Purpose: This paper looked into the experiences of refugee parents with an aim to uncover the challenges of parenting encountered during and after the asylum procedures in Bulgaria-a country placed at the bottom of the asylum recognition scale in Europe. Methods: Qualitative research through semi-structured interviews of eight parents originating from Iraq, Syria and Palestine was conducted during the 3 months' period in 2016. Results: Empiric research conducted revealed that procedural shortcomings of refugee protection system in Bulgaria causes severe psychosocial stresses to families in that the factors, such as slow and deficient asylum procedures, inadequate social protection and absence of integration programs, have a direct impact on the family life, parenting and children's wellbeing. Discussion: These results point to a clear need for improvement of the access to asylum right and subsequent refugee integration in Bulgaria. They also call for a systemic approach in which the refugee rights are fully respected and vulnerability inherent to the refugee parents' liminal position properly addressed. We further recommend the interventions of social work and mental health professions in ameliorating existent stresses of exclusion and marginalisation of refugee families with an aim to advance their full integration rights.
SAŽETAKDjeca su najosjetljivija populacija pogođena ratom, te uslijed svih posljedica koje rat i izbjeglištvo donose, prijeko im je potreban savjetovališni rad. Savjetovatelji koji provode savjetovališni rad uzimaju u obzir sve kulturološke kontekste i pronalaze individualni pristup u radu s pojedinim djetetom. Karakteristike i kompetencije stručnjaka u radu s djecom ključne su zbog kompleksnosti procesa savjetovališnog rada i težine života u izbjeglištvu. Primjena savjetovališnog rada važna je i za budućnost djeteta budući da intenzivna iskustva izbjeglištva ograničavaju prostor koji djeca imaju za razvijanje budućnosti i otežavaju njihovo zdravo funkcioniranje i razvoj u sadašnjosti. Potreba za stručnjaci-ma zadnjih godina se povećava što je primijećeno i od strane važnih svjetskih aktera koji u sve aktivnosti koje provode nastoje uključiti što veći broj psihosocijalnih intervencija. Savjetovanje kao jedna od metoda u radu s djecom izbjeglicama i njihovim obiteljima jedan je od prvih koraka u procesu sveobuhvatne inkluzije djeteta u društvo i jačanja kapaciteta za život u novoj okolini.
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