgrounder

Medical Resources

Survivors of torture often present for care in medical settings, and sometimes in torture treatment programs. The medical portion of HealTorture.org is primarily, but not exclusively, geared to primary care providers (PCPs), including family doctors, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Other staff members in medical settings such as nurses and medical assistants can also facilitate survivors’ healing. Survivors frequently present to gynecologists (due to genital trauma, pelvic pain, etc.), cardiologists (persistent chest pain), gastroenterologists (persistent abdominal pain), and neurologists (intractable headaches and history of traumatic brain injury). Many survivors have gotten great relief of symptoms from physical therapists and practitioners of yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

607 Resources Available

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Archived Webinar

Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Brain/Head Injury in Survivors of Torture

Integrative Care Resources

30 Resources Available

Browse all Integrative Care Resources

Collaborative Care: Introduction to Collaborative Care

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Administration Resources

Resources for practitioners in operations and administration who are serving survivors of torture are as follows: development, integrated care, evaluation, technology, training, working with interpreters, and self-care.

305 Resources Available

Browse all Administration Resources

Program Evaluation Resources

Resources for all staff serving survivors of torture to use program evaluation to set the direction of the program, assess the impact of their work, and improve care. For those with dedicated Evaluation and/or Data Management staff, there is a Roadmap to Data Analysis series for an introduction to inferential statistics and Client Data Toolkit series on identifying and implementing a client data management system for your organizational needs.

70 Resources Available

Browse all Program Evaluation Resources

Fundamentals: Introduction to Program Evaluation

Available to ELearning Subscriber, Full Member, Other ORR Grant Recipients, and NCTTP Member

Traumatic brain injury

Collaborative Care: Assessment and Symptom Presentation
by
Sara Bracewell
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Access, Assessing Need and Evaluating Outcomes, Chronic Pain, Common medical conditions, Dental, Diabetes, Integrated Care, Integrative Care, Medical, Mental Health, Primary Care, Social Services, Traumatic brain injury
120 Minutes
All levels
3 Lessons
1 Quiz
8 Students
This course, on assessment and symptom presentations, is part of the Collaborative Care for Refugees, Torture, and War Trauma Survivors […]
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Collaborative Care: Treatment Planning
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Sara Bracewell
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Access, Chronic Pain, Common medical conditions, Dental, Diabetes, Integrated Care, Integrative Care, Medical, Mental Health, Primary Care, Traumatic brain injury, Treatment Approaches
90 Minutes
All levels
3 Lessons
1 Quiz
7 Students
The following course examines effective ways to develop and follow through on treatment plans, and is part of the Collaborative […]
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Survivors of Torture Grand Rounds: Neuroscience of Stress and Resiliency
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Sara Bracewell
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Common medical conditions, Medical, Trauma & PTSD, Traumatic brain injury, Webinar
1 Hour
All levels
0 Lessons
0 Quizzes
0 Students
Description: Significant practice gaps exist for the Survivors of Torture (SOT) treatment programs and their clinicians caring for torture survivors. […]
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Clinical Care of Survivors of Torture: Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19: long-term neurocognitive impacts
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Sara Bracewell
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Traumatic brain injury, Medical, Webinar, Common medical conditions, COVID-19, Trauma & PTSD
1 Hour
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The National Capacity Building (NCB) Project at the Center for Victims of Torture and The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma […]
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Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Brain/Head Injury in Survivors of Torture
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Sara Bracewell
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Common medical conditions, Conventional Treatment, In a Torture Treatment Program, Medical, Mental Health, Physical Therapy, Primary Care, Screening Tools and Standardized Measures, Trauma & PTSD, Traumatic brain injury, Treatment Approaches, Webinar
90 Minutes
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0 Lessons
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Description: Traumatic Head/Brain injury is a common impact of torture. THI/TBI can be a very debilitating illness not only associated […]
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Fundamentals: Medical Services
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Mitchell Katayama
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Chronic Pain, Common medical conditions, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Conventional Treatment, Dental, Diabetes, Evaluation, In a Torture Treatment Program, Integrated Care, Integrative Care, Introduction, Medical, Medicine, Primary Care, Staff Training, Trauma & PTSD, Traumatic brain injury, Treatment Approaches
90 Minutes
All levels
6 Lessons
0 Quizzes
108 Students
This lesson introduces Medical Services and was developed by Michael Grodin, MD, and Sandra Crosby, MD. We estimate that it […]
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Family and Patient Support: New Approaches to Fostering Dialogue and Hope
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Mitchell Katayama
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Common medical conditions, Medical, Mental Health, Physical Therapy, Traumatic brain injury, Treatment, Webinar
53 Minutes
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Description: This webinar, presented on 11/17/2010, features Laura S. Lorenz. It is part 3 of 3 in a series […]
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Basic Concepts and Principles in the Care of Torture Survivors with Traumatic Head Injury: Screening for Traumatic Head Injury
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Mitchell Katayama
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Mental Health, Medical, Webinar, Physical Therapy, Common medical conditions, Treatment, Traumatic brain injury
54 Minutes
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Description: This webinar, presented on 9/15/2010, features R. Richard Sanders. It is part 2 of 3 in a series about […]
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