Culture, Power, and Practice in a Psychosocial Program for Survivors of Torture and Refugee Trauma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2394640 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelly Mckinney (McGill University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 482-503 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363461507081643 |
| PMID | 17938157 |
| OpenAlex | W2138346503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 31 |
Based on a case study of anthropological fieldwork at a small program located in the north-eastern USA, this article critically examines the development of culturally sensitive psychosocial models of care for survivors of torture and refugee trauma in western countries of resettlement. Fieldwork identified several unresolved tensions in the bicultural model of counseling, psychosocial models of care, and the field of refugee mental health. Despite efforts to develop an innovative treatment model, the culturalization of care and the emphasis placed on meeting social needs in interventions resulted in maintaining conventional relations of power within the mental health professions
Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychological trauma · Psychosocial · Refugee · Sociology · Torture · Clinical Psychology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |