A new you: A collaborative exploration of occupational therapy’s role with refugees

Blankvoort, Nadine; Arslan, Müzeyyen; Tonoyan, Ani; Damour, Ahmad Q.; Mpabanzi, Liliane

doi:10.1080/14473828.2018.1526560

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“…In this sense, there are many studies published on occupation at the social, labor, and personal levels. Examples of this are the articles about the changes in occupation upon retirement (Allan et al, 2005); about how occupation impacts one's personal identity (Gómez, 2003), and several articles about occupational changes experienced by immigrants (Bennett et al, 2012;Blankvoort et al, 2018;Morville & Erlandsson, 2013;Rivas, 2015). Within migrant populations, authors such as Morville and Erlandsson (2013) have studied and explored occupations in refugee settings, and how the loss of roles impacts refugees' personal identity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of daily occupations and engagement in Sahrawi refugee camps

Álvarez

Villoria

Arberas

2021

Journal of Occupational Science

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Given the conditions under which they live, the Sahrawi refugee population in the Algerian Hamada region are deprived of taking part in social, health, and economic systems, leading to occupational apartheid. This study applied the WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire to a total of 33 Sahrawi people of an average age of 39.3 years, living in different wilayas (large camps), with the purpose of learning about their health status and functioning in the past 30 days concerning cognition, mobility, self-care, social relations, life activities, and community participation. Overall, participants faced difficulties in terms of functioning (WHODAS 2.0), particularly in their daily occupations, and even more so in their social participation. This is explained both by the occupational deprivation and apartheid they have faced for more than 40 years due to their refugee status, and by the sociopolitical factors involved, in addition to their full dependence on humanitarian aid. Accordingly, the environment and context of the Sahrawi population are particularly important in terms of their engagement in occupations.

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Analysis of daily occupations and engagement in Sahrawi refugee camps

Álvarez

Villoria

Arberas

2021

Journal of Occupational Science

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“…Occupational therapists need to develop and deliver training programs on living skills that are based on partnership with the refugees and the resettlement agencies and organizations [ 21 , 35 , 47 , 53 , 54 , 57 ]. The involvement of the refugees is essential to steer the services offered into addressing the unique sociocultural needs of each resettled refugee population [ 21 , 35 , 47 , 53 , 60 ].…”

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Factors Shaping Occupational Injustice among Resettled Syrian Refugees in the United States

Darawsheh

Bewernitz

Tabbaa

et al. 2022

Occupational Therapy International

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Background. There have been a limited number of studies that have focused on factors which shape the experiences of resettlement and occupational injustice among refugee populations. Purpose. To explore the factors that shape the living difficulties of Syrian refugees who were lawfully admitted into the United States and ways whereby they might interfere with shaping occupational injustice. Method. Mixed methodologies were incorporated. The living difficulty scale for refugees (LDSR) was disseminated. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and fieldnotes were collected as sources of qualitative data. Results. 254 participants (mean age 36.2 ± 9.6 yrs; 159 females and 95 males) completed the survey, and nine of them participated in the semistructured interviews. Age ( p < 0.01 ), region ( p < 0.001 ), and time in the United States ( p < 0.05 ) had significant effects on the experiences of the participants, but not gender ( p = 0.308 ). Occupational injustice is an outcome of an interaction between interpersonal and contextual factors. Practice Implications. Occupational therapists need to assume a vital role in maximizing opportunities of engagement in meaningful occupations for Syrian refugees to counteract occupational injustice and difficulties associated with resettlement.

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“…According to Blankvoort et al (2018), a connector enables forced migrants to link with peers as well as local, national, and international organizations. In this way a connector will "advocate for the daily participation of refugees" across scales (Blankvoort et al,p.…”

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Exploring the Role of Occupational Therapy and Forced Migration in Canada

Krishnakumaran¹,

Bhatt²,

Kiriazis³

et al. 2022

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. In response to increasing forced migration across the globe, Canadian occupational therapists are returning to the profession's social justice roots by exploring this emergent area of practice. Purpose. This research explores occupational therapy practices with forced migrants in a Canadian context. Method. Grounded in critical epistemologies, the researchers conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with occupational therapists, students, and researchers connected to displacement. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings. Four themes describe current occupational therapy practices related to forced migration: 1) engaging clients in new environments, 2) translating the everyday, 3) connecting and networking, and 4) advocating for occupational justice. Implications. This research contributes to the advancement of occupational therapy and forced migration by documenting the diverse and fluid nature of occupational therapy roles. Further, the paper outlines promising reflexive practices while forwarding advocacy priorities for (occupational) justice.

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A new you: A collaborative exploration of occupational therapy’s role with refugees

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Analysis of daily occupations and engagement in Sahrawi refugee camps

Analysis of daily occupations and engagement in Sahrawi refugee camps

Factors Shaping Occupational Injustice among Resettled Syrian Refugees in the United States

Exploring the Role of Occupational Therapy and Forced Migration in Canada

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