Fondacaro Karen M, Harder Valerie S
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Train Educ Prof Psychol. 2014 Nov;8(4):320-327. doi: 10.1037/tep0000071.
Training clinical psychology graduate students in providing effective psychological services to refugees can be extremely complex. The training approach requires a culturally sensitive framework, potential modification of empirically validated techniques, and flexibility on the part of trainees and supervisors. Connecting Cultures is a program that creates a culturally sensitive context from which trainees can learn to effectively work with refugees within a social justice framework and the ecological model of human development. Connecting Cultures graduate students provide both community-based outreach and direct clinical services to meet the mental health needs of refugees in the Northeast region of the United States. The primary aim of this manuscript is to provide an overview of Connecting Cultures' training and supervision model, highlight the importance of working with cultural consultants, interpreters, and community elders, and discuss the impact this work has on clinical psychology graduate students. A secondary aim is to describe our method for evidence-based psychological assessment and to present preliminary outcome data from our graduate students. Strengths of the Connecting Cultures program include its clinical and research efforts with refugees from over 20 countries, and its ability to flexibly incorporate alternative therapeutic frameworks such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Finally, the manuscript concludes by providing the implications of our work in attempting to meet the mental health needs of refugees after resettlement.
培训临床心理学研究生为难民提供有效的心理服务可能极其复杂。这种培训方法需要一个对文化敏感的框架、对经过实证验证的技术进行潜在调整，以及学员和督导的灵活性。“连接文化”项目营造了一个对文化敏感的环境，学员可以从中学习如何在社会正义框架和人类发展生态模型内有效地为难民提供服务。“连接文化”项目的研究生既提供基于社区的外展服务，也提供直接的临床服务，以满足美国东北部地区难民的心理健康需求。本文的主要目的是概述“连接文化”项目的培训和督导模式，强调与文化顾问、口译员和社区长者合作的重要性，并讨论这项工作对临床心理学研究生的影响。次要目的是描述我们基于证据的心理评估方法，并展示我们研究生的初步成果数据。“连接文化”项目的优势包括其对来自20多个国家的难民所做的临床和研究工作，以及灵活纳入诸如接纳与承诺疗法等替代治疗框架的能力。最后，本文通过阐述我们的工作在试图满足难民重新安置后的心理健康需求方面所具有的意义来结束。
