Background

Children of African asylum seekers are a growing population in the Western world. Many of them who live in extreme social exclusion experience social alienation and powerlessness. Based on the assumption that the unique relationships between mentors and mentees can increase well-being, more in depth data on the perspectives of the practical work strategies of the volunteers themselves would be useful to understand their actions and underlying principles of actions in mentoring children of asylum seekers.

Objective

To explore the experiences and strategies employed by nonprofessional volunteers who mentor children of asylum seekers.

Method

In-depth semi-structured interviews with 19 volunteers who mentor children (age range 6–12) of African asylum seekers in Israel were conducted. A thematic analysis based on grounded theory approach was employed.

Results

Based on the volunteers’ perceptions, the data suggest a four-level process of strategies aimed at resistance to othering and the development of a sense of personal agency through mentoring.

Conclusions

The perceptions of volunteers who work with the children of asylum seekers suggest they use strategies that seek to increase the children’s sense of belonging and agency and to provide them with the unconditional support they usually do not receive elsewhere. The findings suggest that volunteers may help create an agency-promoting environment to help asylum seeker children cope with their distress. Studies using controlled designs might examine the effects of volunteers by developing guidelines and action principles as a basis for fostering standardized training for volunteers who work with children in extreme social exclusion.

中文翻译：

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从无助的愤怒到爱的抵抗：以色列寻求庇护者儿童辅导中对他人的抵抗和代理实践

背景

非洲寻求庇护者的孩子在西方世界不断增长。许多生活在极端社会排斥中的人经历了社会疏离和无能为力。基于导师和被指导者之间的独特关系可以增加幸福感的假设，关于志愿者自身实际工作策略观点的更深入的数据将有助于理解他们在指导儿童时的行动和行动的基本原则。寻求庇护者。

客观的

探索指导寻求庇护者子女的非专业志愿者所采用的经验和策略。

方法

对 19 名指导在以色列的非洲寻求庇护者的儿童（6-12 岁）的志愿者进行了深入的半结构化访谈。采用基于扎根理论方法的主题分析。

结果

根据志愿者的看法，数据提出了一个四级策略过程，旨在通过指导来抵制他人和发展个人能动性。

结论

与寻求庇护者的孩子一起工作的志愿者的看法表明，他们使用的策略旨在增加孩子的归属感和能动性，并为他们提供通常在其他地方得不到的无条件支持。调查结果表明，志愿者可以帮助创造一个促进机构的环境，以帮助寻求庇护的儿童应对他们的痛苦。使用受控设计的研究可能会通过制定指导方针和行动原则来检查志愿者的影响，作为为极端社会排斥儿童工作的志愿者提供标准化培训的基础。