Journal of Counseling and Development
Volume 92, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 294-303

"You got to apply seriousness": A phenomenological inquiry of Liberian refugees' coping (Article)

Clarke L.K.* , Borders L.D.
  • a Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro., United States, Graduate Program in Counseling, Messiah College, One College Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, United States
  • b Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro., United States

Abstract

Liberian women's coping with refugee resettlement in the United States was examined. The authors analyzed interviews of 10 women according to van Manen's () hermeneutic phenomenology. Nine themes, grouped within 3 coping categories (adopting culturally sanctioned attitudes, engaging with a new environment, and situating oneself in a narrative), were identified. Implications include the need for counselors to use holistic and advocacy-based counseling approaches and facilitate coping by cultural meaning making of experiences. © 2014 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.

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Phenomenology Refugee women Coping

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84902520997&doi=10.1002%2fj.1556-6676.2014.00157.x&partnerID=40&md5=522d7e37ae74e5ccdf46b5ab95c3aaff
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00157.x
ISSN: 07489633
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English