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Groupwork in Croatia: experiences with older refugees
- Authors:
- AJDUKOVIC Marina, CEVIZOVIC Milena, KONTAK Ksenija
- Journal article citation:
- Groupwork, 8(1), 1995, pp.34-48.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Elderly refugees are exposed to particularly high risks for their mental health since they are confronted with multiple losses. One of their greatest hardships is loss of their social and emotional support, enhancing more positive orientation towards the present time and the future, can be achieved through different types of groupwork. Four such groups for elderly refugees are described. Implications of these experiences for planning and developing groupwork activities with elderly refugees elsewhere, are discussed.
Mother's perception of their relationship with their children during displacement: a six month follow up
- Author:
- AJDUKOVIC Marina
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 5(1), March 1996, pp.34-49.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The data presented in this work were gathered within the framework of the psychosocial assistance programme for families with children in one of the oldest displacement shelters in Croatia. Over a period of 6 months, the mothers assessed the psychosocial adjustment difficulties of their children and how displacement affected their relationship with their children. The study revealed that as time passed in displacement, mothers talked significantly less with their children and were generally more nervous. The most common difficulties manifested by children were appetite disorders, night fears, sleeping disturbances in general, increased sweating, fear of separation from their mother, despondency and general fearfulness.