Group Work With Survivors of the 2004 Asian Tsunami: Reflections of an American-Trained Counselor

Abstract

This article describes a support group for Sri Lankan women survivors of the 2004 Asian Tsunami. The article discusses unique leader challenges in doing group work in a diverse and foreign setting, and presents leader reflections, recommendations, and implications for group workers who may work with disaster survivors.

Keywords:

• Asian Tsunami
• crisis
• group work
• grief
• loss

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Notes on contributors

Delini M. Fernando

Delini M. Fernando is an assistant professor at the University of North Texas.