Soviet Refugee Children: The Dynamic of Migration and School Practice

Castex, Graciela M.

doi:10.1093/cs/14.3.141

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“…Between the years 1990-1993, Soviets comprised 6% of the total number of immigrants to the United States, which translates to about 102,000 individuals. In 1993, the Soviet Parliament enacted legislation that granted citizens the right to travel and emigrate to other countries (Castex, 1992). That year, the group of immigrants to the U.S. from the Former Soviet Union Republics was exceeded only by the countries of Vietnam, Mainland China, Mexico, and the Philippines (U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, 1994).…”

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“…In many situations, the Soviet government forced older generations to migrate with their families (Castex, 1992). This strategy was an attempt to move older adults out of the country and decrease the number who were dependent on the government.…”

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“…Committee for Refugees, 1996). While some attention has been given social work practice with Soviet émigré children (Castex, 1992), the experiences and needs of older adults have been unexplored.…”

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Social Work Practice with Older Soviet Immigrants

Kropf

Nackerud

Msw³

1999

Journal of Multicultural Social Work

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With the recent sociopolitical changes in the Former Soviet Union, significant numbers of older Soviets have arrived in the U.S. with their families. Soviet immigrants who enter the U.S. are no longer automatically considered political refugees, which has limited their entitlement to services. Recent changes in public welfare and immigration policy place the responsibility for care of elderly members solely on the family. While caring for older adults is stressful for any family, new immigrants may be especially burdened since they have limited knowledge of services, few coping resources to provide adequate care, and little experience resolving cultural conflicts with their older parent. By using a practice model designed to evaluate late-life caregiving situations, two case scenarios are presented to examine practice and service delivery issues of older Soviet immigrants and their families. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com]

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Social Work Practice with Older Soviet Immigrants

Kropf

Nackerud

Msw³

1999

Journal of Multicultural Social Work

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“…According to the Department of State, over 600,000 Jews have immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union (FSU) between the years 1968 and 2002. Most arrived with a refugee status: Persons considered unwilling or unable to return to their country of origin due to a well-founded fear of persecution (Castex, 1992). The older generation had lived through a devastating war fraught with hunger, poverty, loss of loved ones, and displacement (Beckerman, 2010).…”

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“…This document, the main form of government-issued identification, made their status all the more prominent and thus made discrimination on this basis all the more prevalent. Jewish people were defined and united, not by a common language or belief system, but rather by the state of an identity that denied them benefits available to other citizens of the FSU (Castex, 1992). Persons from the FSU who transitioned to the United States then possibly experienced stressors of a different kind.…”

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Attitudes Toward Psychotherapy Among Immigrant Russian-Speaking Jews From the Former Soviet Union

Drob¹,

Tasso

Griffo

2016

The Counseling Psychologist

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With immigrants and minorities less prone to commence counseling services, this study explored attitudes toward psychotherapy among immigrant Russian-speaking Jews living in the United States. A total of 211 individuals who self-identified as Jewish and as having personally emigrated from the former Soviet Union (henceforth referred to as “Russian-speaking Jews” for the purposes of this study) took the Beliefs About Psychological Services (BAPS) scale, a three-factor (Intent, Stigma Tolerance, Expertness), 18-item measure, assessing attitudes toward psychotherapeutic services. Exploratory results reveal that Russian-speaking Jewish men report less favorable BAPS scores than women, and that in general BAPS scores in the current Russian-speaking Jewish sample tend to be less favorable than those reported in previous research using the BAPS. Participants who attended school in the United States tended to express more favorable attitudes than those who attended school outside the United States. Results and implications are discussed.

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Parent–child role reversal and psychological adjustment among immigrant youth in Israel.

Oznobishin¹,

Kurman²

2009

Journal of Family Psychology

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Parent-child role reversal and its relation to psychological adjustment was investigated in Israel among immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Study 1 examined immigrant and Israeli-born college students (n = 184), and Study 2 examined adolescents (n = 180) by means of self-report questionnaires. Two major factors of role reversal emerged: child dominance and family support. The results of both studies clearly showed that immigrants assume more dominant roles and parental responsibilities in their families and receive less support from their parents than their Israeli-born peers. Role reversal dimensions had differential relations with adjustment. Child dominance was mostly not related to adjustment, except for a positive correlation with psychological distress among immigrants. Familial support appeared to be the most important factor related to better adjustment among all studied groups, immigrants included. It is interesting that language brokering (i.e., translating for parents), although associated with child dominance, was negatively related to self-perceptions. Possible explanations within the Israeli context are suggested for negative language brokering correlates, with support from the interviews conducted among the immigrants.

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Soviet Refugee Children: The Dynamic of Migration and School Practice

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Social Work Practice with Older Soviet Immigrants

Social Work Practice with Older Soviet Immigrants

Attitudes Toward Psychotherapy Among Immigrant Russian-Speaking Jews From the Former Soviet Union

Parent–child role reversal and psychological adjustment among immigrant youth in Israel.

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