Caring
for Torture Survivors
Free Online Course
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This is a free, internet-based course for individuals from a variety of backgrounds who want to learn about survivors of torture and refugee trauma. Participants will learn about the health consequences of torture, uprooting, and other human rights violations. Participants will also learn how to approach survivors of torture and related trauma, and recognize clinical signs and symptoms in order to screen, treat, and support individuals at risk. Questions about this free course should be sent to erica.hastings@bmc.org.
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Updated Course Project Coordinators: Erica Hastings, MS and Alexis Boyce, BA
Course adapted from original created by: Michael A. Grodin, MD and Linda Piwowarczyk, MD, MPH and coordinated by Rebecca Scudiere, BS
Center Staff Contributors: George Clark, BA, Sondra Crosby, MD, Avivah Goldman, LICSW, Alejandro Moreno, MD, MPH, Samantha Morton, JD, Julie Park, B.A., Corey Simon, MA.,. Harpreet Singh, RDH, MS, Ana Zea, DDS
User Interface and Code Development: David Toth
Copyright © 2005, 2009, The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights. All rights reserved. No parts of this course's content may be reproduced without the written permission of the authors. Content may be used intact for non-commercial, educational purposes with appropriate attribution.
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