TY - JOUR
T1 - A Systematic Review of School-Based Social-Emotional Interventions for Refugee and War-Traumatized Youth
AU - Sullivan, Amanda L.
AU - Simonson, Gregory R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Refugees often experience significant psychological distress, but many do not receive necessary services. Among children and youth, most mental health services are provided by schools, so schools are an important service provider for young refugees. We conducted a systemic literature review to synthesize and evaluate the existing research on school-based interventions to improve mental health or social-emotional functioning of students who are refugees, asylum seekers, or immigrants with war trauma. Three types of school-based interventions were identified: cognitive behavioral therapy, creative expression, and multitiered or multimodal models. The review identified several interventions with positive effects, as well as multiple interventions that had null or negative effects. We address the implications of this body of intervention research for practice and research.
AB - Refugees often experience significant psychological distress, but many do not receive necessary services. Among children and youth, most mental health services are provided by schools, so schools are an important service provider for young refugees. We conducted a systemic literature review to synthesize and evaluate the existing research on school-based interventions to improve mental health or social-emotional functioning of students who are refugees, asylum seekers, or immigrants with war trauma. Three types of school-based interventions were identified: cognitive behavioral therapy, creative expression, and multitiered or multimodal models. The review identified several interventions with positive effects, as well as multiple interventions that had null or negative effects. We address the implications of this body of intervention research for practice and research.
KW - cognitive behavioral therapy
KW - creative expression therapy
KW - intervention
KW - refugee
KW - school
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U2 - 10.3102/0034654315609419
DO - 10.3102/0034654315609419
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84967223122
SN - 0034-6543
VL - 86
SP - 503
EP - 530
JO - Review of Educational Research
JF - Review of Educational Research
IS - 2
ER -