Asset-based community development approaches to resilience among refugees and recent migrant communities in Australia: a scoping review

IF 0.7 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Hannah Lester, Y. Ryakhovskaya, Titus S. Olorunnisola
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Purpose Resilience is an increasingly important concept that contributes to sustainability and wellbeing of a community. Asset-based community development (ABCD) may offer promising approaches to boosting community resilience in Australia, especially within marginalised groups. Design/methodology/approach A scoping review was conducted to conceptualise existing literature on ABCD approaches to building resilience. Research databases were searched with relevant details. Findings Thirty-three sources were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria and were reviewed in terms of six themes: integration and identity, health, mental health, education, employment and community planning. Issues identified by the literature within these themes can be alleviated through asset-based approaches. Implications for planning of asset-based programs and policy change are discussed in light of the findings. Practical implications The results of this study provide several implications for practise, policy recommendations and future research into this area. Results suggest that increasing capacity around asset-based coping mechanisms, such as support networks through religious and cultural groups, would promote community development and foster resilience. Furthermore, policy on refugees in multiple areas, such as psychological service provision and employment, should be redesigned in a way that acknowledges their complex and diverse needs and facilitates their integration into the community. Though multiple ways to achieve this goal have been explored in literature, a sustained and broader approach is necessary to see widespread change. Further research and funding are required to explore and implement appropriate responses. Based on the findings and discussion above, the authors make the following policy recommendations. Service providers need to be aware of and incorporate culturally appropriate programs in the areas of mental health assessment and intervention, education and employment. The trauma-informed approach should be used when dealing with refugee groups and other groups who have faced hardships. Government policy should focus on improving community engagement to create and strengthen social networks, which are vital in boosting integration into the community and increasing health education and access to services. Government should focus on asset-based approaches in designing education and employment integration programs to promote social belonging and community engagement, and thus, community resilience, which will consequently have beneficial individual and group outcomes. The current governmental policy surrounding refugees should be overhauled with the goal of successful refugee integration in mind, such as incorporating the ability for refugees to access vital services such as employment and skills transferability programs. Due to current policy, these services are inaccessible to a large portion of refugees, hindering their integration. Government needs to create specific guidelines for the provision of psychological services to refugees to improve the quality of mental health services available to this group. Originality/value This paper comprises an original data analysis of the relevant existing literature by the project team. The process was rigorous, and no content of the analysis has been published previously except the material published by other authors. All previously published materials were duly acknowledged.
以资产为基础的社区发展方法对澳大利亚难民和新近移民社区的复原力:范围审查
目的韧性是一个越来越重要的概念,有助于社区的可持续性和福祉。基于资产的社区发展(ABCD)可能为提高澳大利亚的社区韧性,特别是在边缘化群体中提供有前景的方法。设计/方法论/方法进行了范围界定审查,以对ABCD建立复原力方法的现有文献进行概念化。检索了研究数据库中的相关详细信息。发现33个来源被确定为符合纳入标准,并根据六个主题进行了审查:融合与认同、健康、心理健康、教育、就业和社区规划。文献在这些主题中发现的问题可以通过基于资产的方法得到缓解。根据研究结果,讨论了对基于资产的项目规划和政策变化的影响。实践意义本研究的结果为该领域的实践、政策建议和未来研究提供了一些启示。结果表明,围绕基于资产的应对机制,如通过宗教和文化团体建立的支持网络,提高能力,将促进社区发展,增强韧性。此外,应重新设计心理服务提供和就业等多个领域的难民政策,承认他们复杂多样的需求,并促进他们融入社区。尽管文献中已经探索了实现这一目标的多种方法,但要看到广泛的变化,需要一种持续和更广泛的方法。需要进一步的研究和资金,以探索和实施适当的应对措施。根据上述调查结果和讨论,作者提出以下政策建议。服务提供者需要意识到并在心理健康评估和干预、教育和就业领域纳入符合文化的计划。在处理难民群体和其他面临困难的群体时,应采用创伤知情的方法。政府政策应侧重于改善社区参与,以创建和加强社会网络,这对于促进融入社区、增加健康教育和获得服务至关重要。政府在设计教育和就业融合计划时应注重基于资产的方法,以促进社会归属感和社区参与,从而提高社区韧性,从而产生有益的个人和群体成果。目前政府围绕难民的政策应该进行彻底改革,以实现难民成功融入社会的目标,例如让难民有能力获得就业和技能转移计划等重要服务。由于目前的政策,大部分难民无法获得这些服务,阻碍了他们融入社会。政府需要制定向难民提供心理服务的具体指导方针,以提高这一群体的心理健康服务质量。原创性/价值本文包括项目团队对相关现有文献的原始数据分析。这个过程是严格的,除了其他作者发表的材料外,以前没有发表过分析的内容。所有先前发表的材料均得到正式承认。
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International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care
International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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