The Causes of Mistrust amongst Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Insights from Research with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors Living in the Republic of Ireland

Raghallaigh, Muireann Ní

doi:10.1093/jrs/fet006

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“…Young people often struggled with house rules, the level of monitoring by staff and being cared for by multiple staff members. Such care might be considered particularly problematic given the difficulties that UAM's often have in trusting, although if distrust is to be viewed as a coping strategy and as an example of exercising ones sense of agency, having multiple care givers could be beneficial (Ní Raghallaigh, 2014).…”

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The social care needs of unaccompanied minors: the Irish experience

Horgan

Raghallaigh

2017

European Journal of Social Work

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Access to the full text of the published version may require a subscription. Rights AbstractThe article examines forms of care which can be used by social workers to best respond to UAM's given their complex needs and particular vulnerability combined with their agency and resilience. The vulnerabilities and agency/resilience of UAMs are examined in the context of multiple borders (cultural, political and physical) being negotiated by these young people. While it focuses on Ireland as an example of a country where care provision for UAMs has improved considerably in recent years, it draws on both Irish and international literature. The article critically analyses the shift from hostel to foster care provision for UAM's in Ireland and explores benefits and difficulties associated with using foster care, while also discussing the use of alternative forms of care, such as residential care. We argue that social workers must always give consideration to a range of care options, to the needs of the individual child and to both their vulnerability and their resilience/agency. This is especially true given the diversity within the population of UAMs. Given the increasing numbers of refugees entering Europe and the mix of provision for unaccompanied minors across the continent, the Irish situation may represent a useful site for examination of their care.

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Section: Alternatives To Foster Carementioning

confidence: 99%

The social care needs of unaccompanied minors: the Irish experience

Horgan

Raghallaigh

2017

European Journal of Social Work

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“…For instance, established rating scales risk creating culturally inaccurate interpretations of the refugees' experiences if the scale does not adequately reflect the cultural values and practices of the individual (Hollifield et al 2002;Schwartz 2009). Further, face-toface interviews can be intimidating for a vulnerable young person whose traumatic experiences have led to a strong mistrust of authority (Ní Raghallaigh 2013;Lawrence et al 2015), especially if the dynamic of the interview reflects the interrogation-style interviews associated with entry to the country (Van Liempt & Bilger 2012). These issues are further confounded for refugees who are not confident in their English language skills, who misunderstand questions or become concerned about consequences of incorrect language use in their answers.…”

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Using Digital Concept Maps to Distinguish Between Young Refugees’ Challenges

Brooker

Lawrence

Dodds

2017

Journal of Interactive Media in Education

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Digital media are beneficial for research of complex refugee issues, as they allow refugees to express their personal experiences of complex issues in ways that are not restricted by language barriers or limited in authenticity, while also offering researchers a way to systematically compare refugees' varied experiences. We used a computerised concept mapping task to ask 74 young refugees (teenagers and young adults), from three separately recruited samples, to think about their experiences with various challenges they might face during settlement, distinguishing between their challenges in terms of size. Our analyses focused on one major challenge in Australia, learning the English language, and how it related to ten other challenges of resettlement. The three samples differed in educational setting, cultural background, age, and time in Australia. These refugees faced multiple challenges in their lives. Regardless of differences between the groups, the 74 shared a single pattern of experiences in which English language was substantially bigger, and more frequently endorsed, than other challenges. The three samples differed in how they described their experiences with their English language challenges. Our findings suggest a need for more support learning the English language, even for those who might be assumed to have good levels of conversational or academic English. This support needs to extend beyond the 510 hours of support received upon arrival in the country. Findings also suggest that such support could help young refugees overcome other challenges as they settle in Australia, especially in their academic, social, and employment experiences.

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“…Mange flyktninger preges også av at de blir møtt med det de opplever som mistillit fra myndighetene i det landet de har kommet til (jf. Guregård & Seikkula, 2014;Raghallaigh, 2013). For øvrig fant Berg (2003) at klienter på rusbehandlingsinstitusjonen ikke ønsket å snakke eller å gi såkalt privat informasjon fordi de trodde ansatte kunne formidle informasjonen videre til hjemlandets ambassade.…”

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Mellom idealer og realiteter på Dikemark asylmottak

Buvik

Baklien

2017

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SAMMENDRAGArtikkelen gjør en gjenvisitt til Yngvar Løchens studie av idealer og realiteter på et psykiatrisk sykehus, og fokuserer på hva som skjer når hjelpernes idealer møter realiteten på Dikemark asylmottak. Studien bygger på feltarbeid på mottaket der frivillige psykologer arrangerer samtalegrupper med beboere for å bedre deres psykososiale helse. Dataene består av observasjon, feltsamtaler og kvalitative dybdeintervjuer. Hjelperne starter med et terapeutisk ideal og et godhetsideal. Mange utfordringer venter når hjelpere med to tomme hender møter mennesker som har mistet alt. Rammebetingelsene på asylmottaket snevrer inn hjelpernes handlingsrom, og det terapeutiske idealet må vike for godhetsidealet. I samhandlingen må både hjelpere og beboere justere sine roller og forventninger før de finner frem til en felles definisjon av samhandlingsrelasjonen. Nøkkelord: idealer og realiteter, asylmottak, snakkekur, tillitThis article is downloaded from www.idunn.no.

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The Causes of Mistrust amongst Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Insights from Research with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors Living in the Republic of Ireland

Cited by 99 publications

References 18 publications

The social care needs of unaccompanied minors: the Irish experience

The social care needs of unaccompanied minors: the Irish experience

Using Digital Concept Maps to Distinguish Between Young Refugees’ Challenges

Mellom idealer og realiteter på Dikemark asylmottak

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