The Function of Specialized Vocabulary Development in Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Traumatized Populations

Alison Willis; Michael Nagel

doi:10.1007/s41134-017-0046-z

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The Function of Specialized Vocabulary Development in Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Traumatized Populations

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The Function of Specialized Vocabulary Development in Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Traumatized Populations

Alison Willis and Michael Nagel

Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Vol.3(1), pp.29-34

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-017-0046-z

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Abstract

language development

vocabulary schemes

psychosocial rehabilitation programs

education for rehabilitation

This paper presents a model for the function of specialized vocabulary schemes in the development, implementation, and dissemination of trauma rehabilitation initiatives.With 65.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, of whom 21.3 million are recognized refugees (UNHCR 2016), understanding trauma rehabilitation is timely. This paper takes an interest in the effects of interventions that leverage specialized vocabulary schemes to assist victims of conflict to overcome psychosocial trauma. Lessons are taken from three research studies conducted in conflict and post-conflict environments, which are discussed in the context of literature that demonstrates how vocabulary development is critical to psychosocial rehabilitation. From a review of these studies, a model of the function of specialized vocabulary schemes in the development, implementation, and dissemination of trauma rehabilitation initiatives is presented. Rehabilitation using one's own language is key to the restoration of human rights after ongoing psychological torture as it provides a means for categorizing experiences and developing understandings.

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Title: The Function of Specialized Vocabulary Development in Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Traumatized Populations
Authors: Alison Willis (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Michael Nagel (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Vol.3(1), pp.29-34
Publisher: Springer
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1007/s41134-017-0046-z
ISSN: 2365-1795
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450603402621
Output Type: Journal article

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