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Direct linkLoewy, Michael I.; Williams, DiAnna Toliver; Keleta, Aster – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2002
The Kaffa ceremony is a unique, culturally appropriate, group counseling intervention for female East African refugees. A counseling group is described in which the Kaffa ceremony was instrumental in helping to bridge the gap between Western counseling and East African culture, providing a context for the group members to resolve long-held trauma.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Ceremonies, Refugees, African Culture
