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Triston Bowen posted Apr 1, 2024 8:47 AM
Good afternoon,
Upon reviewing the report, the three key examples that highlight how multi-cultural psychology can guide more effective and empathetic approaches to immigration in my opinion are:
Understanding Immigrant Resilience and Challenges: The report underscores the resilience and resourcefulness of immigrants, challenging prevailing negative stereotypes. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing immigrants’ strengths. This balanced perspective can inform policies that both leverage immigrants’ contributions to society and provide necessary support to overcome barriers.
Social Contexts in Immigrant Adaptation: a social-ecological framework to explore how various social contexts, from family and community to broader societal attitudes, impact immigrants’ experiences and well-being. This approach highlights the importance of creating welcoming communities and inclusive policies that recognize and address the diverse needs of immigrant populations.
Culturally Competent Service Provision: regarding the APA Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists, the report advocates for the incorporation of cultural competence in all aspects of psychological practice. This includes acknowledging the impact of psychologists’ own cultural perspectives on their work, the need for culturally informed research methodologies, and the provision of services that respect and respond to the cultural and linguistic needs of immigrant clients.
By observing these examples, the report from the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration demonstrates how multi-cultural psychology can inform and improve the ways in which societies approach immigration. It suggests that policies and practices grounded in a deep understanding of the complex experiences of immigrants, and that respect their resilience and cultural diversity, can lead to more effective integration and mutual benefit for both immigrants and host nations.
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Claude Mabengeza posted Apr 1, 2024 7:00 PM
Good evening
This is an interesting topic to discuss about, I have been a refugee myself for many years and I migrated to the United States, which gives me a better understanding of what this topic is all about because I experienced it myself. It is commonly difficult for refugees to settle in the new communities because even refugees residing in regions of origin live differently from the local population even when they share cultural values, norms, etc. One point I would like to underline however, is the difference between the level of understanding or how civilized the actual person is. From experience, I realized that civilized people for example who used to travel, speak many languages, and who are educated, their adaptability or integration levels are higher, quicker, and smoother than those who are not civilized or educated.
My point of view about the acculturation and this is not to say that I am right or wrong, is that every culture has something positive worth knowing and experiencing, which means there is no better culture than the other and being aware of other cultures doesn’t mean to totally abandon yours. My approach is accepting other cultures without judging them and select what is important to me to integrate it into my own culture. The more you are aware of other cultures, the smother your integration in your new community will be.
Multi-cultural psychology can influence policies and practices regarding immigration by bringing up cultural awareness worldwide so that the immigrants and local population understand each other better without difficulty. As an example, some immigrants complain about the language barrier related to accent, where someone will speak English but because of their pronunciation, they are still asked multiple times what they are trying to say. On another hand, locals wonder why the immigrant doesn’t speak English the same way as them, which creates frustration on both sides. Being aware of other cultures and possibly speaking multiple languages, and understanding that we complement each other, would ease biases and critics.
Acculturation:
The report said that acculturation happens in stages and is different from everybody, but they highlighted that children acculturate faster than their parents and sometimes this creates misunderstandings between parents who seem to be conservatives of their motherland culture and their children who are more inclined to the culture of their host nation. I should suggest that seminars should be held to explain exactly what is happening. because to the parents from many countries believe that their children should adhere to their standards, anything less than that is considered disobedience towards parents. On another hand children misunderstand the parameters of their rights and responsibilities and tend to see their parents as incompetent because they don’t adapt as quickly as they do, and they end up neglecting their parents’ authority.
Clinical context: The report showed that migrants are not more prone to mental illnesses than naturally born citizens of the United States, it stated that many migrants contributed to the wellbeing of the nation, which made me think about the diversity benefits we discussed about in week 4. Report stated however, that refugees have shown mental health issues that include anxiety, depression, PTSD, Suicidal ideation, and substance abuse, etc. all resulting from their -past experiences.
Education: report stated that first generation migrants have been successful in schools despite different challenges they face such as language barrier, xenophobia, economic hardships, due to their optimism, dedication to hard work, determination, and positive academic behaviors.
I would say that even if migration is challenging but it also has various benefits on all levels, it broadens human’s intellectual capacity, develops adaptability, and promotes diversity in the society necessary for innovation and positive changes.
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Lisa Ros posted Apr 2, 2024 11:46 AM
Leveraging Multicultural Psychology for Progressive Immigration Policies
Multicultural psychology is the premise for growing essential know-how on emigration techniques, which, in turn, impacts the practices and guidelines of the relevant government. Drawing from the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration report Crossroads, (2012), one of the three examples discussed in the Psychology of Immigration in the New Century is how the multicultural concept positively influences immigration regulations.
Example 1: Eradication of Diversity in Immigration Experiences
One way multicultural psychology can inform immigration rules is by acknowledging the reviews and cultural backgrounds of the immigrants. As proven in the file, immigrants come from exclusive cultural, social, and monetary backgrounds, forming their pathway to migration. By recognizing this range, policymakers can create policies that address individualized wishes by introducing culturally sensitive help and help sources (Chauhan et al.,2021).
Example 2: Developing Cultural Competency in Immigrant Support Services
Another critical element is developing cultural awareness within immigration services. Cultural norms, values, and conversation styles are given much interest in the report as they may be the key to correctly connecting with immigrants (Sarid et al.,2023). Implementing multicultural psychology into the schooling guides of immigration professionals will facilitate presenting culturally touchy offerings that make the offerings more on-hand and beneficial.
Example three: Meeting the mental health concerns of immigrants
Also, multicultural psychology highlights the intellectual health difficulties experienced by immigrants, such as acculturative pressure and trauma. Informed by the above expertise, the coverage can include awareness of support services for intellectual fitness, outreach applications, and interventions that can be customized to the immigrants’ requirements. Through a comprehensive approach to intellectual fitness, the rules can help immigrants be healthier and better adapted. Ultimately, multicultural psychology gives us an integrative version for designing appropriate immigration regulations. By recognizing diversity, cultural competence, and mental health issues, rules will be more effective and beneficial.
References
Chauhan, A., Walpola, R. L., Manias, E., Seale, H., Walton, M., Wilson, C., … & Harrison, R. (2021). How do health services engage culturally and linguistically diverse consumers? An analysis of consumer engagement frameworks in Australia. Health Expectations, 24(5), 1747-1762.
Sarid, A., & Binhas, A. (2023). Educational leadership for migrant and refugee education: challenges and dilemmas in the Israeli context. Journal of Educational Administration, 61(4), 423-438.
United States. Apa Presidential Task Force On Immigration, and American Psychological Association. Crossroads: The Psychology of Immigration in the New Century: Report of the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration. Washington, D.C., American Psychological Association, 2012.
