Social Robots supporting the Inclusion of Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Teaching the Meaning of Culture-Related Gestures

Carolis, Berardina De; Palestra, Giuseppe; Penna, Carla Della; Cianciotta, Marco; Cervelione, Antonio

doi:10.20368/1971-8829/1636

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“…Specifically, most of them focused on the minors’ wellbeing, empowerment and support [ 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 ]. Three studies aimed exclusively or partly at minors’ integration [ 88 , 94 , 95 ] and four aimed at the improvement of their caregivers’ skills [ 90 , 96 , 97 , 98 ]. One paper [ 85 ] consists of a more systematic examination of a previously published practice [ 86 ], so we do not consider it distinct.…”

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“…One paper [ 85 ] consists of a more systematic examination of a previously published practice [ 86 ], so we do not consider it distinct. The studies examined, almost equally, individual [ 83 , 89 , 94 , 95 ], group [ 84 , 85 , 86 , 96 , 97 , 98 ] and mixed [ 87 , 88 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 ] interventions.…”

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“…Regarding their setting, seven studies took place in collaboration with several kinds of community services, including a school [ 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 88 , 90 , 97 , 98 ]; six took place in refugee camps and residential facilities [ 87 , 89 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 96 ] and two in a laboratory [ 94 , 95 ]. The interventions of eight studies were conducted partly or exclusively by mental health professionals [ 85 , 86 , 88 , 89 , 91 , 92 , 96 , 98 ].…”

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Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions with Unaccompanied Minors: A Scoping Review

2023

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Unaccompanied minors (UAMs) are considered a particularly vulnerable population, facing severe threats regarding their physical and mental health. As their number has increased in recent years worldwide, research on mental health interventions has become necessary. The implementation of psychotherapeutic interventions has been documented, but psychosocial interventions seem to not have been consistently studied. In this review, we summarize the psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions with UAMs that have been studied up to now. Following the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews, we searched four databases and included studies and practice papers; there were no restrictions on publication date, geographical region, language, or method. We identified 46 studies on psychotherapeutic interventions and 16 studies on psychosocial interventions that met the inclusion criteria. Psychotherapeutic interventions were mainly based on cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic, narrative, art and transcultural approaches and aimed at improving UAMs’ trauma, mental health and wellbeing, as well as professionals’ skills and therapeutic protocols. Several studies showed promising results, with the cognitive behavioural approaches being the most researched. However, more research is needed in order to draw conclusions in terms of effectiveness. Psychosocial interventions followed various approaches and aimed at UAMs’ empowerment, wellbeing, support and integration, as well as at improving caregivers’ skills. Nonetheless, they seem not only very heterogeneous but also understudied, and we believe that a focus on them would be very useful. Methodological limitations and their implications for future research are discussed.

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Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions with Unaccompanied Minors: A Scoping Review

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“…Arar et al (2021), in the social robotic area, have provided reliable results indicating that the use of a social robot in children's L2 learning increases the effectiveness of the educational process and significantly improves learning gains. De Carolis et al (2019), in a preliminary study, show the effectiveness of the proposed approach in learning gestures using a social robot as well. The interaction was found to be engaging and quite spontaneous.…”

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“…Social robots are also present in the literature investigated in the field of special education, either to help children with ASD in social interactions by observing behavior and using humanrobot imitative modeling to support the development of basic social skills (Pennazio, 2017;Campitiello et al, 2021), or as in the case of Iromec and Zora (Van Den Heuvel et al, 2016), to support play in children with severe motor disabilities. Robots with social features have taken on the role of tutors in teaching a second language (De Carolis et al, 2019;Gasparini, 2019;Arar et al, 2021). De Carolis et al ( 2019) explore how social robots (specifically NAO) can be used in teaching a second language to unaccompanied migrant children.…”

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Educational robotics studies in Italian scientific journals: A systematic review

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In recent years, there has been increasing attention to applying educational robotics (ER) in learning settings and, consequently, it has concerned and involved the entire pedagogical field, giving rise to a large amount of experimentation and research. Educational robots are used within the school curriculum and in extra-curricular activities to improve student interest, engagement and academic achievement in various fields, such as STEM and digital literacy, and in many other ways, for example fostering specific cognitive and socio-relational skills. In Italy, as in many other countries, an increasing number of publications are featuring this subject. While there are also some reviews, none of them has been interested in reviewing studies published in Italian journals. The aim of this work is to provide a systematic review of the literature regarding studies investigating educational robotics and provide suggestions for further research and teaching practices. To do this we used the PRISMA statement process. In total, 28 studies published between 2011 and 2021 in 49 Italian journals were analyzed. The main findings from this review provide the current state of the art on research in ER. Furthermore, the paper discusses trends and the vision toward the future and opportunities for further research.

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Roboter in kollaborativen Lehr-Lernkontexten. Theoretische Reflexionen interaktiver Lehr-Lernformen mit sozialen Robotern

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Social Robots supporting the Inclusion of Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Teaching the Meaning of Culture-Related Gestures

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Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions with Unaccompanied Minors: A Scoping Review

Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions with Unaccompanied Minors: A Scoping Review

Educational robotics studies in Italian scientific journals: A systematic review

Roboter in kollaborativen Lehr-Lernkontexten. Theoretische Reflexionen interaktiver Lehr-Lernformen mit sozialen Robotern

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