ABSTRACT

A great number of foreign NGOs have established programs in northern Uganda to treat mental ill health following the armed conflict. In this article, I explore how NGOs train local Acholi counselors to work with psychiatric notions of trauma and practice counseling with local clients. The training of counselors and the practice of psychotherapeutic counseling cultivates specific notions of what trauma is and how the mind works. I show how psychiatric concepts are introduced and practiced in new settings and reshaped by local concerns, while I contribute theoretically by framing these within an attentional learning approach.

抽象的

许多外国非政府组织已在乌干达北部建立了方案，以解决武装冲突后的精神疾病。在本文中，我将探讨非政府组织如何培训当地的Acholi咨询师，以处理创伤的精神病学概念，并与本地客户进行实践咨询。辅导员的培训和心理治疗辅导的实践可以培养出关于什么是创伤以及心理如何运作的特定观念。我将展示精神病学概念是如何在新的环境中引入和实践的，以及如何因当地关注而重塑的，而我在理论上是通过将注意力集中在关注性学习方法中来做出贡献的。