Preparing for a Journey
In January, 2008 I was invited by Dr. Thomas Barrett (clinical associate professor of the University of Denver’s International Disaster Psychology Program and Senior Mental Health Consultant of Mental Health and Substance Abuse for the World Health Organization) to travel with 23 other professionals to Rwanda, Africa. I was accepted into the program and will travel as an ambassador, honored to be in this special study program.
Our delegation will seek to gain information about how Rwanda has tried to address recovery issues related to the 1994 genocide where 937,000 people were killed in 100 days. We will be examining programs that are addressing the needs of more than a million orphaned children, children orphaned as a result of the genocide and HIV/AIDS. We will share our insights about traumatic grief and begin discussions of how we might be able to assist in the recovery process.
During these next two weeks I invite you to journey with me. Today after work I will be packing and taking care of those last minute details. I hope you will journey with me over these next two weeks.
Ben Keckler
08.12.08
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