One very successful approach is the psychosocial group work, which is particularly successful because the participants can discuss their problems within the group and support each other. Crucial is a growing understanding of the connection between human rights violations and trauma symptoms as well as the connection between physical and mental problems, the reduction of trauma symptoms, the learning of new social skills and the building of friendships and informal networks. Depending on the training focus of the counsellors, methods from cognitive or behavioural therapy, elements from hypnotherapy (e.g. increasing imagination), and/or physical-psychotherapeutic or creative therapeutic approaches are used.