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Integration timeline Open access: No Community organizations: CCIS Centre for Refugee Resilience Future research/gaps identified More research to understand long-term impact of therapy services on refugee youth and families More research to understand unique needs of different refugee populations and how to...
Community organizations: n/a Key findings: Intersections between racialized counsellors’ own identities and those of their clients led to: Increased attachment to and connection with their own ethnic group, heritage, and history Increased appreciation of their ethnic identity and its role in their lives and funct...
Open access: No Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: Yazidi refugees 17 years old or younger, with a sex-matched control group of non-Yazidi pediatric refugees from Iraq or Syria Future research / gaps identified: Results are not generalizable a...
Gaps identified The data is from the case notes of one social worker at Changing Together, creating limitations in the clientele and type of support given. Additionally, restricted funding and time allowance encourages DV social workers to practice within a crisis management model, where they focus on the woman’s...
Key recommendations Maintain a blended form of service delivery, offering both online and in-person options for clients Use ongoing feedback to determine impacts of each type of service delivery Key findings Compared to before restrictions, 11% more clients used online therapy delivery. 76% of clients neede...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Research the perspective of the children themselves, rather than just their parents. Integration timeline: 8 years or less post-arrival Key findings: African immigrant parents shared 6 themes that they perceived as mental health determinants for thei...
Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: This thesis explored the experiences of 3 case studies due to limitations in participant recruitment due to COVID-19. Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: mental health counselors/therapists working with refugees in Alberta Key recomm...
Community organizations NA Gaps identified NA Key recommendations NA Key findings Refugees maintained ties both in their home-country and Canada. Although the trauma associated with Sudan’s Civil War continued to haunt the participants, they insisted on creating ties in their sending country. We found that engagi...
Key recommendations The implication of the findings of this research is that low/zero literacy among Yazidi refugees hinders their ability to learn English language in Canada. Hence, the authors make the recommendation that Yazidi refugees with low literacy should be provided with training in their local language of ‘K...
Gaps identified Short time period of evaluation, longitudinal studies would be effective Low sample (10 clients for interviews and surveys combined), data is preliminary Key recommendations Maintain the brief therapy sessions for refugee clients, and provide resources for further sessions if required Find...