Understanding refugees, immigrants and their children – a psychological model has been developed from Binnie Kristal-Andersson’s lengthy experience of therapeutic and support work with both voluntary emigrants and people forced to flee their homeland due to oppression, persecution and torture, upheaval and war.

The book is based on Kristal-Andersson's doctoral dissertation. It describes a specific psychological model, how the framework this entails can be utilized in therapy and support work with the individual (adult, adolescent, child), family and group, and a year-long training program based upon the framework.

Kristal-Andersson constructed the framework to examine how changes in the outer situation of the refugee/immigrant can cause inner psychological changes. On the basis of commonly occurring psychological difficulties reported to her during twenty-five years of clinical research, she illuminates many aspects of the psychology of the refugee and immigrant.

Understanding refugees, immigrants and their children – a psychological model is a book aimed at anyone working with or meeting members of these groups, with special attention being paid to the traumatized/tortured refugee.

The book also provides a foundation for training courses – directed not only at psychotherapists and psychologists, social workers and medical professionals, but also at teachers, lawyers and others wishing to increase their understanding in this specific arena.

ISBN: 9144015917

  

Psychology Books, Published Articles and Papers

Psychology Books

In English

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Kristal-Andersson, B. (2001). Understanding refugees, immigrants and their children – a psychological model (Att förstå flyktingar, invandrare och deras barn – en psykologisk modell). Studentlitteratur, Lund.

In Swedish

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1980). Psykoterapi och social förändring – går det att integrera? (Psychotherapy and social change – Can they be integrated?). Wahlström & Widstrand, Stockholm.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1989). Flyktingbarn – att förstå deras värld (Refugee children – understanding their world). Utbildningsradion, Stockholm.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (2001). Att förstå flyktingar, invandrare och deras barn – en psykologisk modell (Understanding refugees, immigrants and their children – a psychological model). Studentlitteratur, Lund.

Some published articles

In English

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Kristal-Andersson, B. (2000). From wound to scar – easing the pain of trauma and torture experiences through dreamwork. Lecture given at the Drömgruppsförum 10 year jubilee Conference in Växjö (Dreamgroup Forum's 10 year jubilee Conference). Drömgruppsforumstidskrift.

In Swedish

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1976). Kan encounter-grupper lösa kulturella motsättningar? (Can encounter groups help to solve cultural conflicts?). PsykologTidningen, 1, 76, 6-8.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1976). Att byta språk (To change language). Författaren, I, 13-15.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1979). El Centro and Raza in Oakland, USA: Psychotherapy and Social Change. PsykologTidningen, 1, 58-78.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1981). Mot förståelsen av invandrarens och flyktingens inre värld (Towards understanding the inner world of the immigrant and refugee). Socialmedicinsk tidskrift, 10. 573-542.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1981). Mot förståelse av flyktingens och invandrarens inre värld. Ur antologin: Att leva med mångfalden (Towards understanding of the inner world of the refugee and immigrant. From the anthology: To live with diversity), 134-173. Liber Förlag, Stockholm.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1985). Mot förståelse av flyktingens inre värld. Ur antologin, Eriksson, L-G. (red) Att ta emot flyktingar (Towards understanding of the inner world of the refugee. In the anthology, Eriksson, L-G (ed.) The reception of refugees), 101-126, Invandrarverket (The Swedish Immigration Board), Norrköping.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1985). Att möta och arbeta med flyktingar. Ur antologin, Eriksson, L-G. (red) Att ta emot flyktingar (Meeting and working with refugees. In the anthology, Eriksson, L-G. (ed.) The reception of refugees). 140-160. Invandrarverket (The Swedish Immigration Board), Norrköping.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1986). Mot förståelse av flyktingens inre värld (Towards understanding of the refugee's inner world), Tidskrift för Psykoterapi, 10, 7-25.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1986). Rör inte min kompis (Don´t touch my friend). Tala med barnen om..., 2 (Talking with children..., 2). Bibliotekstjänst, Lund.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1992). Fördomar, främlingsfientlighet, rasism (Prejudice, discrimination, racism). Tala med barnen om..., 3 (Talking with children..., 3). Bibliotekstjänst, Lund.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1993). När omvärlden tränger på under den psykoterapeutiska processen med traumatiserade flyktingar (When the world Intrudes on the psychotherapeutic process with traumatized refugees). Paper given at The Seventh Nordic Conference for Psychotherapists Working with Traumatized Refugees. Refugee Center, Karlstad.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1993). Fördomar, främlingsfientlighet, rasism – Hur kan vi möta, bekämpa och övervinna dem? (Prejudice, discrimination, racism – How can we meet, fight and conquer them?). Stockholm County Council/IPIK.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1993). Flyktingens och invandrarens inre och yttre värld – en referensram för psykoterapeutiska samtal (The refugee's and immigrant's inner and outer world – A framework for psychotherapeutic work). Psykisk Hälsa, 3, 203-211.

Some psychology papers

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Kristal-Andersson, B. (1976). Client-centered encounter group therapy and the immigrant: Application to intercultural and interracial relations in Sweden – Report for psychology examination (B.A.). Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1978). Psychotherapy and social change – Can they be integrated? Parts I & II, Psykologexamensarbete (M.A.)( Dissertation). Stockholms universitet (Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm).

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1997). Human rights and supervision/training of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme's staff members in psychodynamic psychotherapy/counseling - focused on the ex-political prisioner staff. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Health and Human Rights, Gaza, Palestine, October, 1997

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1998). Psychology of the refugee, the immigrant and their children – its application to psychotherapeutic and related supportive work. Paper presented at the Third Congress of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Cologne, Germany, March 29, 1998.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1998).Caring for caregivers of torture survivors and their families - in troubled areas and in countries of exile. Paper presented at the Seminar on the Rebabilitation of Torture Survivors and Work for Human Rights, 27-29 May, 1998, Stockholm, Sweden, organized by The Red Cross Center forTortured Refugees.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (2000).Psychology of the refugee, the immigrant and their children – development of a conceptual framework and application to psychotherapeutic and related support work. Avhandling. Doktorsexamen. (Doctoral Dissertation). Lunds universitet (University of Lund).

Kristal-Andersson, B. (2003).Understanding refugees, immigrants and their children – a psychological model.Paper presented at the fifth "Three Section" Conference of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector Adult, Child and Adolescent Group "Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in Our Time – When, Where and for Whom?" Stockholm, Sweden, 4-6 July 2003.

Other languages

Books

In Kurdish

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Kristal-Andersson, B. (1985) Akin di hembêza welatê nû de –zarokeke penaber vedigêre.(Akin hittar hem – ett flyktingbarn berättar.) (Akin finds Home – A refugee child tells her story). ISBN 91-861-4627-0/ ISBN 91-861-4628-9. Kurdiska kulturförlaget/Wesanxana Canda Kurdi, Stockholm.

In Danish

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1988) Akin Finder et Hjem – et flygtningebørn fortæller. (Akin hittar hem – ett flyktingbarn berättar.) (Akin finds Home – A refugee child tells her story). ISBN 87-00-37082-7. Gyldendal, Copenhagen.

Kristal-Andersson, B. (1989) Flyktningebørn – at forstå deres verden.(Flyktingbarn – att förstå deras värld) (The Refugee Child – understanding their world). ISBN 87-00-37992-1. Gyldendal, Copenhagen.

Articles and Papers

In Finnish

Several articles and papers have been published in Finnish.
(See Google).