Mental health practice with immigrant and refugee youth : a socioecological framework / B. Heidi Ellis, Saida M. Abdi, Jeffrey P. Winer.
"Mental health providers may have the opportunity, for a brief period, to walk a part of the journey with refugee and immigrant children and families. That part of the journey may be soon after resettlement, as families struggle to make sense of their new land and challenges, or it may be a gen...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
2020.
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| Series: | Concise guides on trauma care series.
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "Mental health providers may have the opportunity, for a brief period, to walk a part of the journey with refugee and immigrant children and families. That part of the journey may be soon after resettlement, as families struggle to make sense of their new land and challenges, or it may be a generation later, as a family grapples with questions of identity and historical trauma. Against the tapestry of political history, culture, violence, and flight that weaves together the life experiences of refugees and immigrants, the therapeutic part of the journey may seem small and insignificant. However, it may also hold the potential to help children and families shift their journey toward one of greater hope, recovery, and resilience. This book is for mental health providers who may have this opportunity to work with refugees and immigrants or who would like to work to create this opportunity. Reading the chapters will provide frameworks to guide thinking around the needs and challenges of serving this population, as well as concrete steps to providing evidence -based, culturally responsive care. The book is also for providers from other disciplines who want to understand how culture, trauma, and mental health can shape the experiences of refugee and immigrant children. Reading this book will provide a window into both the experiences and stories of refugee and immigrant children, as well as how the communities we build shape these stories. The book explores the refugee or immigrant child's experience using a socioecological model."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved). "Nearly 70 million people today are refugees or forcibly-displaced migrants. More than half of them are children suffering from the effects of dislocation and violence. This book provides a framework to guide mental health providers who work with refugees and immigrants. The authors describe the unique needs and challenges of serving these populations, and offer concrete steps for providing evidence-based, culturally-responsive care. Using the socioecological model, the authors conceptualize the developing child as living within concentric circles that include family, school, neighborhood, and society, embedded within a cultural context. Mental health providers identify and provide targeted support to combat disruptions within any or all of these ecological layers. Chapters examine the complex ways in which culture impacts the refugee experience, barriers to engagement in mental health practice and strategies for overcoming them, assessment, collaborative and integrated mental health interventions, and efforts to increase resilience in children, families, and communities. The book is an essential guide for mental health providers, and all who seek to help children in need"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 152 pages). Also issued in print. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1433831732 9781433831737 |