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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 157-168 |
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Common Threads: a recovery programme for survivors of gender based violence
Rachel A Cohen
clinical psychologist based in Geneva, Switzerland. She developed the Common Threads project and implemented it with the help of local facilitators in Ecuador in 2012. Currently she is refining the model for use in other contexts
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 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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A multi-dimensional, intervention programme for survivors of gender based violence was piloted in Lago Agrio, Ecuador and a nearby Colombian refugee settlement. Local facilitators were trained to implement the programme with small groups of women. The model introduces art therapy techniques, psycho-education, peer support, symptom reduction techniques and psychosocial skill building, within the context of a women's hand sewing collective. Participants design and sew narrative textiles (known as ‘arpilleras’ in parts of Latin America) in order to share their experiences and process memories. This article documents the development of the model, and its implementation in that community.
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