Research
In our work so far, we have produced practice-based evidence on supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors with their mental health needs in frontline clinic settings.
​
As clinical psychologists we have dedicated training on producing and critiquing research. We welcome interest in producing and developing research with other organisations, including charities, local authorities, students and universities. Please contact us on info@foundation63.org with any questions or interest.
Published research
Implementing Narrative Exposure Therapy for unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors with post-traumatic stress disorder: A pilot feasibility report (2019).
​
This paper summarises how Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) was delivered to four unaccompanied minors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following multiple traumatic events. This includes a description of NET and how it was implemented to support unaccompanied minors within complex circumstances. It reports on how young people responded to the intervention and includes their qualitative feedback on their experiences of NET. This article highlighted that it is possible to implement NET within routine clinical practice and observed improvements in PTSD symptoms and functional outcomes for unaccompanied minors.
​
​
​
Working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people: cultural considerations and acceptability of a cognitive behavioural group approach (2019).
​
This paper describes how cognitive behavioural approaches can be adapted to meet the needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors in a group setting. It details how concepts were adapted to take into account unaccompanied minors' age, understanding of services and mental health, social disempowerment, additional needs relating to health and sleep; and their language needs. This paper was part of a special issue of the CBT journal focused on cultural adaptations of CBT.
​
Upcoming research
We are currently working on a qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) paper on unaccompanied minors experiences of receiving Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).