Resettlement Education Case Managers’ Roles Supporting Refugee Families With Children With Disabilities

Autor:	Nicole B. Adams, Rosa Milagros Santos
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	030506 rehabilitation education.field_of_study Refugee fungi 05 social sciences Rehabilitation Population 050301 education Criminology Special education Education 03 medical and health sciences Community support 0305 other medical science Psychology education 0503 education
Zdroj:	The Journal of Special Education. 56:63-72
ISSN:	1538-4764 0022-4669
DOI:	10.1177/00224669211018861
Popis:	Refugees have been resettling in the United States for decades, but there has been little attention in the special education literature to this population. The existing literature notes numerous systemic barriers refugee families and professionals who work with them encounter but has not investigated the roles of professionals in refugee resettlement agencies in supporting families who have children with disabilities. In this study, we used semi-structured interviews to explore in resettlement education case managers (ECMs) the roles and experiences of assisting refugee families to access special education. Our findings revealed that ECMs provided intensive support to newly resettled families by educating them on the special education process, connecting them with supports, and sharing information about disability characteristics. Implications for research and practice are also provided.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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