Journal Club session: Cultural Concepts of Distress and Complex PTSD
The Red Cross Red Crescent Research Network is organizing the sixth Journal Club Session with Dr. Ferdinand Garoff.
Ferdinand Garoff is a Doctor of Psychology, psychologist (specializing in forensic psychology) and psychotherapist. He holds a PhD in the mental health of refugees from the University of Helsinki. He has previously worked as a psychologist at the Rehabilitation Centre for the Torture Survivors in Helsinki and in psychiatric care for children, adolescents and adults. He has been a member of the psychologist’s emergency response team of the Finnish Red Cross since 2006 and is also part of the international emergency response roster of the Finnish Red Cross and on the MHPSS roster of the ICRC. He has also worked abroad in countries including Denmark, Chechnya, Uganda, Nepal, Sierra Leone and Jordan for various international organisations.
The session will be based on the article: Cultural concepts of distress and complex PTSD: Future directions for research and treatment
We will aim to answer the following questions in this session:
- What is Complex PTSD (CPTSD), and what are its core features?
- How can we balance universal trauma structures with local cultural realities?
- How do cultural expectations shape social support and relationships?
- How must MHPSS interventions adapt to effectively treat CPTSD globally?
The session will be moderated by Dr. Sarah Davidson, the Head of Psychosocial and Mental Health at the British Red Cross.
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