| Abstract: | Many of those who have been subjected to physical and emotional trauma in any of its many horrible guises eventually seek the therapeutic services of professional psychologists. Clinicians who treat survivors of genocide, other kinds of political repression and oppression, physical and sexual abuse, and torture must be skilled in understanding and intervening with this severely distressed population. This article describes the fourth in a series of annual dialogue sessions between Nazi Holocaust victims and perpetrators; all are clinicians with a personal Holocaust legacy. It is hoped that this article will stimulate readers to become more involved and proficient in the treatment of survivors, whether in individual, couple, family, or group therapies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
