Social Support Interventions in Migrant Populations

Hernández-Plaza, Sonia; Alonso-Morillejo, Enrique; Muñoz, Carmen Pozo

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch396

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“…Other barriers that may explain this reduced utilization of formal resources are: (i) language difficulties; (ii) perception of ethnic prejudice and lack of cultural competence in social intervention professionals; (iii) insufficient knowledge about available programs and services; (iv) low perceived efficacy; (v) authority, lack of reciprocity and unequal power in the relation between new settlers and social intervention professionals; and (vi) bureaucratization and problems in creating an appropriate climate for the expression of needs and the understanding of new settlers' perceptions and experiences (Hernández-Plaza et al, 2004;Hernández-Plaza, Alonso, & Pozo, 2006;Martínez et al, 1996).…”

Section: Community Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Involvement in organizations such as labor unions, community associations in the neighborhood, new settler associations, and other types of organizations plays a key role in the promotion of collective wellbeing through the empowerment of oppressed new settler groups, the development of resistance movements, and community social action oriented to achieve a more equitable distribution of power and resources (Hernández-Plaza et al, 2006). …”

Section: Relational Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…greenhouse areas with frequent use of chemical products), under conditions of isolation and lack of social support. Moreover, it would require actions oriented to reduce the barriers that often impede new settlers' access to health and community services, such as lack of knowledge, mistrust, language barriers, fear of being deported (in the case of undocumented new settlers), cultural barriers and perceptions of prejudice in health and social care professionals (Hernández-Plaza et al, 2006;Ingleby et al, 2005), usually related with oppressive working and living conditions.…”

Section: Implications For Practice and Directions For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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New Settlement and Wellbeing in Oppressive Contexts: A Liberation Psychology Approach

Hernández-Plaza

Ramı́rez

Camacho

et al. 2010

International and Cultural Psychology

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This chapter examines the role of community, relational and personal factors in the wellbeing of new settler populations, based on our research and experience with Moroccan new settlers in southern Spain for more than a decade. Taking a liberation psychology approach, wellbeing is conceptualized as a multilevel and value-dependent phenomenon, strongly related with power dynamics and values of social justice in the host society. At the community level, new settlers' wellbeing requires equal access to key resources such as housing, employment, income, community services and formal social support, as well as intergroup relations based on values of respect for human diversity. At the relational level, wellbeing is based on positive and supportive relationships with both compatriots and the host population, and equal opportunities for social participation. At the personal level, wellbeing relies on personal control, self-determination and positive identity. The liberation psychology perspective is proposed as a necessary and innovative framework for research and practice with new settler populations under oppressive conditions.

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Section: Community Levelmentioning

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Section: Relational Levelmentioning

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Section: Implications For Practice and Directions For Future Researchmentioning

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New Settlement and Wellbeing in Oppressive Contexts: A Liberation Psychology Approach

Hernández-Plaza

Ramı́rez

Camacho

et al. 2010

International and Cultural Psychology

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“…Such interest is mainly due to the growing number of migrant population from developing or underdeveloped economies towards richer countries; an social encounter resulting in the clash of often radically different cultural backgrounds and value systems. Over the last years, many European countries have developed a increasing series of culturally sensitive social services aimed at lessening the effect of this clash Hernández-Plaza, S.; AlonsoMorillejo, E. & Carmen Pozo-Muñoz, C., 2006). However, the implementation of culturally informed and culturally sensitive social interventions is bound to the possibility to assess them in a professional, academically reliable way that would also allow for a better design of intercultural social services.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The paradoxical, empirical evidence of the low use of social services by the ethnic minorities that need them most (Hernández Plaza 2006) can be explained from Nelson's ecological-cultural perspective and theory of oppression, and faulty assumptions of universality and essentialism (Atkinson et al, 2001;Bernal&Scharrón-del-Río, 2001;Bernal y Sáez-Santiago, 2006;Martínez & Martínez, 2006;Cardemil, 2008). According to this perspective, social services are designed according to the cultural values of a dominating social group so as to maintain the hyerarchical structure that controls the use of available resources.…”

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Good Intercultural Practices in Social Services Projects

Aguado

Fernández-Santiago

Borrero

et al. 2010

Journal of Social Service Research

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This article reflects part of the results obtained from a wider research project aimed at the elaboration of a "Map of Good Intercultural Practices" in several areas of Social Intervention in Andalusia (Spain) and reports the results obtained from the analysis portion related to the participating projects within the Social Services.Intercultural assessment was conducted at the level of institutional intervention through a 32-item questionnaire that was sent to 139 intercultural project-leading institutions, but also considered the intercultural sensitivity factor of the individuals answering the questionnaire. A definition of the fundamental concepts of "Interculturality" and "Good Practice" is given to support the foundations of "Good Intercultural Practice" (GIP).Such definitions help in the design and validation of a GIP Scale that was used in the analysis of 60 Social Services Projects with an intercultural component. The results obtained underline the relevance of aspects such as intercultural empathy and show significant differences between the Social Services and other intervention sectors. The relevance of this study relies on the future posibility to find an explanation to such differencesand to study GIPs in other intervention sectors. With respect to this, the private sector offers a completely blank area of research both in itself and in comparson with the results obtained from the public one. Also, the transferability of the instruments and methodology used makes it possible that the research presented in the present article is conducted in other geographical area.

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