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Homelands and new lands: Artmaking with refugee survivors of human rights abuses

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Publication date5/09/2022
Host publicationGroupwork with Refugees and Survivors of Human Rights Abuses: The Power of Togetherness
EditorsJude Boyles, Robin Ewart-Biggs, Rebecca Horn, Kirsten Lamb
Place of PublicationOxon
PublisherRoutledge
Pages126-138
Number of pages13
Edition1st Edition
ISBN (electronic)9781003192978
ISBN (print)9781032043883
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The authors have used action research methods to investigate ways of helping survivors of torture and other human rights abuses benefit from creative activities as part of a holistic rehabilitation programme. This chapter aims to describe good practice guidelines for introducing survivors to a range of arts-based activities, including painting, collage and 3D modelling. Guidance will be based on a current literature review and the authors’ extensive experience of running their own groups in a range of formal and informal settings. A primary focus will be on the use of creative expression/activities to help establish a sense of safe place, so crucial in the recovery process from trauma.