Sığınmacı ve Mültecilerle Çalışanlarda Psikolojik Sağlık Üzerine Bir Derleme

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1, 72 - 87, 29.04.2022

Gökhan Ebren Pınar Ayça Özgen Okan Cem Çırakoğlu

Öz

Literatürde mültecilerle çalışmanın, çalışan kişilerin psikolojik sağlığı üzerinde olumsuz etkileri olduğunu gösteren birçok çalışma bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmaların çoğunluğunu İkincil Travma (İT) ve Dolaylı Travma (DT) çalışmaları oluşturmaktadır. Bunun yanında, mültecilerle çalışanlarda anksiyete, depresyon ve tükenmişlik gibi psikolojik zorlukların görüldüğüne dair çalışmalar da yer almaktadır. Bu makalenin amacı, İT, DT, anksiyete, depresyon ve tükenmişlik kavramlarını açıklamak, mültecilerle çalışanlarda bu psikolojik zorlukların görülme sıklığını raporlamış olan çalışmaların bir derlemesini sunmak ve bu psikolojik problemlerin gelişmesinde rol oynayan risk faktörlerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu derlemenin, özellikle Türkiye gibi fazla sayıda mülteciye ev sahipliği yapan ülkelerde mültecilerle çalışanların yaşadığı zorluklara dikkat çekmek ve bu hususta devlet kurumlarının ve sivil toplum kuruluşlarının bu kişilere yönelik müdahale çalışmaları geliştirmelerinin önemini vurgulamak açısından önemli bir kaynak olabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Travma, İkincil Travma, Dolaylı Travma, Psikolojik Sağlık, Mülteci Çalışanları

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