Main description:

This book is an in-depth practical guide for mental health practitioners working across diverse theoretical orientations to provide mental health services tailored to the needs of refugees. These needs are felt more keenly than ever as displaced populations continue to grow. Refugees often experience high rates of psychological distress, and appropriate mental health care services remain severely underdeveloped.Chapters in this edited volume outline research-supported psychological interventions that can be used in a culturally sensitive manner. They cover important topics like cultural humility, issues in screening and assessments, and specific ethical dilemmas when working with refugees. The book explores the ways in which Western interventions such as cognitive behavior therapy, group therapy, expressive therapy, and school-based programs have been adapted to serve resettled refugee populations.

Strengths and limitations of these approaches as well as recommendations for incorporating more holistic frameworks in practice are discussed, providing mental health professionals with a better understanding of the psychological issues associated with the refugee experience and best practices for treatment.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Refugee Mental Health, Jamie Aten and Jenny Hwang
Chapter 2. Primer on Understanding the Refugee Experience, Aimee Hilado, Emily Reznicek, and Samantha Allweiss
Chapter 3. Engaging Refugees With Cultural Humility, Laura E. Captari, Hadidja Nyiransekuye, Jolie Shelton Zaremba, Monica Gerber, Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, Jesse Owen, and Daryl R. Van Tongeren
Chapter 4. Ethical Considerations and Challenges to Working With Refugees, Rachel Singer, Reness DeBoard-Luca, and Sombo Pujeh
Chapter 5. A Culturally Responsive Model for Modern Day Refugees: A Multi-Phase Model of Psychotherapy, Social Justice, and Human Rights, Fred Bemak and Rita Chi-Ying Chung
Chapter 6. Culturally Adapted Therapeutic Approaches: The Healing Environment and Restorative Therapy Model (H.E.A.R.T.), Richard F. Mollica, Eugene Augusterfer, and Nina Campanile
Chapter 7. Screening and Assessing Refugee Mental Health Needs, Alvin Kuowei Tay and Derrick Silove
Chapter 8. School-Based Mental Health Interventions and Other Therapies to Help Refugee Children Explore Previous Exposure to Trauma, Minal Fazel
Chapter 9. Treatment for Working With Refugee Families With Children, Aimee Hilado, Ann Chu, and Allegra Magrisso
Chapter 10. Peer, Group, and Community Strategies for Supporting Refugee Mental Health, Samantha Allweiss and Monica Connelly
Chapter 11. Integrating Indigenous and Traditional Practices in Refugee Mental Health Therapy, E. Anne Marshall
Chapter 12. Reflections on and Future Directions for Research and Practice in Refugee Mental Health, Jenny Hwang, Jamie Aten, and Kent Annan