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The Emotional Impacts of Working as an Asylum Lawyer
Refugee Survey Quarterly Pub Date : 2019-01-16 , DOI: 10.1093/rsq/hdy019
Neil Graffin 1
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Asylum practitioners often work with traumatised persons and hear stories of persecution and other traumatic narratives in their everyday work. This study sought to assess the emotional impacts of working as an asylum practitioner, and how these effects could affect a practitioner’s performance in their role or their relationship with their clients. This qualitative study consisted of 10 semi-structured interviews with asylum practitioners in England and the Republic of Ireland. An inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze data. A number of key themes emerged, including participants describing having experienced or witnessed burnout and other negative emotional effects caused by working in this role. Practitioners also described having experienced feelings of detachment from clients, as well as in some cases cynicism and disbelief of their narratives. However, these emotional states were seen to engender positive as well as negative attributes in the delivery of legal representation. Heavy caseloads, the futility of working in a system where some clients have little chance of success, cuts to legal aid, as well as societal stigmatization of claimants were also cited as providing challenges for practitioners. A complex understanding of this role emerged in times of austerity, where anti-immigration sentiment is common within society.

中文翻译:

担任庇护律师的情感影响

庇护从业者经常与受创伤的人一起工作,并在日常工作中听到迫害和其他创伤性叙述的故事。本研究旨在评估作为庇护从业者的情绪影响,以及这些影响如何影响从业者在其角色中的表现或与客户的关系。这项定性研究包括对英格兰和爱尔兰共和国的庇护从业者进行的 10 次半结构化访谈。归纳主题分析用于分析数据。出现了许多关键主题,包括参与者描述他们经历或目睹了因担任该职位而导致的倦怠和其他负面情绪影响。从业者还描述了与客户疏远的感觉,以及在某些情况下愤世嫉俗和不相信他们的叙述。然而,这些情绪状态被视为在提供法律代理时产生积极和消极的属性。繁重的案件量、在一些客户几乎没有成功机会的系统中工作是徒劳的、削减法律援助以及对索赔人的社会污名也被认为是从业者面临的挑战。在紧缩时期出现了对这一角色的复杂理解,当时社会中反移民情绪很普遍。以及索赔人的社会污名化也被认为是从业者面临的挑战。在紧缩时期,反移民情绪在社会中普遍存在,对这一角色的复杂理解出现了。以及索赔人的社会污名化也被认为是从业者面临的挑战。在紧缩时期出现了对这一角色的复杂理解,当时社会中反移民情绪很普遍。
更新日期:2019-01-16
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