International Social Work, 37(1), January 1994, pp.23-35.
Publisher:
Sage
Reports research carried out amongst 102 Cambodian refugees in the USA to determine the extent of environmental social support and refugee characteristics in the process of acculturation.
Reports research carried out amongst 102 Cambodian refugees in the USA to determine the extent of environmental social support and refugee characteristics in the process of acculturation.
Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 9(3/4), 2004, pp.411-420.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
... Bosnians. Encouraging patients to turn off the TV was very therapeutic. The Patriot Act severely affected refugee immigration to the United States, leaving many families separated and increasing suspicions of discrimination among Muslim refugees. Terrorism's effects are pervasive and destructive. Some countermeasures may have similar unintended consequences.
Highly traumatized people are vulnerable to exacerbation of symptoms when confronted with stressful situations. The extensive TV coverage of the 9/11 attacks provided such a stressful stimulus. Many patients from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Somalia, and Bosnia had severe reactions. Nightmares and flashbacks occurred most among Somalis, who felt less safe; depressive symptoms increased most among Bosnians. Encouraging patients to turn off the TV was very therapeutic. The Patriot Act severely affected refugee immigration to the United States, leaving many families separated and increasing suspicions of discrimination among Muslim refugees. Terrorism's effects are pervasive and destructive. Some countermeasures may have similar unintended consequences.
Subject terms:
Islam, mass media, Muslims, refugees, stress, terrorism, discrimination;
Child Abuse and Neglect, 23(12), December 1999, pp.1263-1273.
Publisher:
Elsevier
Investigates the effect of war-related trauma on the subsequent social adjustment and functioning of young Cambodian refugees in Canada. The trauma a family suffered before leaving their homeland and prior to the teenager's birth seems to play a protective role at various times in adolescence with regard to externalised symptoms, risk behaviour, and school failure in boys, and foster positive
Investigates the effect of war-related trauma on the subsequent social adjustment and functioning of young Cambodian refugees in Canada. The trauma a family suffered before leaving their homeland and prior to the teenager's birth seems to play a protective role at various times in adolescence with regard to externalised symptoms, risk behaviour, and school failure in boys, and foster positive social adjustment in girls. These reactions may be understood as overcompensation by the children of the survivors of a massacre, to whom the implicit duty to succeed has been passed on. Suggests that a broader range of posttraumatic responses to war situations should be investigated and that trauma's dual nature as both burden and source of strength should be examined more closely.
Subject terms:
mental health, refugees, traumas, war, young people, families;
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 4(3), 2004, pp.23-45.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Several agencies interested in serving Cambodian immigrants established a substance abuse treatment demonstration project which included culturally specific elements such as co-therapy done by a bilingual, bicultural Cambodian worker and a mainstream American social worker; formation of an advisory committee with Cambodian members; home visiting and family involvement; emphasis on traditional cultural values as motivators; integration of Buddhist philosophy; and use of acupuncture for detoxification. In spite of careful planning and several program accomplishments, the program initially received few client referrals. A fact-finding process revealed several barriers, including stigmatization of substance abuse and few Cambodian providers with substance abuse training. Case vignettes and organizational and clinical recommendations are provided for community leaders and advisory groups working with other low-incidence refugee and immigrant populations. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Several agencies interested in serving Cambodian immigrants established a substance abuse treatment demonstration project which included culturally specific elements such as co-therapy done by a bilingual, bicultural Cambodian worker and a mainstream American social worker; formation of an advisory committee with Cambodian members; home visiting and family involvement; emphasis on traditional cultural values as motivators; integration of Buddhist philosophy; and use of acupuncture for detoxification. In spite of careful planning and several program accomplishments, the program initially received few client referrals. A fact-finding process revealed several barriers, including stigmatization of substance abuse and few Cambodian providers with substance abuse training. Case vignettes and organizational and clinical recommendations are provided for community leaders and advisory groups working with other low-incidence refugee and immigrant populations. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Subject terms:
immigrants, refugees, substance misuse, treatment, therapy and treatment, Buddhism, cultural identity, detoxification;
Child Abuse and Neglect, 27(11), November 2003, pp.1277-1290.
Publisher:
Elsevier
The objective of this study was to document the psychosocial adjustment of young refugees during their adolescence and its association with the war-related trauma experienced by their family before migration. Data were collected on 57 young Khmer resettled in Montreal and followed from early to late adolescence. The associations between premigratory exposure to political violence refugees seen in clinical setting are reminders of the negative effects of adversity, resilience should be more systematically explored in community samples to further our understanding of the long-term effects of trauma.
The objective of this study was to document the psychosocial adjustment of young refugees during their adolescence and its association with the war-related trauma experienced by their family before migration. Data were collected on 57 young Khmer resettled in Montreal and followed from early to late adolescence. The associations between premigratory exposure to political violence and postmigratory mental health and social adjustment were estimated for early, mid-, and late adolescence. The associations between premigratory exposure to political violence and postmigratory psychosocial adjustment fluctuated over the adolescence period. Overall, the adolescents whose families were more highly exposed to political violence tended to report a more positive social adjustment and less mental health symptoms than those less exposed. The high expectations of Cambodian parents towards their children and the preservation of traditional values despite the Khmer rouge attempts to eradicate them might contribute to explain the paradoxical association between the families' exposure to political violence and the adolescents' psychosocial adjustment in the host country. Although children and adult refugees seen in clinical setting are reminders of the negative effects of adversity, resilience should be more systematically explored in community samples to further our understanding of the long-term effects of trauma.
Subject terms:
mental health, migrants, post traumatic stress disorder, refugees, resilience, violence, war, child abuse, crime victims;
Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 44(5), September 1999, pp.470-479.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
This article describes the development and implementation of a culturally sensitive group intervention programme based on the needs of Cambodian women in the USA.
This article describes the development and implementation of a culturally sensitive group intervention programme based on the needs of Cambodian women in the USA.
Subject terms:
post traumatic stress disorder, refugees, treatment, therapies, therapy and treatment, women, counselling, group therapy, groupwork;