Buuma Maisha
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Buuma M. Maisha, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the School of Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Spirituality. His main research interests include sociocultural norms (social taboos); trauma: sexual violence and culture-driven interpersonal violence; self-image and image of other; and contextualization of psychotherapy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on his previous research, Dr. Maisha has proposed a contextualized therapeutic model for individuals and communities who suffered individual or 鈥渃ommunity rape鈥 . The context-based model focuses on belief systems, particularly sexual taboos, relational attachment and social interactions for survivors and their families/communities.
- Counselling
- Couple Counselling
- Mental health
- Psychotherapy
- Socio-Cultural Norms
- Traumas
- Violence
2016- PhD in counselling聽and spirituality, 性爱学堂
2012- MA in counselling and spirituality, 性爱学堂
2009-聽BA in psychology, Laurentian University
Papers in refereed journals
Maisha, B. (2019)
Contextualising therapeutic care for child survivors of sexual violence in situations of war: A reflection on theory, context and practice. Intervention,听DOI: 10.4103/INTV.INTV_50_18
Malette, J. & Maisha, B. (2017). La peur聽: Ses visages et ses caract茅ristiques. Pr锚tre et Pasteur.
Maisha, B., Malette, J. & Demasure, K. (2017). Survivors鈥 sociocultural status in Mwenga : A comparison of the issue before and after rape, Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 6, no2,xxxx
Demasure, K. & Maisha, B.聽 (2015). “Abus sexuel des enfants : p茅ch茅 ou pathologie ? Une r茅flexion interdisciplinaire sur la question,” Studica Canonica, 49, 139-160.
叠辞辞办蝉听:
Maisha, B, Demasure, K & Malette, J. (2017). Tabous sexuels transgress茅s聽: Viol en temps de guerre, Paris聽: L鈥橦armattan.
Maisha, B. (2017). Souillure de viol聽: Le dilemme d鈥櫭猼re 脿 la fois victime et accus茅e! Saarbr眉cken聽: 脡ditions Universitaires Europ茅ennes.
Refereed book chapters:
Maisha, B., Malette, J. & Bellehumeur, C. (2019). Les liens entre la souillure du viol et le pouvoir gu茅risseur du plaisir relationnel aupr猫s des victimes congolaises en contexte de guerre, dans Bellehumeur, C & Malette, J. (茅d.). Psychologie positive et spiritualit茅聽en psychoth茅rapie, Qu茅bec聽: Presses de l鈥橴niversit茅 Laval.
Conferences:
Invited
2018-Bukavu, (RDC):
芦聽Le vivre ensemble au-del脿 des 鈥榖lessures de la guerre鈥櫬犅
芦聽Contextualisation des soins th茅rapeutiques pour les enfants victimes de violence sexuelle聽en聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 situation de guerre: une r茅flexion sur la th茅orie et la pratique聽禄
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Universit茅 脡vang茅lique en Afrique et la Fondation Panzi
2017 Speaker at the international conference on multiculturalism organized by the Institut Lumen Vitae, Namur, Belgium.
Topic: 鈥淐ulture, viol et聽 liens sociaux des survivantes 脿 l鈥橢st de la RD Congo : D茅fis pour la reconstruction de l鈥檌dentit茅 et le vivre ensemble鈥, Universit茅 de Namur : Belgium.
2017- Prague, R茅publique Tch猫que 鈥淗ealing embrace: Rebuilding the 鈥渄efiled self鈥 for rape
survivors through renewed and nurturing relationships鈥 Euroscicon
2016 Speaker at the World Social Forum 2016, Montreal, Qc.
Topic: 鈥淐ulture, violence and self-image. Challenges for building and liberation of the 鈥榮elf鈥 for rape survivors in the East of DRC鈥, Montreal, QC.
2016 Public conference presented to an interuniversity student association in
Bukavu,RDC
Topic : 芦 Int茅gration de l鈥欌樏ヽole de vie et l鈥櫭ヽole de science鈥檖our un
d茅veloppement int茅grale des jeunes 禄, presented
2016, Workshop on qualitative research methods presented to faculty members and graduate students at the Universit茅 Evangelique en Afrique,
Topic: 芦 Processus de codage dans l’analyse des donn茅es en recherche qualitative 禄.
Conference presentations (peer reviewed):
2019 鈥 Kinshasa, R茅publique D茅mocratique du Congo (RDC), 芦聽La relation comme moteur
de gu茅rison et de croissance posttraumatique chez les survivantes de violences sexuelles:
Une analyse bas茅e sur l’approche du Bien Le Plus Recherch茅 (BLPR) du P猫re Yvon St
Arnaud聽禄,听Universit茅 Catholique du Congo听(辫谤茅惫耻)
2017 Presented at the Global Status of Women ang Girls Symposium, Christopher Newport University, NewPortNews, VA
Topic: Survivors鈥 sociocultural status in Mwenga: A comparison of the issue before and after rape
2016 Presented at the international conference on positive psychology, 性爱学堂, Ottawa, ON
Topic: Body and Mind: The implications of Rape defilement for survivors鈥 self-image and image ofother in a context of sexual taboos
2015 Presented at the 3rd World Conference of Women Shelters, The Hague, Netherlands
Topic: 鈥淧ost-War Trauma Rehabilitation for Women and Children Survivors of Violence鈥
2013 Presented at the international conference on 芦 An identity to build, an intimacy to live:
Challenges for families, Ottawa, ON
Topic: 鈥淪hould Rape survivors be punished? A Psychosocial analysis of Taboo鈥