ABSTRACT
This article identifies the different problems immigrants and refugees face in the United States, especially socioeconomic and psychosocial concerns that often relate to the experience of migration. Traditional familial roles and responsibilities are frequently challenged, exacerbated by sociocultural differences and inadequate understandings between the new arrivals and the host country. Essential in assessments of immigrant and refugee families is evaluating resources for social, economic, and cultural integration; discriminating between realistic and unrealistic expectations; evaluating families' problem-solving abilities; exploring family functioning within the context of heritage; identifying the transferability of work skills; and gauging families' learning capabilities and motivation for adaptation.
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Emigration and Immigration , Family/ethnology , Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration , Refugees/psychology , Social Work , Acculturation , Communication Barriers , Cultural Diversity , Emigration and Immigration/legislation & jurisprudence , Health Status , Humans , Information Services/supply & distribution , Language , Professional-Patient Relations , Public Policy , Refugees/legislation & jurisprudence , Social Class , Unemployment , United StatesABSTRACT
Increasing theoretical evidence suggests that assessment procedures in themselves may have deleterious effects on mental health intervention. This experimental study of assessment processes suggests that negative labeling is related to the main effects of practice orientations and status differential. Results are discussed in terms of the unexpected negative consequences of assessment.