Torture survivors find difficulty navigating through an unfamiliar healthcare and social service system. Many survivors who already face Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression also endure a secondary threat which leads to re-traumatization through the struggles of acculturation. The aim of this study is to determine: 1. Identify differences and assumptions between service providers’ and clients’ definitions of self-sufficiency; 2. Examine prominent barriers to self-sufficiency that survivors encounter; 3. Pinpoint the survival strategies that survivors use in order to cope with life in DFW; 4. Determine what resources CST staff, area service providers, and survivors feel need to be improved for CST and the DFW metroplex.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc804872 |
Date | 08 1900 |
Creators | Trubits, Ryan J. |
Contributors | Henry, Doug, Cruz, Alicia Re, Rasbridge, Lance A. (Lance Andrew) |
Publisher | University of North Texas |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | v, 94 pages, Text |
Coverage | United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas, United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth |
Rights | Public, Trubits, Ryan J., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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