Advancing transculturally informed, humanistic therapeutic practice for refugees and asylum seekers presenting with embodied trauma
Charlotte O'Brien,
Divine Charura
Abstract:IntroductionA record of 122.6 million people have sought refuge and asylum across the globe in 2024, exacerbated by emergencies in Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan and by the Israel–Hamas war. This number is set to rise to over 130 million people in refugee situations in 59 countries this year alone. With refugees suffering from higher rates of mental health difficulties than the general population, there is an urgent need to provide an expedient, socially just, transculturally informed pathway into humanistic psyc… Show more
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