Rethinking mental health care provided to migrants and refugees; a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of Value Based Counseling, a culturally sensitive, strength-based psychological intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite traumatic experiences and persistent psychosocial stressors, many refugees and migrants display resilience and strength in the midst and aftermath of hardships. 'Value Based Counseling' (VBC), a low-threshold, short-term and culturally sensitive psychological intervention avoids the stigmatization and pathologization of mental health problems, and, in line with latest research calling for a rethink of mental health care for migrants and refugees, focusses on the resilience and resources of clients.

Method

This pragmatic, assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial employed a pre-post control group design to assess the effectiveness of VBC in the development of psychological assets. Refugees and migrants aged 18 or above were randomly assigned to either VB

SUBMITTER: Orang TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065247 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature