Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Volume 5, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 251-255

Counselling adolescents of immigrant parents: A transcultural approach (Article)

Guernina Z.*
  • a University of Humberside, School of Social & Professional Studies, Hull, United Kingdom

Abstract

Adolescence is a difficult time for most children, but even more complex for the adolescents coming from immigrant families. Immigrant is a vague, broad concept and is difficult to define. Not all immigrants experience financial, psychological and social adjustment in the same way. In this paper it refers to the ones who experience cultural misunderstanding3 characterized by social isolation, social confusion and deep general uncertainty. The paper focuses on some of the general aspects of the lack of appropriate support that the offspring of immigrant parents experience. A brief outline is given to show the attempt made by the Intercultural Therapy Centre (NAFSIYAT) to provide a transcultural therapeutic milieu for the adolescents from immigrant parents. © 1992, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Index Keywords

counseling immigrant adolescence cultural factor identity Article social isolation sociology Adolescent

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DOI: 10.1080/09515079208254470
ISSN: 09515070
Original Language: English