Building a Bicultural Bridge

Rodriguez-Keyes, Elizabeth; Piepenbring, Julie

doi:10.1080/00377317.2017.1324043

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“…One language alone might not be sufficient to fully express oneself. Rodriguez‐Keyes & Piepenbring, (2017) show how a 16‐year‐old (Carmen) unconsciously uses language switching to bridge two worlds in her journey of self‐identification. Carmen is a second‐generation Mexican immigrant in the United States.…”

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“…When describing the “biggest fight” with her mum, crying, the therapist asked her whether she was blaming herself, and, speaking in Spanish (L1) for the first time, Carmen replied: “That's just it, that's what sent me over the bridge. She thinks I am a malagrecida [ungrateful]” (Rodriguez‐Keyes & Piepenbring, 2017, p. 162). The use of a Spanish word while describing an experience in English might indicate an ongoing integration process between the two object‐worlds (Mexican‐family and US‐peers), bringing a bit of one world into the other, while validating the fatigue of maintaining the ambivalence of underlying meanings.…”

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“…In adolescence, bilingualism might be used to work on separation and identification. One language alone might not be sufficient to fully express oneself Rodriguez-Keyes & Piepenbring, (2017). show how a 16-year-old (Carmen) unconsciously uses language switching to bridge two worlds in her journey of self-identification.…”

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A journey through languages: A systematic literature review on the multilingual experience in counselling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents

Serrani

2022

Couns and Psychother Res

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The purpose of this research was to address the gap in the existing literature on the multilingual aspect of language in psychotherapy with children and adolescents. This research aimed at interpreting possible meanings for clients of being multilingual in the therapeutic process as well as reflect on the influence of clients’ multilingualism in the therapeutic relationship. The researcher used a systematic literature review (PRISMA guidelines, 2009) to select articles based on empirical qualitative/mixed studies with participants up to 25 years old or adults referring to childhood/adolescence. The researcher used thematic synthesis (Thomas & Harden, 2008) to extract, analyse and interpret data. The rigour of this study was enhanced by the use of auto‐ethnography as a source of evidence (McLeod, 2015). The auto‐etnography documents self‐reflections on personal experience of being multilingual contributing to deeper contextualised knowledge. The findings confirm previous research on the existence of a link between multilingualism and “identity” (Costa, 2020, p. 5). This research suggests that the meaning a client gives to bilingualism can be co‐constructed within an attuned therapeutic relationship. In this co‐construction journey, there is a significant opportunity for children and young people in finding their way through languages, hence reaching emancipation and affirmation in the world. The main limitation of this research relates to the fact that there are not many studies with children/young people. This led the researcher to also include studies based on a mixed sample and with adults referring to childhood/adolescence, which might have influenced the interpretation of findings.

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A journey through languages: A systematic literature review on the multilingual experience in counselling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents

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2022

Couns and Psychother Res

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“…Research highlights the need for understanding relevant factors that affect positive outcomes and led to pervasive disparities in mental health service use among this population. Extensive research on mental health service utilization has consistently documented the presence of economic, cultural, and structural barriers that contribute to the underutilization of health services by Latinos compared to the general population and other ethnic groups [4,5,9,12,13].…”

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Challenges Faced by Mexican Americans when Accessing Mental Health Care Service Utilization along the South Texas – Mexico border

2021

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The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the challenges Mexican Americans face when accessing mental health care service utilization along the South Texas-Mexico border. Disparities in access and use of health and mental health services have led Latinos to be disproportionately represented among those most at-risk for chronic health and mental health illnesses and less likely to receive guideline congruent care. Research on mental health service utilization has documented the presence of economic, cultural, and structural barriers that contribute to the underutilization of health services by Latinos. Researchers conducted three focus groups with 25 mental health providers in the South Texas-Mexico border region. Researchers followed a semi-structured question list and probed for detail from group participants. Kleinman’s Explanatory Model [1] guided the question list. The researchers used ethnographic content analysis to analyze the transcripts. Providers reported several challenges when it came to accessing mental health services. The challenges included limited access to insurance, minimal knowledge of mental health, lack of family involvement, few providers, medication management, stigma, and culture.

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