The experiences of staff working with refugees and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom: A grounded theory exploration

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-228

  Guhan, Rebecca ^a   Liebling Kalifani, Helen ^b  

^a BLACKBERRY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Psychological effects; Refugees; Staff; Vicarious resilience; Vicarious trauma

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFUGEE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052634568     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2011.592804     Document Type: Article

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