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SOWK 4764 Historical Trauma and Healing: Databases

This is a course-specific guide covering resources for studying historical trauma in order to provide context for social work practice with communities experiencing historical trauma.

Subject Databases

Keyword search terms

"historical trauma"; intergenerational trauma"; "multigenerational trauma";  "transgenerational trauma";  "race related trauma";  "cultural trauma"; "race based trauma"; "post traumatic slave syndrome";

colonization (coloni*); oppression

decolonization/decolonisation; resilience; healing; resistance; coping behavior

PsycINFO Subject Headings

Trauma

Emotional Trauma

Transgenerational Patterns

Slavery

Genocide

Indigenous Populations

American Indians

Blacks

Holocaust Survivors

Intergenerational Relations

Health Disparities

Reslience (Psychology)

Narratives

Storytelling

Multidisciplinary Databases

Government Documents

Art and Media Databases