[Chances of Psychotherapeutic Interventions and Stabilization with Unaccompanied Minor Refugees During Clearing Procedure and During the Transition Phase to Youth Welfare].

[Chances of Psychotherapeutic Interventions and Stabilization with Unaccompanied Minor Refugees During Clearing Procedure and During the Transition Phase to Youth Welfare]. Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2019 Sep;68(6):475-487 Authors: Neurohr S, Willner H Abstract Chances of Psychotherapeutic Interventions and Stabilization with Unaccompanied Minor Refugees During Clearing Procedure and During the Transition Phase to Youth Welfare In the present clinical report, the experiences with psychotherapeutic crisis intervention for unaccompanied refugee minors in an initial reception and clearing office in Berlin, which have been financed since December 2016 by the association Spatz e. V. from the St Joseph hospital in Berlin-Tempelhof, is reflected. The financing offer results due to the developments in 2015 - a year with an above-average increase in incoming refugees. The significant increase also led to significantly longer waiting times in the clearing process. The forced persistence in a provisional state often led to instability of the psychic coping capacity of the adolescents. However, although there is a high level of psychological distress, post-traumatic as well as depressive symptoms the refugee adolescents have no access to outpatient psychotherapy during the clearing procedure (or the financial coverage of the discussions by health insurance or youth welfare offices). Despite uncertain framework conditions by an unclear f...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - Category: Child Development Tags: Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr Source Type: research