L’uso dell’EMDR con i rifugiati: Come aiutare e come aiutare chi li aiutaUsing EMDR with refugees: How to help and how to help those who help them
Description
Mentre imperversa la guerra in Ucraina, il personale di soccorso di tutta Europa lavora per sostenere i milioni di profughi costretti ad abbandonare le proprie case. Eventi così stressanti e continuativi richiedono risposte utili a prevenire e promuovere la salute emotiva di tutte le vittime. In tale ambito l’EMDR risulta essere la terapia elettiva per il trattamento e la rielaborazione delle esperienze traumatiche vissute sia dai rifugiati sia da chi si occupa di loro. Nell’articolo l’autore, dopo una breve introduzione teorica circa le fasi del trauma e il processo del lutto, illustrerà le modalità di intervento di primo soccorso con EMDR più efficaci per sostenere i rifugiati e chi si occupa di loro. In questo tipo di emergenze infatti, data la continua sollecitazione cui sono sottoposti, i soccorritori si trovano a rischio di sviluppare una traumatizzazione vicaria. È dunque fondamentale pensare ad un intervento di supporto mirato anche per loro al fine di aumentare la resilienza.
As war rages on in Ukraine, relief personnel from across Europe work to support the millions of refugees forced from their homes. Such stressful and ongoing events require responses to prevent and promote the emotional health of all victims. In this context, EMDR appears to be the elective therapy for the treatment and reworking of the traumatic experiences experienced by both refugees and those who care for them. In the article, the author, after a brief theoretical introduction about the stages of trauma and the mourning process, will illustrate the most effective methods of first aid intervention with EMDR to support refugees and those who care for them. In fact, in this type of emergency, given the continuous stress to which they are subjected, the rescuers find themselves at risk of developing a vicarious trauma. It is therefore essential to think of a targeted support intervention also for them in order to increase resilience.
As war rages on in Ukraine, relief personnel from across Europe work to support the millions of refugees forced from their homes. Such stressful and ongoing events require responses to prevent and promote the emotional health of all victims. In this context, EMDR appears to be the elective therapy for the treatment and reworking of the traumatic experiences experienced by both refugees and those who care for them. In the article, the author, after a brief theoretical introduction about the stages of trauma and the mourning process, will illustrate the most effective methods of first aid intervention with EMDR to support refugees and those who care for them. In fact, in this type of emergency, given the continuous stress to which they are subjected, the rescuers find themselves at risk of developing a vicarious trauma. It is therefore essential to think of a targeted support intervention also for them in order to increase resilience.
Format
Journal
Language
Italian
Original Work Citation
Formenti, L. (2023). [Using EMDR with refugees: How to help and how to help those who help them]. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 12(2), 61–66. doi:10.30820/1664-9583-2022-2-61. Italian
Citation
“L’uso dell’EMDR con i rifugiati: Come aiutare e come aiutare chi li aiutaUsing EMDR with refugees: How to help and how to help those who help them,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 3, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/27986.