+44 1400 530055Psychotherapeutic and psycho-social support for families of “disappeared”persons
2nd World Congress on Pediatrics and Clinical Pediatrics
June 12-13, 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland
Barbara Preitler
Hemayat, Austria
Keynote : Curr Pediatr Res
Abstract:
Disappearance of a family member is a confusing
situation for children. The traumatic situation the
relatives of these people find themselves in is not over; a
sense of closure with regards to the worries for the beloved
person can only be achieved with great difficulties. The loss
can’t be accepted as final. Again and again despair, hope
and fear intrude into their family lives.
The situation of children in such families is special
vulnerable. They need special attention and care – if
possible through their parent/s. But often mothers and
fathers are themselves confused and under traumatic
stress. Professionals like social workers, teachers and
therapists might give (additional) support the child in this
difficult phase.
Based on my experience as psychotherapist with
traumatized refugees in Europe and in different areas in
Southern Asia the presentation will focus on possible
therapeutic interventions for children and their parents
who have to cope with the situation of “disappearance”.
Biography:
Barbara Preitler is a psychologist, psychotherapist, lecturer and author. She has completed her PhD from University of Klagenfurt, Austria and her psychotherapeutic training in Vienna. She is a founding member of Hemayat, organization for Torture and War Victims in Vienna Austria and works there as psychotherapist. She is teaching in several colleges and universities in Austria. Publications about traumatisation in an intercultural context and complicated grief. (f.e.: Preitler (2015). Grief and Disappearance. Psychosocial Interventions. Dehli: Sage).
E-mail: barbara.preitler@hemayat.org
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