Pediatric Grand Rounds Archived Webcasts

Believing the Unbelievable: Identifying and Working with Families Who Are Survivors of Political Torture

Recorded September 28, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Presented by:
Janet Blair, MA
Community Initiatives Coordinator, Florida Center for Survivors of Torture Program, Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Clearwater, FL
Crispin Cole
Program Manager, Refugee Youth and Family Program, Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Clearwater, FL

Clinical Content Reviewer: Juan Dumois, MD

Learning Objectives: As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Generate three key questions used to identify torture survivors
• Discuss the Triple Trauma Paradigm as experienced by refugee families
• Recognize the ways torture impacts children who are primary and secondary survivors.

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