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SOCW-6301

03/9/2024

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Mental health and justice-related issues

Within the social work field, my passion is related to mental health and justice-related issues. I strongly believe that we should keep ourselves well-informed and we should learn about the interaction of mental illness and the justice system (Hensel, et al., 2020). Social work has always been a particular heart issue for me due to a wish to work with socially disadvantaged groups of people and to help make society better and more socially fair. During my schooling adventure, I have found myself passionate about various concerns including using the trauma-sensitive approach, availability of good mental health services, and creation of intervention strategies for marginalized groups.

The prime concern I have is what works– and what does not –when it comes to mental health interventions that are provided to refugees and asylum seekers. As the number of those affected by leaving home is expanding, dealing with the problem of finding and giving culturally tailored and trauma-informed psych aid is becoming particularly important (Jannesari, et al., 2021). I am eager to discover the numerous hurdles taken up by displaced persons and asylum seekers, including the acculturation stress, trauma reactions manifestations, and the hindrances they face in seeking healthcare.

There is a need for engagement with the radical styles of well-being methods like empowerment to resilience development and solving the reflections in their experience (P. Iqbal,et al.,2022). This would mean looking at tradition and culture-based programs as well as other interventions like peer support are an integrated part of the approach to mental health.

I expect to make some contributions to this area through the research that I decide to conduct. So, I can provide evidence-based practices promoting mental well-being and integration of refugees and migrants. Also, apart from pullings for mental health disparities reduction among this population, I will be advocating for mental health-focused policies that will place the needs of this population first.

Search terms used: Mental health, marginalized groups, mental health approaches, and trauma-sensitive approach

References

Hensel, J. M., Casiano, H., Chartier, M. J., Ekuma, O., MacWilliam, L., Mota, N., ... & Bolton, J. M. (2020). Prevalence of mental disorders among all justice-involved: a population-level study in Canada.  International journal of law and psychiatry,  68, 101523.

Jannesari, S., Lotito, C., Turrini, G., Oram, S., & Barbui, C. (2021). How does context influence the delivery of mental health interventions for asylum seekers and refugees in low-and middle-income countries? A qualitative systematic review.  International Journal of Mental Health Systems,  15(1), 1-20.

P. Iqbal, M., Walpola, R., Harris‐Roxas, B., Li, J., Mears, S., Hall, J., & Harrison, R. (2022). Improving primary health care quality for refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review of interventional approaches.  Health Expectations,  25(5), 2065-2094.

Choosing a Research Methodology for My Research Question

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Choosing a Research Methodology for My Research Question

It is vital that I understand what differences qualitative and quantitative research methods have before conducting research. In this paper I will choose the best method for my proposed study on refugee and asylum seeker mental health interventions. These methods differ in many ways including their ways of collecting data, analyzing it and its nature. In qualitative research Ahmad et al. (2019) note that researchers use “interviews, focus groups, and observations” to explore participants' thoughts, feelings, and motivations. Quantitative research is based on statistics; it uses surveys and experiments to collect data for statistical analysis to quantify population correlations and patterns (Kandel, 2020).

Another difference is that qualitative research emphasizes participants' rich and deep experiences by evaluating textual or visual data using theme analysis, grounded theory, or other qualitative methodologies (Ahmad et al., 2019). Quantitative research one the other hand finds patterns, correlations and casual links through the use statistical analysis to generalize data about a population (Kandel, 2020). Additionally, the nature of data produced by these two methods is distinct. According to Ahmad et al. (2019), qualitative research provides insights into people's perceptions and behaviors through descriptive, narrative data. Data from quantitative research allows objective evaluations and forecasts (Kandel, 2020).

For my research topic, “How refugees and asylum seekers can get the culturally sensitive and trauma-informed mental health interventions they require,” I choose a qualitative technique. This is because this method provides in-depth research of participants' mental health intervention experiences, views, and cultural nuances. I will use Interviews and focus groups with refugees and asylum seekers to understand what complex experiences and the contextual factors affect their mental health care access and perspectives. I will use culturally appropriate recruitment tactics, multilingual or culturally competent interviewers, and validated items translated into participants' languages to ensure cultural sensitivity (Ahmad et al., 2019). I will reflect on my cultural biases and preconceptions throughout the research process as a way of ensuring the study is valid (Kandel, 2020).

References

Ahmad, S., Wasim, S., Irfan, S., Gogoi, S., Srivastava, A., & Farheen, Z. (2019). Qualitative v/s. quantitative research-a summarized review.  population,  1(2), 2828-2832. https://www.academia.edu/download/104933106/Sharique_Ahmed_--_FINAL.pdf

Kandel, B. (2020). Qualitative versus quantitative research.  Journal of Product Innovation Management,  32(5), 658. https://www.academia.edu/download/67682126/Qualitative_Vs_Quantitative_Research.pdf

LIBRARY SEARCHING

SOCW-6301

03/9/2024

LIBRARY SEARCHING

Mental health and justice-related issues

Within the social work field, my passion is related to mental health and justice-related issues. I strongly believe that we should keep ourselves well-informed and we should learn about the interaction of mental illness and the justice system (Hensel, et al., 2020). Social work has always been a particular heart issue for me due to a wish to work with socially disadvantaged groups of people and to help make society better and more socially fair. During my schooling adventure, I have found myself passionate about various concerns including using the trauma-sensitive approach, availability of good mental health services, and creation of intervention strategies for marginalized groups.

The prime concern I have is what works– and what does not –when it comes to mental health interventions that are provided to refugees and asylum seekers. As the number of those affected by leaving home is expanding, dealing with the problem of finding and giving culturally tailored and trauma-informed psych aid is becoming particularly important (Jannesari, et al., 2021). I am eager to discover the numerous hurdles taken up by displaced persons and asylum seekers, including the acculturation stress, trauma reactions manifestations, and the hindrances they face in seeking healthcare.

There is a need for engagement with the radical styles of well-being methods like empowerment to resilience development and solving the reflections in their experience (P. Iqbal,et al.,2022). This would mean looking at tradition and culture-based programs as well as other interventions like peer support are an integrated part of the approach to mental health.

I expect to make some contributions to this area through the research that I decide to conduct. So, I can provide evidence-based practices promoting mental well-being and integration of refugees and migrants. Also, apart from pullings for mental health disparities reduction among this population, I will be advocating for mental health-focused policies that will place the needs of this population first.

Search terms used: Mental health, marginalized groups, mental health approaches, and trauma-sensitive approach

References

Hensel, J. M., Casiano, H., Chartier, M. J., Ekuma, O., MacWilliam, L., Mota, N., ... & Bolton, J. M. (2020). Prevalence of mental disorders among all justice-involved: a population-level study in Canada.  International journal of law and psychiatry,  68, 101523.

Jannesari, S., Lotito, C., Turrini, G., Oram, S., & Barbui, C. (2021). How does context influence the delivery of mental health interventions for asylum seekers and refugees in low-and middle-income countries? A qualitative systematic review.  International Journal of Mental Health Systems,  15(1), 1-20.

P. Iqbal, M., Walpola, R., Harris‐Roxas, B., Li, J., Mears, S., Hall, J., & Harrison, R. (2022). Improving primary health care quality for refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review of interventional approaches.  Health Expectations,  25(5), 2065-2094.