For everybody who is involved in the shocking events in Luik/Liège and wants to know more about trauma recovery and how to help: a quick guide to some good, informative websites (en Français il y a un blog de la Croix-Rouge de Belgique, voor Nederlandstalige websites zie onderaan deze pagina) and a few tips. Continue reading
When looking at trauma recovery in children, we tend to search for solutions in the domain of therapy: cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, pharmacotherapy and the like. However, we may also be able to help in other ways. Continue reading
On my flight to Melbourne yesterday I re-read Victor Frankl’s book “Man’s Search for Meaning”. It’s such an impressive book that I would just like to share a number of quotes instead of trying to describe or analyze it. To give you a little bit of background: Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist who survived three years in concentration camps during the Second World War. He wrote this book from both a personal and a professional perspective, and reflects on our attitude toward life’s challenges and opportunities.
Last week’s conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Society was a success. A lively conference with a number of excellent and thought-provoking presentations, where some insights kept on popping up. For me, the highlights of the conference with regard to children and youth all related to interventions:
New, large studies on early interventions
Researchers from Switzerland and Australia presented the outline of large, rigorous studies to measure the effect of early interventions for children who have been accidentally injured. These studies will lead to insights into the effectiveness of a short intervention and a longer one. Continue reading
Fancy a little gallery visit but it’s too rainy/sunny to go out?
Visit my virtual exhibition (until March 2023)!
Chance Encounters addresses various aspects of social justice, often based on our team’s research over the years. Where possible with a side of humour.
The easiest is to ‘enter exhibition,’ below, click on the text on the wall on your left-hand side and go from there. There are little i-signs that provide more information about each piece.
And if it’s of interest:
We recently recorded a seminar for researchers interested in doing more with art. Being interviewed by the fabulous Jonathan O’Donnell of the Research Whisperer, hosted by Jeff Craig and team, was a lot of fun.
Trauma Recovery Lab 