{"id":1318,"date":"2026-03-21T14:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T16:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:21:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colors of Grief and Me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My professional journey began during the war, working with individuals who had experienced profound loss. Since then, I have carried a deep respect for the pain, strength, and fragility of the human experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My extensive experience and professional training in\u00a0<\/span>trauma and recovery,<\/b> combined with my direct work with parents of children with developmental challenges,<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>enable me\u00a0<\/span>to support people in gradually integrating painful experiences. I help them strengthen their inner resources and rediscover a sense of meaning, connection, and inner balance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In my work, I combine\u00a0<\/span>professional expertise with genuine human connection<\/b><\/span>, believing that real change happens through relationships\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Let us build a relationship based on attentive listening, understanding, and a shared journey toward recovery.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Professional Path<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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After graduating from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, I have spent more than three decades continuously developing professional skills and working in the field of\u00a0<\/b><\/span>psychological trauma, recovery, and support for people in crisis situations<\/b><\/span>.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Part of my professional journey began during the war years through direct work with hospitalized children in the Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics at the Clinical Center \u201cKo\u0161evo\u201d in Sarajevo.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I enriched my work with traumatized individuals through collaboration with numerous organizations such as UNICEF, CRS, MSI, SOS Kinderdorf, the International Red Cross, and others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I further developed my professional knowledge through numerous international trainings in\u00a0<\/span>crisis psychology, child, adolescent, and adult psychopathology, and trauma prevention and treatmen<\/b><\/span>t in the Netherlands, Norway, Hungary, Israel, and the USA. A special area of my professional interest is <\/span>working with trauma in children and families<\/b><\/span>, as well as community support during recovery processes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Education and Professional Competencies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I provide counseling in the areas of grief, loss, and psychological trauma, relying on extensive experience and specialized international education in crisis psychology, trauma work, and family and individual counseling support.<\/p>

I acquired professional knowledge through programs provided by reputable international institutions, including:

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  • War Trauma Counselling<\/b>International Rescue Committee (International Red Cross), 1993\u20131994
    Acquired basic knowledge for working with traumatized people.<\/li><\/ul>
    • Workshop on Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychopathology Treatment<\/b>, University of Missouri \u2013 School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Neurology, 1994
      Expanded competencies required for working with child, adolescent, and adult psychopathology.<\/li><\/ul>
      • Helping Traumatized Child<\/b>, Center for Crisis Psychology, Bergen, Norway, 1994
        Developed key competencies in the field of crisis psychology and work with traumatized children.<\/li><\/ul>
        • Professional Seminar for Trauma Prevention and Treatment<\/b>, Community Stress Prevention Center, Israel, 1994
          Specialized knowledge of trauma prevention, community support organization, and treatment of consequences after a traumatic experience.<\/li><\/ul>
          • Family Therapy Course<\/b> \u2013 Systemic Family Therapy, France Libert\u00e9s, 1995
            Basic knowledge of the systemic approach to working with families.<\/li><\/ul>
            • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)<\/b> \u2013 Levels I and II<\/b>, according to the Francine Shapiro model (Sarajevo, Zagreb, Amsterdam).
              Certified for independent application of the EMDR method in working with trauma.<\/li><\/ul>
              • Two-year training in Trauma and Recovery<\/b>, Society for Psychological Assistance Zagreb & The University of Texas, Houston
                Specialist level through 328 hours of training with international experts.<\/li><\/ul>
                • Two-and-a-half-year training within a psychosocial trauma rehabilitation program<\/b>
                  Catholic Relief Services & University of Texas Houston \u2013 Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                  O meni Boje tuge i ja Moj profesionalni put zapo\u010deo je u ratnim okolnostima, u radu s ljudima koji su izgubili mnogo, i od tada me prati duboko po\u0161tovanje prema boli, snazi i krhkosti ljudskog iskustva. Dugogodi\u0161nje iskustvo i stru\u010dne edukacije iz podru\u010dja\u00a0traume i oporavka te neposredan rad s roditeljima djece s te\u0161ko\u0107ama u razvoju\u00a0omogu\u0107uju […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1318","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4985,"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1318\/revisions\/4985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bojetuge.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}