Open AccessApplying the ADAPT Psychosocial Model to War-Affected Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Sophie Yohani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244015604189
Subject(s) - psychosocial , psychology , narrative , existentialism , meaning (existential) , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , identity (music) , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , psychotherapist , political science , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , physics , acoustics , law
Multiple individual, social, and environmental factors have longbeen recognized as influencing a child’s response to traumatic experiences. However,there remain few socio-ecological frameworks to guide researchers and practitionersworking with war-affected children. This article examines Silove’s psychosocial model ofadaptation and development after trauma and persecution (ADAPT model) in relation towar-affected children. The utility of the model is explored by examining whether thesystems of safety, attachment, identity, justice, and existential meaning described inthe ADAPT model are represented in a narrative review of research from the last 20 yearson the experiences of war-affected children and adolescents. Results suggest thatresearch with war-affected children has covered all five psychosocial pillars in themodel, but with overemphasis on the safety, followed by the attachment, domains. Thisreview highlights that need for research and psychosocial interventions that focus onadaptation of war-affected children’s identity development, sense of justice, andmeaning systems