This article presents the recently created intercultural consultation at the Medical and Psychological Health Care Service (CMP) of the University Hospital la Grave at Toulouse. The approach of the intercultural consultation was elaborated in response to the increasing diversity of children and families using the service in Toulouse. It is also based on local research that indicates the difficulties service providers encounter when trying to establish a solid therapeutic alliance with families with complex migration backgrounds who accumulate different disadvantaging factors. The intercultural consultation adapts existing models of culture-sensitive consultations in child mental health care in France and Canada to the local context in Toulouse. We describe the underlying principles of the intercultural consultation work, the therapeutic and mediation techniques used, and the way the work is integrated into the global service provision of the CMP. The process is illustrated with a case study followed by a discussion of the innovations.
Résumé Il n’existe pas de théories qui soient des prêt-à-penser lyophilisés des pratiques sociales des professionnels. C’est dans le cadre posé par ce « qu’on ne fera jamais faire à un professionnel de soin » que chacun de ces professionnels pourra inventer, créer sa pratique. Il est question ici d’un parcours, véritable ligne d’erre, jalonné de rencontres essentielles et soutenu par des pensées réputées faire la part belle à la non-exclusion, au droit à la différenciation, au mouvement.
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