Psychological support for workers on the move : improving global staff care / edited by Kate S. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thompson, Kate S., editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migrant labor.

Employees--Psychology.

Employees.

Psychology, Industrial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 239 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Biography/History:

Kate S. Thompson, PhD, is a counselling psychologist with long experience supporting highly mobile clients including refugees in the UK, humanitarian staff and serving military personnel/veterans. Her key interests are in the impact of transition on identity, the social meaning of war and the use of community as a tool for healing.

Contents:

<P>Foreword</P><I><P>Rachel Tribe</P></I><P></P><P>Introduction</P><I><P>Kate S. Thompson</P><P></I>1. 'Good fit' & righting the relationship

an exploration of employee & organisational relationships in the international aid sector</P><P><I>Felicity Runchman</P></I><P></P><P>2. Building resilience among staff working internationally</P><P><I>Debbie and David Hawker</P></I><P></P><P>3. Searching for security: An attachment perspective on aid worker relationships</P><P><I>Mark Snelling</I></P><P><I></I>4. A sticking plaster on a gaping wound: "Moral injury", stress and burn out in humanitarian aid workers</P><P><I>Kate S. Thompson</P></I><P></P><P>5. Sharing family dilemmas for those working internationally</P><I><P>Beth Hill and David Hawker</P></I><P></P><P>6. Supporting grassroots aid workers and volunteers</P><P><I>Leslie Brownbridge</I></P><P><I></I>7. <I>Supporting those with religious faith in the humanitarian sector: cultural and psychotherapeutic considerations</I></P><P><I>Graham Fawcett</P></I><P></P><P>8. Seafarers: 'They that go down to the sea in ships to do business in great waters'</P><P><I>Pennie Blackburn</P></I><P></P><P>9. Supporting international contractors working in aid and development contexts</P><P><I>Kate S. Thompson, Mark Snelling and Lynn Keane</P></I><P></P><P>10. Psychosocial support work with aid and development staff following sexual trauma</P><P><I>Lynn Keane</I></P><P><I></I>11. Working with children and young people whose families are working away from their home country</P><P><I>David Hawker and Beth Hill</I></P><P><I></I>12. Who's the client? Limitations and advantages of therapeutic work as a psychological contractor for aid organisations</P><P><I>Ben Porter</P></I><P></P><P>13. Meeting needs remotely

online support for international staff<I> </P></I><P><I>Felicity Runchman and Kate S. Thompson</P></I><P></P><P>Concluding remarks</P><P><I>Kate S. Thompson</P></I>

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 25, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Psychological support for workers on the move

ISBN:

9781003261971

1003261973

9781000855524

100085552X

9781000855456

1000855457

Publisher Number:

40031709641

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.