Onen Culture as a Traumatic Counseling Approach for the Timorese Hoineno Ex-East Timor

Abstract

Purpose: Past traumatic experiences often hinder a person's transformation and progress. When mental health is disrupted due to unpleasant events in the past, it is necessary to provide traumatic counseling services.

Design/methodology/approach: This research, healing in traumatic counseling, uses Onen culture as its approach. Through observation and interviews, this qualitative research examines the phenomena that occur in the lives of the Timorese Hoineno Ex-Timtim.

Findings: The meaning contained in one moment of grief can be a cultural-based traumatic counseling approach for the Timorese Hoineno Ex-Timtim to start a new life after returning to Timor.

Paper type: Research paper