Building on Resiliencies of Refugee Families

Mary Fabio; Lisa D Parker; Meera B Siddharth

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2019.02.011

Building on Resiliencies of Refugee Families

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2019 Jun;66(3):655-667. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.02.011.

Authors

Mary Fabio¹, Lisa D Parker², Meera B Siddharth³

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Karabots Pediatric Care Center, 4865 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139, USA.
² Peace Day Philly, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: contact@peacedayphilly.org.
³ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3501 Civic Center Boulevard, Emergency Department, Colket Building, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 31036241
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.02.011

Abstract

This article focuses on the resiliency of refugee families and the various ways that pediatric practitioners can use and strengthen those resiliencies in the course of pediatric health care delivery. It reviews common stressors experienced by refugees, information about the concept of resilience, aspects of culturally responsive health care, and clinical recommendations. In addition, 3 cases are presented that highlight both resiliencies of refugee families and successful interventions by pediatric health care providers within the pediatric refugee clinic at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Keywords: Culturally responsive care; Pediatric care; Refugee; Resiliency; Self-advocacy; Trauma-informed care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Family Health*
Humans
Pediatricians*
Physician's Role*
Physician-Patient Relations*
Refugees / psychology*
Resilience, Psychological*
United States