Exploring responses to transformative group therapy for orphaned children in the context of mass orphaning in
Masego Thamuku1, Marguerite Daniel1
1Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Abstract:
In the context of AIDS, the Botswana Government has adopted a group therapy program to help large numbers of orphaned children cope with bereavement. This study explores the effectiveness of the therapy and examines how it interacts with cultural attitudes and practices concerning death. Ten orphaned children were involved in five rounds of data collection during a therapeutic retreat; eight social workers completed questionnaires concerning the effectiveness of the therapy. Most children were able to come to terms with their loss, face problems in their home and school environments, and envision ways of solving problems. All the children described benefits of group formation and the support it would provide when they returned to their home situations.
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