| dc.description.abstract | The epistemological terrain upon which indigenous and Western psychosocial approaches in
trauma healing traverse is not level. This has resulted in superficial dichotomies between the
two healing approaches, thereby obscuring opportunities for an integrated approach that
provides holistic trauma healing. The victims of armed conflict in south Sudan do not have
vocabulary for a pathogen such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For them trauma
is closely linked to experiences of life such as poverty, hunger, separation of families, and
failure to perform necessary rituals. In order to effectively heal the traumas, there is need to
integrate indigenous healing into Western psychosocial healing approaches. The study notes
that in this era of increasing globalization, transnational migration, and cultural diversity, it
is crucial that trauma healers move beyond the western oriented therapeutic protocols and
models and forge links with local community-based healing systems | en_US |
