Pratiques Psychologiques
Volume 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 493-502

Psychological consulting with refugee children: Some clinical considerations on cross-cultural assessment [L'enfant réfugié en consultation : quelques considérations cliniques sur l'évaluation interculturelle] (Article)

Goguikian Ratcliff B.*
  • a Section de psychologie, Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation, Université de Genève, 40, boulevard du Pont-d'Arve, 1205 Genève, Switzerland

Abstract

This article provides some cues to develop intercultural competency in clinical practice with migrant children and their families. Specific difficulties of refugee children in terms of psychopathology, school achievement and acculturation process are pointed out. A clinical vignette concerning a psychological assessment of an 11-year-old girl is presented to illustrate critical points. Some strategies to improve clinician's ability to provide services to people from diverse cultural backgrounds are discussed. © 2009 Société française de psychologie.

Author Keywords

Migration Bicultural competency Psychological consulting Refugee child cross-cultural assessment Acculturation Family

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70449713439&doi=10.1016%2fj.prps.2009.02.001&partnerID=40&md5=4d0851311a75c1cfe62d7978bcf66571
DOI: 10.1016/j.prps.2009.02.001
ISSN: 12691763
Original Language: French