Group Intervention for Complex Trauma in Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring Refugees and Asylum Seekers experience of Group Work for Trauma - A Qualitative Study.
IRAS ID
261818
Contact name
Nadia Hanif
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Highland
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
Background: Refugees and asylum seekers may experience complex post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of war, violence, torture and abuse (Lindert et al., 2016). Treatment for this includes developing skills in regulating emotions, anxiety management and psycho-education (Cloitre et al., 2012), which can be carried out in a group setting. Group treatment can be effective (Mahoney, Karatzias & Hutton, 2019) however in refugees and asylum seekers there could be issues, such as, language barriers and cultural differences which could make their experience different from those in for example western cultures. More research is required looking in depth about the intervention being applied to refugees and asylum seekers.
Aims: To explore the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers interaction with a group intervention and what their experience of group intervention can reveal about the intervention being used.
Methods: Participants will be refugees and asylum seekers service users from The Anchor Centre and who have participated in the psychoeducation group intervention. Semi-structured interviews will be carried out individually with the participants. Interviews will be conducted at The Anchor and could take 60-90 minutes. Interviews will be audio-recorded and then transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.
Applications: This study will give a voice to refugees and asylum seekers and will provide an exploration of how the intervention works for them and whether the intervention meets their needs.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
19/WS/0141
Date of REC Opinion
24 Sep 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion