Essays about: "unaccompanied refugee children"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words unaccompanied refugee children.

1. 1. Treating PTSD among unaccompanied minor refugees in Greece with KidNET : A narrative literature review

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Lindholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Unaccompanied minor refugees; traumatized children; mental health; post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD; Narrative Exposure Therapy; NET; KidNET;

   Abstract : Over the last couple of years, more than a million unaccompanied minor refugees (UMRs) have made it to the European Union. Their journeys have been long, tough, and hard and each unaccompanied minor refugee has a unique story, but they all share one thing. READ MORE

3. 2. Asylum-seeking unaccompanied refugee children’s health under the asylum-process in southwestern Sweden : Based on care home personnel’s experiences

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

   Author : Lina Elturk; [2021]
   Keywords : Health; asylum-seeking unaccompanied refugee children; mental illness; care home; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study has been conducted in southwestern Sweden regarding asylum-seeking unaccompanied refugee children’s health. The aim is to investigate and understand unaccompanied refugee children’s health during their asylum-process based on care homes personnel’s experiences. READ MORE

4. 3. Navigating Clandestinity : A qualitative study on rejected unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and solidarity work in Sweden and France

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Alexandra Ganstrand Beltrán; [2020]
   Keywords : Asylum seekers; unaccompanied refugee minors; solidarity work; civil society activism; migration; Sweden; France;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to study how unaccompanied asylum-seeking children navigate through the asylum systems of two European member states, Sweden and France. By using a qualitative approach, five interviews have been conducted in order to study the complex situation of three Afghan young adults, having experienced a rejection to their asylum application in Sweden and who now live in France, engaged together in solidarity work with two European civil society activists and their experiences across these questions. READ MORE

5. 4. Psychometric properties of the Children’sRevised Impact of Events Scale (CRIES-8) used for PTSD screening in studies with unaccompanied refugee minors

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

   Author : Tove Hasselblad; [2020]
   Keywords : psychometric properties; temporal stability; construct validity; PTSD symptoms; unaccompanied refugee minors;

   Abstract : Background: Unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) report increased levels of mental health problems, specifically symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are very common. They have often experienced multiple trauma events and additional stressors related to migration, acculturation and family separation. READ MORE

6. 5. When the children cry : Social workers experiences when exposed to traumatic narratives shared by unaccompanied refugee children

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

   Author : Annie Flodström; [2020]
   Keywords : Social services; social workers; unaccompanied refugee children; interactions; countertransference; vicarious trauma; trauma; Sweden;

   Abstract : My aim was to explore the experiences of social workers working with unaccompanied refugee children when hearing traumatic narratives shared by the children. This is a qualitative research based on semi-structured interviews with three social workers with experience of working with these children in the social services in Sweden. READ MORE