Refugee care in Lebanon

Understanding the lived experiences of social workers.

Summary

This mixed methods study examines the status of social work in its response to the refugee crisis within Lebanon, a country with the highest per capita refugee population in the world.

Findings

A structured interview guide and brief ordinal instrument were administered through interviews (n = 10) and 10 focus groups (n = 37) (N = 47). Participants were recruited with the help of Lebanese social work colleagues. We explored professional roles, greatest refugee needs, social worker coping, and recommendations for refugee social work trainers and educators. Qualitative results are presented as themes with examples of direct quotations. Culturally specific services accurately targeting needs are among the major themes identified. Quantitative results, primarily using descriptive statistics and one Pearson’s r correlation statistic, report on participants’ overall stress levels, sense of effectiveness in refugee practice, and connection of faith/religion to motivation for refugee work.

Applications

This work is applied as best practice recommendations for social work education and for front-line training of those in social work roles working with refugees in Lebanon. This work also raises awareness about one of the most critical humanitarian crises in history.

中文翻译：

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黎巴嫩社会工作者与难民一起工作的生活经历

黎巴嫩的难民关怀

了解社工的生活经历。

概括

这项混合方法研究考察了社会工作在应对黎巴嫩境内难民危机时的状况，黎巴嫩是世界上人均难民人口最多的国家。

发现

通过访谈 ( n  = 10) 和 10 个焦点小组 ( n  = 37) ( N = 47）。参与者是在黎巴嫩社会工作同事的帮助下招募的。我们探讨了专业角色、最大的难民需求、社会工作者应对以及对难民社会工作培训师和教育工作者的建议。定性结果以主题形式呈现，并附有直接引用的示例。准确针对需求的特定文化服务是确定的主要主题之一。定量结果，主要使用描述性统计和一项 Pearson 相关统计，报告参与者的整体压力水平、难民实践的有效性，以及信仰/宗教与难民工作动机的联系。

应用

这项工作被用作社会工作教育的最佳实践建议，以及在黎巴嫩与难民一起工作的社会工作角色的一线培训。这项工作还提高了人们对历史上最严重的人道主义危机之一的认识。