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Psychosocial problems among survivors and suggested interventions for coping with child sacrifice in Uganda
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Abstract Child sacrifice remains a profound challenge to human socio-cultural rights. The increasing problem manifests in several dimensions. It results to death of some children, disappearance of others, children with life-time deformations and/or irreversible disabilities, to the detriment of the child and... mehr
Child sacrifice remains a profound challenge to human socio-cultural rights. The increasing problem manifests in several dimensions. It results to death of some children, disappearance of others, children with life-time deformations and/or irreversible disabilities, to the detriment of the child and his/her immediate and extended families. Each child and family victim faces unique and diverse traumatic experiences and peculiar challenges, so are the coping mechanisms, where coping ever occurs. This paper identifies some of the challenges contingent upon cases illustrated. Analysis of the challenges faced and possible coping is guided by a framework of theories that underpin coping with traumatic experiences. These include; the play therapy for children, cognitive-behavioural therapy, the stage specific model, narrative coping mechanisms, and support and self-help groups therapy. Hence, a reflection on how the victims, survivors and their families/caregivers actually cope in practice, based on documented cases is made.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Kind; Opfer; Gewalt; Uganda; Afrika; Problembewältigung; Kinderschutz; Verhaltenstherapie; Trauma; Familie; Betreuung; psychosoziale Versorgung; Spieltherapie
Klassifikation
Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit
soziale Probleme
psychische Störungen, Behandlung und Prävention
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
S. 66-77
Zeitschriftentitel
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2014) 41
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.41.66
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)