In my psychotherapy practice, I had the privilege of working with two sisters, one in 11th and one in 12th grade, who came with their parents into this country illegally from Brazil when they were 11 and 12 years old. I had worked with them each for a long time before the older sister shared her story of being separated from her father at the border and then being taken to a holding facility for children. She seemed surprised that I asked about her entry to the US, and, as she talked about it, we both became aware of how painful and scary this experience was. The younger sister could not talk about her entrance at all. I am grateful that you have shared this book with the. RFC families because I think any insight into the experience of migrant children will help to increase our ability to communicate with and about migrant children to help them recover and to support those we know are about to cross the border.
In my psychotherapy practice, I had the privilege of working with two sisters, one in 11th and one in 12th grade, who came with their parents into this country illegally from Brazil when they were 11 and 12 years old. I had worked with them each for a long time before the older sister shared her story of being separated from her father at the border and then being taken to a holding facility for children. She seemed surprised that I asked about her entry to the US, and, as she talked about it, we both became aware of how painful and scary this experience was. The younger sister could not talk about her entrance at all. I am grateful that you have shared this book with the. RFC families because I think any insight into the experience of migrant children will help to increase our ability to communicate with and about migrant children to help them recover and to support those we know are about to cross the border.