The Institute of Applied Research and Community Outreach of the Catholic University of South Sudan is expected to hold a fourth lecture on trauma and healing on Friday at Juba Na Bari Campus.
Ferdinand von Habsburg, Advisor to the South Sudan Council of Churches, Tabitha Chol and Loes Lijnders of University of Juba are the speakers expected to tackle historical uses of trauma concept and modern implementations.
They will look at existing trauma healing projects in South Sudan to gain a better understanding when the concept of trauma was first used to describe the influence of conflict and experiences with loss.
The lecturers are also expected to examine trauma experiences with destruction and displacement in South Sudan and how this influenced concerns with distress.
The Friday teaching is a five-part lecture series titled: ‘Restoring South Sudan: Discussions on Reconciliation, Justice and Healing’.
The lecture series aims to address the discrepancies between transnational political processes and the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic realities.