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

22 Resources Available

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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.

556 Resources Available

Browse all Mental Health Resources

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.

360 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

22 Resources Available

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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

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

Mental Health

Fundamentals: Mental Health Services
by
Mitchell Katayama
in
Administration, Integrated Care, Mental Health, Psychological Consequences of Torture, Special Topics, Staff Training, Training Mental Health Evaluators, Treatment Model, Working with Torture Survivors
140 Minutes
All levels
6 Lessons
0 Quizzes
144 Students
This lesson introduces Mental Health Services, Part 1 (47 minutes, plus time for reflection) and Part 2 (72 minutes, plus […]
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Fundamentals: Core Concepts and Eligibility Requirements
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Mitchell Katayama
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Administration, Integrated Care, Legal, Medical, Mental Health, Organizational development, ORR trainings and reporting, Social Services, Staff Training
90 Minutes
All levels
6 Lessons
0 Quizzes
247 Students
This lesson, developed by David Gangsei, Ph.D., introduces Core Concepts & Eligibility Requirements (72 minutes, plus additional time for readings […]
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Fundamentals: Self Care
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Mitchell Katayama
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Legal, Medical, Mental Health, Self-care for Providers, Self-care for Providers, Self-care for Providers, Self-care for Providers, Self-care for staff, Social Services, Staff Training
40 Minutes
All levels
6 Lessons
0 Quizzes
147 Students
This Self-Care lesson (28 minutes, plus additional reflection time) was developed by Amber Gray, MPH, MA, LPCC, ADTR, NCC. At the […]
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Promoting Safety with our Clients
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Mitchell Katayama
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Domestic Violence, Immigration, Managing trauma and stress, Mental Health, Sexual violence and sexual torture, Social Services, Survivors’ Strengths, Trauma, Webinar
82 Minutes
All levels
0 Lessons
0 Quizzes
0 Students
This is the first part of a Measured Impact Webinar; it is part of the National Capacity Building project series […]
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Healthy Organizations: Beyond Individual Self-Care
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Mitchell Katayama
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Self-care for Providers, Self-care for staff, Organizational development, Self-care for Providers, Self-care for Providers, Self-care for Providers, Webinar, Administration, Mental Health
87 Minutes
All levels
0 Lessons
0 Quizzes
0 Students
Description: This Measured Impact Webinar is part of the National Capacity Building project series of webinars. It was presented on […]
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Enhancing Empathy by Measuring Torture Symptoms with Survivors
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Mitchell Katayama
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Administration, Social Services, Mental Health, Webinar, Measurement Tools, Program Evaluation, Assessing Need and Evaluating Outcomes, Organizational development, Managing trauma and stress, Data collection
90 Minutes
All levels
0 Lessons
0 Quizzes
0 Students
This webinar, presented on July 13, 2016, is part of the National Capacity Building Project’s series of webinars supporting programs […]
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Love, War, and Healing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Mitchell Katayama
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Mental Health Groups, Mental Health, Webinar, Survivors from specific groups, Treatment Model, Congolese
1 Hour
All levels
0 Lessons
0 Quizzes
0 Students
This webinar, from September 2, 2015, features Erin Morgan, PhD, LMFT, formerly of the Center for Victims of Torture. This […]
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Integrated Behavioral Healthcare for Refugees: A Qualitative Inquiry
by
Mitchell Katayama
in
Integrated Care, Integrative Care, Karen, Karen, Karen, Medical, Mental Health, Treatment Approaches, Webinar
58 Minutes
All levels
0 Lessons
0 Quizzes
0 Students
This webinar, from July 22, 2015, features Jennifer Esala, PhD, and Alison Beckman, MSW, LICSW, of the Center for Victims […]
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