March 06’ Trip to the Border; 3/3
Peggy arrived last yesterday and we finished the four day training today. The first ever all day training that we've had the opportunity to provide at the clinic. Asking is everything.
As I mentioned in the first letter, we had real talent in this training. Saw Than Lwin, the head counselor of the HIV/AIDS Voluntary Testing and Counseling Department. Alice, who will go inside Burma in six months to work in one of Dr Cynthia satellite clinics there. Dr May, a Burmese physician who's teaching at the clinic. And Shine, who heads blood transfusion and went on a tear about the need for a separate counseling room/center for counseling for those other than the HIV/AIDS patients. Based on her passion, I gave her the last 45 minutes yesterday and the first hour today. We ended with Khun Tee, the future prime minister of Burma and ace translator, agreeing to head a committee of department heads to investigate this. It's been a BBP dream and now we have Shine articulating it.
Also, L Htoo San articulated one of my dreams when she raised the issue of dealing with the trauma of rape victims on Tuesday. After Shine's hour, we spent today introducing EMDR, the treatment with the most controlled studies dealing with trauma. They were duly impressed and we made plans for a week long 30 hour training in June or July devoted to this one subject.
Also, the Woman's League of Burma approached us for an advanced training for their Victims of Violence committee. This is a Mae Sot group with whom Khun Tee put us together. He, Akiko and Saw Than Lwin will do the three day intro training next week, based on what we covered in our training. Then we'll do a week of advanced training in June or July. These women are on the front line as they go to the victim wherever she is e.g. factory, etc as soon as the rape is reported.
Off to Chaing Mai on Sunday. I have five days with the COERR Program Social Workers and Peggy has three days with the Women's Commission.
As I mentioned in the first letter, we had real talent in this training. Saw Than Lwin, the head counselor of the HIV/AIDS Voluntary Testing and Counseling Department. Alice, who will go inside Burma in six months to work in one of Dr Cynthia satellite clinics there. Dr May, a Burmese physician who's teaching at the clinic. And Shine, who heads blood transfusion and went on a tear about the need for a separate counseling room/center for counseling for those other than the HIV/AIDS patients. Based on her passion, I gave her the last 45 minutes yesterday and the first hour today. We ended with Khun Tee, the future prime minister of Burma and ace translator, agreeing to head a committee of department heads to investigate this. It's been a BBP dream and now we have Shine articulating it.
Also, L Htoo San articulated one of my dreams when she raised the issue of dealing with the trauma of rape victims on Tuesday. After Shine's hour, we spent today introducing EMDR, the treatment with the most controlled studies dealing with trauma. They were duly impressed and we made plans for a week long 30 hour training in June or July devoted to this one subject.
Also, the Woman's League of Burma approached us for an advanced training for their Victims of Violence committee. This is a Mae Sot group with whom Khun Tee put us together. He, Akiko and Saw Than Lwin will do the three day intro training next week, based on what we covered in our training. Then we'll do a week of advanced training in June or July. These women are on the front line as they go to the victim wherever she is e.g. factory, etc as soon as the rape is reported.
Off to Chaing Mai on Sunday. I have five days with the COERR Program Social Workers and Peggy has three days with the Women's Commission.
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