Family therapy in global humanitarian contexts : [electronic resource] voices and issues from the field / Edited by Laurie L. Charlés & Gameela Samarasinghe.

Includes bibiliographical references.

Introduction to Family Therapy in Global Humanitarian Contexts: Voices and Issues from the Field / Laurie L. Charlés and Gameela Samarasinghe -- Knowledge Fair Trade / Marcela Polanco -- Humanitarianism, Colonization, and/or Collaboration? Working Together in Uganda and the United States / Teresa McDowell and Paschal Kabura -- Collaborative Therapy with Women and Children Refugees in Houston: Moving Toward Rehabilitation in the United States After Enduring the Atrocities of War / Manjushree Palit and Susan B. Levin -- Ofreciendo Terapia En El Idioma De Preferencia Del Cliente: El Modelo De Preparación Profesional Calificada En Dos Idiomas De Ollu / Joan L. Biever and Jeanette Santos -- Family Therapy in Postwar Kosova: Reforming Cultural Values in New Family Dynamics / Mimoza Shahini, Adelina Ahmeti and Laurie L. Charlés -- Time, Trauma, and Ambiguous Loss: Working with Families with Missing Members in Postconflict Cyprus / Kyle D. Killian -- Engaging the Humanity in Front of You: Family Therapy Task Shifting in the Context of Armed Conflict / Laurie L. Charlés -- Family Therapy in Libya: Navigating Uncharted Waters / Malak Ben Giaber -- "My Son Is Alive": Is Family Therapy Appropriate for Families of the Disappeared in Sri Lanka? / Gameela Samarasinghe -- Kaleidoscopic Shifts: The Development of New Understandings as Therapists "Go and Find out" / Catalina Perdomo, Deborah Healy, Daisy Ceja, Kathryn Dunne and Kotia Whitaker.

This book brings together a diverse set of clinicians, scholars, and researchers actively using systemic family therapy ideas within the context of ongoing or recent humanitarian intervention. The contributions focus on critical issues specific to the practice of family therapy within global mental health contexts, with a particular attention to the humanitarian sphere. Issues covered include treatment across cultures and language barriers, work in settings with covert and overt threats, practice in low-resource situations, and the creation of a family therapy program that relates to peace-building, reconciliation, and post-war discourse. The diverse group of authors contributes practical information and content specific to the training, supervision and/or delivery of family-based services, and offer specific principles and recommendations for family therapy practitioners and researchers.