{"id":6385,"date":"2025-06-11T14:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/?post_type=service&#038;p=6385"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:54:15","slug":"counseling-and-trauma-recovery","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/service\/counseling-and-trauma-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Counseling and trauma recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hitram.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hitram.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hitram-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hitram-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hitram-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Counseling and trauma recovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is done to parents whose children have shown symptoms of trauma but since we recognize that given the history of Nyamata trauma is very prevalent especially among parents, we do extend this service to other people in our community who don\u2019t have children at Highland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing the deep and lasting impact of trauma\u2014especially in a post-genocide context like Nyamata\u2014Highland has developed a Trauma Support and Community Healing Initiative that provides counseling, awareness, and healing sessions to both parents of Highland students and the broader community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the program was initially designed to support parents whose children showed signs of trauma-related behavior, it quickly became evident that many adults in our community are living with unprocessed trauma, affecting not only their well-being but also their ability to parent, relate, and function socially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is a response to that broader need: a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space for healing, extended beyond the school gates into the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This Matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trauma is generational<\/strong>: Children often reflect the emotional states of their caregivers. Many of the behavioral and academic struggles we observe in children are rooted in the unspoken and unresolved pain of their parents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nyamata\u2019s historical wounds<\/strong>: The community still carries emotional scars from the events of 1994, many of which remain untreated or unacknowledged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community healing promotes school success<\/strong>: A mentally and emotionally healthier home means a better learning environment for the child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identify and support parents and community members exhibiting signs of trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer <strong>individual and group counseling sessions<\/strong> led by trained counselors or trauma-informed facilitators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raise awareness on the signs and effects of trauma and <strong>how it manifests in parenting, relationships, and child development<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote <strong>emotional healing and resilience-building<\/strong> within the larger Nyamata community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce the long-term intergenerational effects of unprocessed trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is done to parents whose children have shown symptoms of trauma but since we recognize that given the history of Nyamata trauma is very prevalent especially among parents, we do extend this service to other people in our community who don\u2019t have children at Highland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6387,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","service_category":[61],"class_list":["post-6385","service","type-service","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","service_category-other-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/6385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/highland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_category?post=6385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}