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(Re)Painting Self: Art Therapy And Ontological Security In Refugee Children, Domonique Jimerson
(Re)Painting Self: Art Therapy And Ontological Security In Refugee Children, Domonique Jimerson
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To be a refugee is to know loss intimately. The refugee experience can be characterized by the multidimensional loss the loss of loved ones, support networks, economic security, culture, safety, and home.1 2 The compounding of traumatic experience can have a profound effect on belief systems and identity. This paper will explore the relationship between trauma and ontological state in resettled refugee children. The philosophical concept of ontological security considers the ability create consistent expectations about the way the world operates to a stable mental state.3 The three states of ontology security and shock will be useful in …