Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds

People of refugee backgrounds are often imposed as a burden for a host society while those people actually bring diverse expertise, knowledge and contribution to communities where they resettle. They have their own strengths and resilience and at the same time they have faced challenges and difficul...

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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:123456789-26162023-06-14T02:32:42Z Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds Hà, Thị Ân Community based inititatives Refugee Structural Barriers People of refugee backgrounds are often imposed as a burden for a host society while those people actually bring diverse expertise, knowledge and contribution to communities where they resettle. They have their own strengths and resilience and at the same time they have faced challenges and difficulties during the resettlement process. This study aims to explore how community of refugee backgrounds utilized their strengths to develop initiatives for responding to adversities and improving their well-being. Using qualitative research method and ethographic approach, the author worked with five communities from various refugee backgrounds and five refugee service agencies through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and observations. The findings demonstrate the importance and power of community-driven programs and community level interventions among communities of refugee backgrounds in resettlement. Structural barriers such as gaps between clinical social work and macro social work, funding and market driven approach, and homogeneous mindsets about refugee populations are also found. This research raises attentions on the existing problems of Western social work education and practice. That are the ignoring values of community-centered and the prioritizing individual-centered programs or gaps between clinical social work and macro social work. Changes are needed. As conclusion, it is suggested for more awareness and appreciation of community participation, community-based programs, and interventions at community level in both education and practice. 2023-06-14T01:41:51Z 2023-06-14T01:41:51Z 2022-09 Conference paper not in proceedings Khác https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/2616 en Virtual World Community Development Conference
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Refugee
Structural Barriers
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Refugee
Structural Barriers
Hà, Thị Ân
Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds
description People of refugee backgrounds are often imposed as a burden for a host society while those people actually bring diverse expertise, knowledge and contribution to communities where they resettle. They have their own strengths and resilience and at the same time they have faced challenges and difficulties during the resettlement process. This study aims to explore how community of refugee backgrounds utilized their strengths to develop initiatives for responding to adversities and improving their well-being. Using qualitative research method and ethographic approach, the author worked with five communities from various refugee backgrounds and five refugee service agencies through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and observations. The findings demonstrate the importance and power of community-driven programs and community level interventions among communities of refugee backgrounds in resettlement. Structural barriers such as gaps between clinical social work and macro social work, funding and market driven approach, and homogeneous mindsets about refugee populations are also found. This research raises attentions on the existing problems of Western social work education and practice. That are the ignoring values of community-centered and the prioritizing individual-centered programs or gaps between clinical social work and macro social work. Changes are needed. As conclusion, it is suggested for more awareness and appreciation of community participation, community-based programs, and interventions at community level in both education and practice.
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author Hà, Thị Ân
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title Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds
title_short Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds
title_full Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds
title_fullStr Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds
title_full_unstemmed Community-based initiatives and structural barriers: Examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds
title_sort community-based initiatives and structural barriers: examples from various communities of refugee backgrounds
publishDate 2023
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