Abstract
This report evaluates the impact of brief therapy sessions provided by the CCIS Centre for Refugee Resilience to recently-arrived refugees. A combination of client surveys, client interviews and referring partner interviews were used to evaluate brief therapy outcomes.
Publication Date: 1/1/2020
Publication Type: Report
Notes
Gaps identified
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Short time period of evaluation, longitudinal studies would be effective
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Low sample (10 clients for interviews and surveys combined), data is preliminary
Key recommendations
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Maintain the brief therapy sessions for refugee clients, and provide resources for further sessions if required
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Find opportunities to provide brief therapy to more individuals, and maintain data collection for the program
Key findings
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All of clients interviewed indicated brief therapy sessions were helpful, with increased feelings of hope, confidence, and decreased stress being notable benefits; participants also indicated beliefs that if brief therapy had not occurred, feelings of trauma may have worsened. Feelings of being heard and trust were important to clients
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Most clients (94%) needed an interpreter for therapy sessions
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Partners that referred clients to therapy sessions indicated that clients received culturally responsive therapy, and timely support for clients in crisis
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Areas of improvement by partners include increased follow-up, flexibliity surrounding therapy, providing awareness before crises, and increased staffing
