Protocol of a feasibility trial for an online group parenting intervention with an integrated mental health component for parent refugees and asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom: (LTP + EMDR G-TEP)

Kaptan, Safa Kemal; Varese, Filippo; Yılmaz, Betül; Andriopoulou, Panoraia; Husain, Nusrat

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“…Addressing mental health across familial systems may be especially important, given that mental health symptoms are often correlated among family members, 63 therefore addressing only one member of the family in the therapeutic space may not be sufficient. Recently, Kaptan et al published a protocol (Online Learning through Play and EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol—LTP + EMDR G-TEP) for a feasibility trial of an online, 129 group parenting intervention for parent refugee and asylum seekers, which may serve as a promising model for dyadic treatment.…”

Section: Addressing Mental Health Concerns In Persons Resettled As Re...mentioning

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Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Refugees and Displaced Populations: Is Enough Being Done?

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2022

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There are over 82.4 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, about a quarter of whom are resettling as refugees. In the wake of the global refugee crisis spurred by conflict, religious and political persecution, human rights violations, and climate disasters, a mental health has crisis followed. Not only does trauma experienced in home countries and as part of forced migration affect mental health, so too do post-migration traumatic events, discrimination, lack of access to quality and affordable healthcare and housing, and acculturation. To address mental health concerns in refugees and displaced populations, collective action is needed not only from health care providers but also from mental health researchers, funders, journals, resettlement agencies, government entities, and humanitarian organizations. The present review highlights the work of numerous scholars and organizations with the goal of understanding the mental health concerns of forcibly displaced persons within and across ecological systems. The present review seeks to bring attention to the experiences of forcibly displaced persons, summarize the growing body of research understanding the acute and chronic effects of forced displacement and possible interventions, and give a call to action for all members of the global community at every level to engage in joint efforts to improve mental health in refugees and displaced persons. Notably, there is a need for more interventions at the familial and community level that serve not only as treatment but also as prevention. Smartphone-based interventions, mind-body modalities, and interventions delivered by lay and non-clinician community members hold promise. Numerous strides could be made in refugee mental health and treatment when funding agencies include these goals in their research priorities. Despite the challenges they have faced, persons who resettle as refugees are incredibly resilient and deserve to be afforded every right, opportunity, dignity, and respect.

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Section: Addressing Mental Health Concerns In Persons Resettled As Re...mentioning

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Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Refugees and Displaced Populations: Is Enough Being Done?

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2022

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“…During the final session, which was delivered in smaller groups of four, participants chose and targeted a stressful event that was related to the COVID‐19 pandemic. The details of the intervention can be seen in our protocol paper (Kaptan, Varese, et al, 2021).…”

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“Online delivery gave me privacy and distance from others”: feasibility trial and qualitative evaluation of an online intervention for refugees and asylum seekers; LTP + EMDR G‐TEP

Kaptan

Varese

Yılmaz

et al. 2022

Couns and Psychother Res

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Rates of mental health difficulties are high among refugees and asylum seekers who are parents, which makes their family members vulnerable to further negative outcomes such as behavioural problems or withdrawal. Maternal health and responsive parenting can stimulate the well‐being of family members. However, displaced parents may fail to fulfil this role due to their own personal emotional issues. This current study is the first trial that tested the acceptability and feasibility of a remote multicomponent parenting intervention for refugees and asylum seekers: Learning Through Play and EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol. The study was a single‐arm feasibility trial with an embedded qualitative component, and took place in the UK. We recruited caregivers of children under three years of age and offered eight sessions of a remote group Learning Through Play parenting intervention and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (LTP+ EMDR G‐TEP). We administered assessments, including the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, International Trauma Questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder‐7 and Patient Health Questionnaire‐9, followed by qualitative interviews. Of the 16 participants approached, 14 consented and were eligible to participate. Both qualitative and quantitative results showed the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention based on a recruitment rate of 88% of eligible participants and a 78% attendance rate for all sessions. Participants showed improvements in all outcome measures, an increase in parental self‐esteem and a reduction in mental health symptoms. Findings also suggest that remote interventions are promising as a scalable approach for displaced families.

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“…The integrated group parenting intervention, Learning Through Play (LTP) Plus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR G‐TEP), has been designed to address parental mental health and improve the healthy development of children (Kaptan, Varese, et al, 2021 ). LTP + EMDR G‐TEP has two components: Component 1 consists of LTP, which is a ten‐session group parenting intervention.…”

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What works? Lessons from a pretrial qualitative study to inform a multi‐component intervention for refugees and asylum seekers: Learning Through Play and EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol

Kaptan

Yılmaz

Varese

et al. 2022

Journal Community Psychology

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Almost half of the trials failed to recruit their targeted sample size of which 89% could be preventable. Successful implementation of mental health trials in a context of forcibly displaced individuals can be even more challenging.Mental health difficulties have the potential to impact parenting skills, which are linked to poor development in children, while parenting interventions can improve parents' mental health and parenting behaviors. However, the evidence on parenting interventions for refugees is limited. A parenting intervention, Learning Through Play Plus EyeMovement Desensitization and Reprocessing Group Treatment Protocol, has been designed to address parental mental health. This pretrial qualitative study, conducted with refugees, asylum seekers and professionals, aimed to explore their perceptions of the intervention and to identify barriers and recommendations for better engagement, recruitment, and delivery. Three themes were generated from thematic analysis: the content of the intervention, suggestions for improvement and implementation, and

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Protocol of a feasibility trial for an online group parenting intervention with an integrated mental health component for parent refugees and asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom: (LTP + EMDR G-TEP)

Cited by 4 publications

References 113 publications

Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Refugees and Displaced Populations: Is Enough Being Done?

Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Refugees and Displaced Populations: Is Enough Being Done?

“Online delivery gave me privacy and distance from others”: feasibility trial and qualitative evaluation of an online intervention for refugees and asylum seekers; LTP + EMDR G‐TEP

What works? Lessons from a pretrial qualitative study to inform a multi‐component intervention for refugees and asylum seekers: Learning Through Play and EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol

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