Shadows Into Light - A Generation of Former Child Soldiers Comes of Age

For over two decades, Theresa S. Betancourt researched former child soldiers from Sierra Leone's civil war to find out if they could reintegrate into communities where they had been forced to commit atrocities. She found that the key to resilience after trauma was not just their individual capacities, but the layers of support and care around them.

Info autore

Theresa S. Betancourt is the inaugural Salem Professor in Global Practice at the Boston College School of Social Work and Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity. She has been an advisor for UNICEF, the International Rescue Committee, Amnesty International, the US Institute of Peace, and the World Health Organization, and served as an expert of the International Criminal Court.

Riassunto

For over two decades, Theresa S. Betancourt researched former child soldiers from Sierra Leone’s civil war to find out if they could reintegrate into communities where they had been forced to commit atrocities. She found that the key to resilience after trauma was not just their individual capacities, but the layers of support and care around them.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Theresa S. Betancourt
• Con la collaborazione di: Moses Zombo (Prefazione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.02.2025
• EAN: 9780674251052
• ISBN: 978-0-674-25105-2
• Pagine: 320
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Violence and abuse in society