Being heard and understood in the context of seeking asylum and refuge: Communicating with the help of bilingual co-workers

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-216

  Raval, Hitesh ^a,b  

^a Canterbury Christ Church Univ Coll ^*

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilingual co worker; Children and families; Language interpreter; Mental health; Refugee

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REFUGEE;

EID: 17644414984     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104505051211     Document Type: Article

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