Migration

Migration and Transculturality:

New Tasks in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (German)

Intercultural action in psychiatry and psychotherapy. In view of increasing levels of migration and refugee displacement, intercultural action in psychiatry and psychotherapy is essential. Practitioners are faced with the growing demands of treating patients in a culturally sensitive manner, taking socio-cultural differences into account in therapy, and often having to work across language barriers. The team of authors shows the practice-relevant implications of these developments, based on the current state of research. New developments with regard to an intercultural broadening of the psychiatric-psychotherapeutic care system are presented on the basis of numerous projects that successfully facilitate work with migrants and refugees. The book also outlines the ways in which intercultural competencies can be taught in further education, training, and professional development, and what needs to be considered with regard to supervision and assessment. Several chapters deal with the role of interpreters in the treatment of migrants.