A Counselling Framework for Caribbean Children and Families Who Have Experienced Migratory Separation and Reunion |
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| Authors: | Audrey M Pottinger Angela Gordon Stair and Sharon Williams Brown |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Child Health, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica;(2) University Health Centre (UWI), Kingston, Jamaica |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents research findings on childrens’ responses to migratory separation and later reunion in Caribbean families
and the needs of these families when parents migrate and leave their children behind. Implications of this type of separation
on children, parents and surrogate caregivers are discussed. The challenges that counsellors in both the ‘sending’ and host
countries face working with this population are also examined and suggestions made for psychosocial intervention and guidelines
for counselling in both societies. The need for culturally competent counsellors to work with the growing population of immigrants
in North America and Europe is indicated. |
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| Keywords: | Caribbean families Migratory separation Reunion Surrogate Caregiver Psychosocial interventions |
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