Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Volume 8, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 89-101

Critical incidents for refugee counsellors: An investigation of indigenous human resources (Article)

Kanyangale M.D. , Malcolm M. , Maclachlan M.
  • a Department of Psychology, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
  • b Department of Psychology, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
  • c Department of Psychology, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi

Abstract

The mental health of refugees is increasingly being recognized as an important dimension of refugee welfare. In 1992 the Finnish Refugee Council established one of the first aid programmes to provide a therapeutic intervention to traumatized refugees. In an attempt to establish the necessary therapeutic skills to work with this client group, we investigated the experiences of 15 refugee counsellors, using the technique of Critical Incidents Analysis. All of these counsellors were themselves refugees. Key features of their work are identified and the pros and cons of employing refugees as counsellors are discussed. © 1995, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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distress syndrome counseling training social interaction traumatology refugee clinical article bereavement social welfare Article mental health human defense mechanism war
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DOI: 10.1080/09515079508258700
ISSN: 09515070
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English