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Podcast: Transforming Trauma
Episode: Culturally Competent Trauma Care in High Conflict Areas With Michael Niconchuk
Description: NARM Senior Trainer Brad Kammer welcomes Michael Niconchuk, a neuroscience researcher, practitioner, and author working at the intersection of forced migration, trauma recovery, and peacebuilding. Michael and Brad discuss the critical shortage of culturally competent mental health care in conflict areas, using laypeople to close that gap, and addressing power dynamics in the client-caregiver relationship. They also explore tensions between the gatekeeping of trauma-informed language by professionals and its overuse by social media influencers and underskilled providers. About Michael Niconchuk: Michael Niconchuk is a researcher and practitioner at the intersection of psychological trauma re...