Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- The Core International Human Rights Instruments and Their Monitoring Bodies
- Universal Human Rights Instruments
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Glossary of United Nations and Psychology Acronyms in the Handbook
- Introduction
- Part I History of Human Rights
- Part II The Intersection of Psychology and Human Rights
- Part III Contemporary Issues in Psychology and Human Rights
- 12 Mental Health and Human Rights
- 13 Cultivating Our Common Humanity
- 14 From Refugees to Immigrants
- 15 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals
- 16 The Global Contributions of Psychology to Understanding and Addressing the Non-negotiability of Human Dignity and Health Equity
- 17 Human Rights and Psychology from Indigenous Perspectives
- 18 Human Trafficking
- 19 Human Rights Seen through a Cultural Lens
- 20 Human Rights and Well-Being of Older Persons
- 21 Reproductive Justice, Psychology, and Human Rights
- 22 Psychology and the Global Human Rights Agenda on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- 23 Psychosocial Features of Movements That Have Advanced Human Rights
- 24 Principles of Care of Survivors of Organized Violence in a Global Society
- 25 Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings
- 26 Children and Violence across the Life Span
- 27 Psychology and Human Rights in the Age of Genomics and Neuroscience
- 28 Behavioral Insights, Public Policy, and Human Rights
- 29 From Human Resources to Human Rights
- 30 Climate Change
- Part IV Teaching, Research, and Training in Psychology and Human Rights
- Part V Future Directions
- Index
- References
24 - Principles of Care of Survivors of Organized Violence in a Global Society
from Part III - Contemporary Issues in Psychology and Human Rights
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 October 2020
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- The Core International Human Rights Instruments and Their Monitoring Bodies
- Universal Human Rights Instruments
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Glossary of United Nations and Psychology Acronyms in the Handbook
- Introduction
- Part I History of Human Rights
- Part II The Intersection of Psychology and Human Rights
- Part III Contemporary Issues in Psychology and Human Rights
- 12 Mental Health and Human Rights
- 13 Cultivating Our Common Humanity
- 14 From Refugees to Immigrants
- 15 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals
- 16 The Global Contributions of Psychology to Understanding and Addressing the Non-negotiability of Human Dignity and Health Equity
- 17 Human Rights and Psychology from Indigenous Perspectives
- 18 Human Trafficking
- 19 Human Rights Seen through a Cultural Lens
- 20 Human Rights and Well-Being of Older Persons
- 21 Reproductive Justice, Psychology, and Human Rights
- 22 Psychology and the Global Human Rights Agenda on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- 23 Psychosocial Features of Movements That Have Advanced Human Rights
- 24 Principles of Care of Survivors of Organized Violence in a Global Society
- 25 Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings
- 26 Children and Violence across the Life Span
- 27 Psychology and Human Rights in the Age of Genomics and Neuroscience
- 28 Behavioral Insights, Public Policy, and Human Rights
- 29 From Human Resources to Human Rights
- 30 Climate Change
- Part IV Teaching, Research, and Training in Psychology and Human Rights
- Part V Future Directions
- Index
- References
Summary
The UN Global Agenda in its Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) provides measurable goals that include the enhancement of well-being, health, safety, and justice across international communities. Survivors of organized violence comprise a diverse population that warrants special care and consideration in the achievement and monitoring of these goals. This chapter provides clinical principles, adapted from the mental health field, that are compatible and consistent with the UNSDSN goals and with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirms and elucidates the equal and inalienable rights guaranteed to all human beings. Professionals and paraprofessionals – even those who are not medical or mental health care providers – who use trauma-informed principles of engagement can enhance the dignity and even promote the healing of those who have suffered violations of their fundamental rights. Trauma-informed practice includes the assessment and enhancement of individuals’ safety; emphasis on the strength and resilience of survivors; focus on rebuilding community; recognition of the trauma narrative as an act of empowerment; culturally competent engagement; and an embrace of meaning-making as part of rebuilding after trauma. Clinical examples of each principle are provided to illustrate the enactment of these approaches by professionals and paraprofessionals across international disciplines.
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