Career
Shah’s primary work has been implementing public health strategies that help in dealing with disaster, terrorism, human misery and psychosocial trauma on local and global levels. He advocates education and prevention for the phenomenon of vicarious traumatization (closely related to secondary traumatic stress) – which is a detrimental consequence that first responders, counselors and other caregivers experience as a result of interacting with traumatized individuals. In line with preventing these undesirable consequences, Shah encourages resilience training, coping skills, transforming strategies and post-traumatic growth.
With his writings and advocacy on ethnomedical competence, Shah is also a figure in the global health movement to provide psychosocial treatments cross-culturally without eroding traditional, local capacity.
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