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How can participatory research methods be used to improve research with refugees?

Participatory research methods have been successfully implemented with multiple refugee communities and have covered various topics.

  • General principles of participatory research include viewing community members as co-researchers, creating advisory boards, involving community members in all steps of the research project, and highlighting community expertise on their own lived experiences
  • Community empowerment and skill building should also be central themes to participatory research: Researchers should encourage community members to share their strengths and build new skills that could lead to better understanding of community needs and potential solutions to address community-identified issues

 

Refugee service providers can use the elements of participatory research in programmatic development.

  • Participatory research methods are adaptable by nature, allowing providers and researchers to change the project direction as needs are identified
  • Partnerships should involve an iterative process that allows community members to provide feedback and guidance in programmatic development
  • Power dynamics and the ethics of participation for community members need to be closely watched and controlled for through open communication and mitigation of any potential negative impacts

Post TitleStrength of EvidenceType of StudyDirection of Evidence
Family Empowerment (FAME): A feasibility trial of preventive multifamily groups for asylum seeker families in the NetherlandsPositive impactSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Family interventions in traumatized immigrants and refugees: A systematic reviewPositive impactSystematic reviewPositive impact
Feasibility of implementation of a parenting intervention with Karen refugees resettled from Burma.Positive impactSuggestive evidencePositive impact
The utility of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) for refugee background parentsPositive impactSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Family-based mental health promotion for Somali Bantu and Bhutanese refugees: Feasibility and acceptability trialPositive impactImpact evaluationPositive impact
We left one war and came to another: Resource loss, acculturative stress, and caregiver-child relationships in Somali refugee familiesNo evidence about impactSuggestive evidenceNo evidence about impact
Understanding the role of acculturative stress on refugee youth mental health: A systematic review and ecological approach to assessment and interventionNo evidence about impactSystematic reviewNo evidence about impact
Family efficacy as a protective factor against immigrant adolescent risky behavior: A literature reviewNo evidence about impactSuggestive evidenceNo evidence about impact
A review of the use of trauma systems therapy to treat refugee children, adolescents, and familiesNo evidence about impactSuggestive evidenceNo evidence about impact
Refugees, asylum-seekers and undocumented migrants and the experience of parenthood: A synthesis of the qualitative literatureNo evidence about impactSystematic reviewNo evidence about impact
Brief Family Therapy for Refugee ChildrenSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact

Websites and Databases Population Terms Methodology Terms Target Outcome Terms
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 refugee

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immigrant

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“unaccompanied minor”

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asylee

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“temporary protected status”

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“victims of traffick*”

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“traffick* victims”

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T-Visa

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U-Visa

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Cuban

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Haitian

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Amerasian

 

 evaluation

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impact

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program

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intervention

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policy

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project

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train*

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therapy

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treatment

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counseling

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workshop

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review

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meta-analysis

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synthesis

 “family therapy”

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“family counseling”

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“family dynamics”

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“family relationship”

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“family roles”

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“marriage counseling”

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“couples therapy”

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“relationship counseling”

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“child parent relationship”