Self‐Efficacy of Counselors Working With Refugees

Isawi, Dana T.; Post, Phyllis

doi:10.1002/adsp.12099

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“…The lack of evidence-based resources and higher use of trial-and-error approaches may result in higher perceived failures and perceptions of reduced quality of services when working with refugee clients, further decreasing perceived self-efficacy (Schiele et al, 2014). Low counseling self-efficacy has also been linked to experiences of vicarious trauma, and the stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm from professional burnout, which further impacts self-efficacy in a cyclical pattern (Isawi & Post, 2020).…”

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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Counseling Treatments for Refugee Clients: The Experiences of Mental Health Service Providers

Khalsa,

Softas-Nall,

Razo

2023

SSSR

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This study examined the perceptions of mental health professionals through their experiences of adapting counseling treatments to meet the cultural needs of their refugee clients. For this interpretative phenomenological study, eleven licensed clinicians participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews that utilized multicultural counseling and vicarious trauma theories. Results were presented in superordinate and subordinate themes. The results give context to the developmental process participants experienced and insight into the changes in clinical conceptualization and transformative professional identity which emerged from the challenges and areas of support they experienced during each stage of their professional progression. Suggestions for counseling psychologists, supervisors, mental health professionals, and academic trainers to use in their work included reflective examination of the influences and impact of clinicians’ cultural identities on clients, as well the cultural influences on the mental health paradigms in academic training.

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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Counseling Treatments for Refugee Clients: The Experiences of Mental Health Service Providers

Khalsa,

Softas-Nall,

Razo

2023

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“…Similarly, Akinsulure-Smith et al [ 67 ] pointed out that passive coping strategies, including general distraction, venting, substance use, behavioral disengagement, or self-blame, were associated to higher secondary traumatic stress and burn-out risk. In contrast, self-efficacy [ 68 ], personal commitment, organizational support [ 69 ], emotional intelligence, use of active coping, emotional coping, and positive reframing [ 67 ] are established protective factors. Wirth et al [ 70 ] uncovered the high workload and caseload of social workers working with refugees and homeless people and recommended increasing the number of professionals and decreasing their caseloads.…”

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“…The employees’ suggestions, such as extending opening hours, employing more staff, and introducing set rest periods, may help address the noise level and high workload. Isawi and Post [ 68 ] highlighted the need for supervision, training, and self-care practice, such as meditation, mindfulness, physical exercise, and social support in taxing working environments.…”

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A Qualitative Evaluation of a Mother and Child Center Providing Psychosocial Support to Newly Arrived Female Refugees in a Registration and Reception Center in Germany

Zehetmair

Kindermann

Tegeler

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Female refugees are frequently exposed to sexualized, gender-based violence and harassment before, during, and after their flight. Yet female refugee-specific care and protection needs are rarely addressed in host countries. This study aimed to evaluate a mother and child center (MUKI) for female refugees in a reception and registration center in Germany. In 2017, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 16 female refugees attending the MUKI and with its five main staff members. We asked the participants about the MUKI’s relevance, encountered difficulties, and suggestions for improvement. The interviewees appreciated the MUKI’s sheltered environment, care services, and socializing opportunities, as well as its women-only concept. Overall, the participants saw overexertion, social engagement-related difficulties, and the MUKI’s noisy environment as key attendance barriers. Interviewed staff primarily reported problems regarding the working conditions, including the high staff and attendee turnover and low general service awareness. The participants advocated an expansion of the MUKI program. The MUKI project underlines that providing newly arrived, vulnerable female refugees with sheltered surroundings and psychosocial services is an essential step toward addressing female refugees’ specific care needs.

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Navigating Occupational Hazards: Supporting Helping Provider Health and Well-being

Player,

Fisher,

Cahoy

2024

Professional's Guide to Trauma-Informed Decision Making

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Self‐Efficacy of Counselors Working With Refugees

Cited by 4 publications

References 29 publications

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Counseling Treatments for Refugee Clients: The Experiences of Mental Health Service Providers

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Counseling Treatments for Refugee Clients: The Experiences of Mental Health Service Providers

A Qualitative Evaluation of a Mother and Child Center Providing Psychosocial Support to Newly Arrived Female Refugees in a Registration and Reception Center in Germany

Navigating Occupational Hazards: Supporting Helping Provider Health and Well-being

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