Counseling Refugees: A Psychosocial Approach to Innovative Multicultural Interventions

by Fred Bemak, Rita Chi-Ying Chung, Paul Pedersen

Overview

There are more than 26 million refugees in the world, and the population is expected to grow. However, there is minimal training or understanding in the mental health and social services fields that provides the awareness, knowledge, and skills to effectively work with refugees. Subsequently, this volume is intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of refugee psychosocial adjustment that incorporates cross-cultural perspectives.

The text provides an all-inclusive overview of refugee acculturation and adaptation, a model of intervention to assist refugees in the process of psychosocial adjustment, case studies illustrating practical intervention applications, and country-specific interventions from unique and diverse national perspectives. Professionals working with refugees in the United States and around the world will value this volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313312687
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/2002
Series:	International Contributions in Psychology , #40
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

FRED BEMAK is Professor and Program Coordinator for the Counseling and Development Program in the School of Education at George Mason University.

RITA CHUNG is Associate Professor for the Counseling and Development Program in the School of Education at George Mason University.

PAUL B. PEDERSEN is Visiting Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hawaii, as well as Professor Emeritus for the Department of Counseling and Human Services at Syracuse University. Professor Pedersen is also series editor for Greenwood's Contributions in Psychology series.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Refugee Population: Overview of the Refugee Population, Premigration Experience and Psychological Distress, Culture and Mental Health, Barriers to Mental Health, Acculturation, Postmigration and Psychosocial Adjustment Issues
Overview of Refugee Population and Premigration Issues
Culture and Mental Health
Acculturation, Postmigration Adjustment Issues, and Mental Health
Multi-Level Model (MLM) Approach to Psychotherapy with Refugees
Case Studies and Innovative Multicultural Interventions: Multi-Level Model of Psycholtherapy for Refugees
Case Studies
Conclusion
Global Perspectives
Norway: A "Welfare Society" for Refugees?: National Issues in Refugee Mental Health
A Swedish Perspective on Refugee Adjustment, Resettlement, Acculturation, and Mental Health
Southern Sudanese Refugees: In Exile Forever?
Cultural Problems for Western Counselors Working with Ethiopian Refugees
Global Perspectives on Refugee Mental Health from "Down Under"
The Afghanistan Situation: Refugees War and Flight
Conclusion