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This article addresses how Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs can be used as a framework for cross-cultural counseling with children in crisis; that is, children of the world who are unable to fulfill adequately their basic human needs because of extreme circumstances such as natural disaster, violence, various forms of child abuse, extreme poverty, lack of school and community resources, and emotional abandonment. Assessment of child needs is discussed and counseling strategies are presented; strategies that include supportive counseling techniques, crisis intervention techniques, program development, delivery of social services and resources, referral to helping agencies, and counselor consultation with parents and other significant adults in the lives of children.
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Harper, F.D., Harper, J.A. & Stills, A.B. Counseling Children in Crisis Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Basic Needs. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 25, 11–25 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024972027124
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