Psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South : the potential contributions of social work and community psychology

dc.contributor.authorKagee, Ashrafen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-07T12:36:58Z
dc.date.available2018-09-07T12:36:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Kagee, A. 2018. Psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South : the potential contributions of social work and community psychology. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 54(3):275-282, doi:10.15270/54-3-648.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://socialwork.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article makes the case for the fields of social work and community psychology to contribute to psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South. Many countries in the majority world face humanitarian crises, including war, political turbulence and in some cases genocide. In this article I examine some of the interventions that have demonstrated some efficacy in ameliorating psychosocial problems associated with conflict and war; I examine the role of mental health professionals in preparing survivors of war crimes and human rights abuses for testimony in post-conflict truth commissions; and I examine the complementary role of community psychologists and social workers in the context of conflict-related work. In defining a role for social workers and community psychologists, I identify areas of common concern for psychosocial humanitarian aid workers, namely an awareness of power relations, the potential mismatch of cultural zeitgeists between the professions of social work and psychology and the populations they serve, and the cultural sensitivities associated with what is considered to be therapeutically appropriate.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/648
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent9 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKagee, A. 2018. Psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South : the potential contributions of social work and community psychology. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 54(3):275-282, doi:10.15270/54-3-648
dc.identifier.issn2312-7198 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0037-8054 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.15270/54-3-648
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/104408
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Department of Social Worken_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectHumanitarian intervention -- Psychosomatic aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectCommunity psychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial psychologyen_ZA
dc.titlePsychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South : the potential contributions of social work and community psychologyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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