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Our philosophical approach
A person-centered process
According to the Person-Centered -Approach developed by the American psychologist Carl Rogers, each living person has in him the desire and the ability to evolve into a fulfilled state, satisfying for him and his environment. In offering a person in crisis the conditions necessary for constructive development, they get more easily beyond this difficult moment. The intervention techniques of emergency psychology and victimology help to manage effectively post-traumatic situations. Recent research, especially in Germany, demonstrate the compatibility of the two approaches. Help in crisis situations is more and more present in Western countries, as we can see in France from the creation of Emergency Medico- Psychological groups and the systematic sending of psychologists to disaster areas and places where people await news of possible disaster victims. For the moment a multi-lingual response is lacking in these situations – a competence which is indispensable to work on a psychological level.
Leaving aside big catastrophes, small personal misfortunes can easily leave a person in great distress, especially if they are isolated in a foreign country. The language, the little differences in the ways local structures function, specific procedures, and so on, raise extra barriers to those in difficulty.
Aware of the fact that cultural differences are a fundamental element in crisis management, we define our competence in work with people of Western culture, whilst seeking at the same time a close link with existing structures for classical immigrants to maintain the indispensable synergy. |
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Dernière modification : 07 December 2006 |
The members
of the association, coming from various backgrounds, are for the most part
psychologists, pedagogues, or from the social work or management fields.
Their aim in grouping together was to provide the possibility of support in
moments of crisis to those people passing through this country.