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The Needs and Resources of International Torture Survivors Living in the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex: an Investigation of Healing and Assimilation Perceived by Center for Survivors of Torture’s Clients and Staff As Well As the Greater Resettlement Community

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc804872
Date08 1900
CreatorsTrubits, Ryan J.
ContributorsHenry, Doug, Cruz, Alicia Re, Rasbridge, Lance A. (Lance Andrew)
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 94 pages, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas, United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth
RightsPublic, Trubits, Ryan J., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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