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A Group Intervention for Children who have Experienced Immigration-Related Family Separation: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
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A Group Intervention for Children who have Experienced Immigration-Related Family Separation: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
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De La Rosa-Lopes, Geraldine M. Fernández, author.
ISBN:
9780438008335
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1 electronic resource (115 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: B.
Advisors: Sandra Barrueco Committee members: Marcie Goeke-Morey; Brendan Rich.
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Multiple immigration-related experiences and stressors affect transnational families. One specific stressor involves the continuous and prolonged separation of family members, specifically of parents and children. Disruptions in the family unit and in attachments have been linked to maladjustment and psychopathology, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic-stress disorder. To date, several interventions have been developed or adapted to foster acculturation and promote healthy parenting practices in these families. However, no known child-focused group intervention has been developed to address the numerous challenges that these children encounter following reunification.
In an effort to address this gap, a trauma informed and culturally sensitive group intervention for transnational children with experiences of familial separation and reunification due to immigration was developed. It was entitled C.A.S.A. (Culturally-sensitive, Acculturation, SepAration and reunification-related). The present study sought to measure the preliminary effects of C.A.S.A via a randomized wait-list controlled trial. Qualitative data was also obtained to understand how participants perceived the intervention and identify recommendations for improving it. Finally, the relationship between the child's psychological functioning and a) the psychological functioning of the biological parent, and b) the quality of attachment to their biological parents and surrogate caregivers in the home country, were examined.
Participants (N=17) between the ages of 9 and 12 across two school sites were randomly assigned to immediately receive the intervention or to a waitlist control group. The intervention consisted of an 8-session flexible, culturally sensitive manualized protocol delivered in Spanish. Content was embedded within a cognitive-behavioral contextual framework, and focused on loss, anxiety, trauma, acculturation, and resilience, as applied to the separation and reunification process. All participants were assessed prior to random assignment (baseline) and after receiving the intervention (post-treatment). Those on the wait-list were assessed an additional time, prior to beginning the intervention. During the post-treatment assessment, participants completed a questionnaire on their perceptions of the format, acceptability, appeal, and perceived feasibility of the components of the intervention.
Results of the quantitative data indicated that participants in the intervention group endorsed a significant decrease in depressive symptoms, along with a marginal decrease in anxiety compared to those on the waitlist. Collectively, all participants reported experiencing significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety after completing the intervention. With regard to predictors of child psychological functioning, children who reported communicating more with the caregiver/biological parent were found to be less depressed. Conversely, those who reported feeling more alienated from the surrogate caregivers in the native country endorsed higher levels of trauma symptoms. Thematic analysis of the child and parent questionnaires yielded three overarching themes related to (a) acceptability, (b) benefits, and (c) recommendations. Overall, the results of the present study support the efficacy of the child-focused group intervention for reducing symptomatology in transnational children. Finally, the results contribute towards the field of research and clinical practice pertaining to the utility, adaptation, and dissemination of child-focused group for transnational families.
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