Unaccompanied Refugee Minors from Central America: Understanding Their Journey and Implications for Counselors

Autor/inn/en	Tello, Angelica M.; Castellon, Nancy E.; Aguilar, Alejandra; Sawyer, Cheryl B.
Titel	Unaccompanied Refugee Minors from Central America: Understanding Their Journey and Implications for Counselors
Quelle	In: Professional Counselor, 7 (2017) 4, S.360-374 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-3989
Schlagwörter	Refugees; Poverty; Juvenile Gangs; Personal Narratives; Adolescents; Acculturation; Counselor Role; Foreign Countries; Mental Health; Economic Factors; Health Needs; Health Services; Pain; Self Concept; Parent Child Relationship; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Qualitative Research; Honduras; Guatemala; El Salvador + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Armut; Jugendbande; Erlebniserzählung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Akkulturation; Ausland; Psychohygiene; Ökonomischer Faktor; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Schmerz; Selbstkonzept; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Sekundarschüler; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	The United States has recently seen a significant increase in the number of unaccompanied minors from the Northern Triangle of Central America (i.e., El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala). These children and youth are refugees fleeing extreme poverty and gang violence. This study examined the narratives of 16 refugees from the Northern Triangle who arrived in the United States as unaccompanied minors. In particular, the purpose of this study was to gain awareness of the journey experienced by unaccompanied refugee minors from their countries of origin to the United States. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the participants' narratives, and three primary themes emerged: (a) reasons for leaving Central America, (b) journey to the United States, and (c) life in the United States. Implications for counselors and areas for future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01