Outward Peace, Inward Pieces: A Case of the Effect of the Kenya Post-Election Violence

Autor/in	Ochieng', Josephine Atieno
Titel	Outward Peace, Inward Pieces: A Case of the Effect of the Kenya Post-Election Violence
Quelle	In: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 38 (2010) 3, S.275-286 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0306-9885
Schlagwörter	Elections; Foreign Countries; Violence; Writing (Composition); Drama; Physical Education; Death; Mothers; Presidents; Ethnic Groups; Case Studies; Counseling Techniques; Females; Stress Variables; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Election; Wahl; Ausland; Gewalt; Schreibübung; Schauspiel; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Mother; Mutter; President; Präsident; Ethnie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Weibliches Geschlecht; Kenia
Abstract	In December 2007, unprecedented violence erupted in Kenya following the announcement of disputed presidential election results. The electorate was divided along ethnic lines and tribal clashes bordering on ethnic cleansing escalated. Those supporting opposing camps found themselves on the wrong side of the political divide leading to killings, maiming, and arson, destruction of property and displacement of persons both locally and internationally. Children were not spared these skirmishes as they found themselves in the centre of the battlefield. Many of them witnessed or were subjected to torture, while others found themselves orphaned in the twinkling of an eye. This paper highlights the plight of one such survivor who was then taken to live with a relative she hardly knew, and how she struggles to make it despite the obstacles she may be facing. It also discusses, albeit briefly, the improvised methods used by the counsellor in trying to help this girl. The paper contributes to the field of counselling by providing insight on what else could be done for such individuals in the face of adversity by describing some counselling methods used with the client in question. Some challenges faced in working with the client are enumerated alongside a few suggestions on the way forward. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10