Social Services
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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General Services for Immigrants, Survivors of Torture and Refugees
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National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s resources on working with refugee children
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Helping Children Cope with Grief during a War
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Child Development and Trauma Guide

Training
The Role of Expressive Arts in Healing: Steps to an Ecosystem of Healing
October 2, 2025
12:00 PM EDT
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Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner physical violence–related acquired brain injury among visitors to justice center in New York
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Social Workers’ Views of Ways to Engage Communities in Refugee Resettlement
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Extended case management services among resettled refugees in the United States
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CVT Literature Selection Q2 2023
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CVT Literature Selection Q1 2023
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