Dafne Morroni , Eleonora Charalambous , Maria Karekla
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Abstract
Background
In 2022, 22,182 individuals applied for asylum in Cyprus, of whom 941 were Unaccompanied Minors (UM).
Objectives
A cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with UM was carried out in shelters in Cyprus. The purpose of this paper is to present struggles and solutions from the RCT and to provide recommendations to clinicians and researchers working with UM.
Method
Obstacles faced in setting up the study and throughout research with UM were recorded systematically and resolved in team meetings. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was applied to present the struggles and solutions.
Results
Akin to established literature, the authors faced several challenges including: UM hesitancy regarding written consent, language and cultural barriers, interpreter bias, difficulties engaging social workers, demanding circumstances in shelters and methodological issues concerning collection of quantitative self-report measures. Solutions included: replacing written consent with child assent, cultural and language adaptation required with material provided in booklets, providing psychoeducation to interpreters prior to an intervention, training social workers in the treatment protocol, building rapport with shelter staff, using tablets for data collection and shorter battery of questionnaires.
Conclusions
It is evident that carrying out research in refugee settings requires flexibility and adaptability. Findings from this study inform future intervention efforts and provide both researchers and clinicians with a framework to guide and support their work.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science is the official journal of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).
Contextual Behavioral Science is a systematic and pragmatic approach to the understanding of behavior, the solution of human problems, and the promotion of human growth and development. Contextual Behavioral Science uses functional principles and theories to analyze and modify action embedded in its historical and situational context. The goal is to predict and influence behavior, with precision, scope, and depth, across all behavioral domains and all levels of analysis, so as to help create a behavioral science that is more adequate to the challenge of the human condition.