TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental Health Practitioners' Experiences During the Shared Trauma of the Forced Relocation from Gush Katif
AU - Dekel, Rachel
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - The study examined the experiences of 48 Israeli mental health practitioners who helped the residents of Gush Katif during the forced relocation. The practitioners spent between 1 week and a year-and-a-half assisting these residents. Shortly after the relocation, they participated in one of four debriefing groups, which aimed to process and summarize their work. Phenomenological analysis revealed three main themes: (1) Who are our clients: the government or the residents? (2) Blurring boundaries between professional and personal self; and (3) Returning home. The study highlighted the challenges associated with intervening in shared trauma, especially in realities of political conflict.
AB - The study examined the experiences of 48 Israeli mental health practitioners who helped the residents of Gush Katif during the forced relocation. The practitioners spent between 1 week and a year-and-a-half assisting these residents. Shortly after the relocation, they participated in one of four debriefing groups, which aimed to process and summarize their work. Phenomenological analysis revealed three main themes: (1) Who are our clients: the government or the residents? (2) Blurring boundaries between professional and personal self; and (3) Returning home. The study highlighted the challenges associated with intervening in shared trauma, especially in realities of political conflict.
KW - Forced relocation
KW - Mental health practitioners
KW - Shared trauma
KW - Shared traumatic reality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78649642742&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10615-009-0258-5
DO - 10.1007/s10615-009-0258-5
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AN - SCOPUS:78649642742
SN - 0091-1674
VL - 38
SP - 388
EP - 396
JO - Clinical Social Work Journal
JF - Clinical Social Work Journal
IS - 4
ER -
