Capella University SWK5005 Theory Application Migration and Mental Health

SWK 5005 Capella University Theory Application Migration and Mental Health Case Study

Migration and Mental Health In the recent past, the difficult circumstances in Somalia, especially the southcentral section of the country, persisted. Over the years and looking into the future, there is little hope of improvement (Sheller, 2020). Recently there has been a continuation of a serious famine as well as the war between armed government soldiers and stubborn rebels leading to disastrous wastage of state resources and many families displaced and destruction of property. Reliable statistics show that almost 1.5 million individuals make shifts and find other homes within the country, and resettle with fear of future internal displacement. At the same time, a growing number, an estimated 678,000 people, seek refuge abroad. Approximately two million individuals feel the quarrel's adverse effects, including a selected ambush on compassionate employees, open refusal of charity by fighting militia, and harassment of citizens. Additionally, the circumstances have been steady and favorable, especially in north Puntland and Somaliland provinces in the recent past, and few migrations have taken place from these areas. Hofsa, currently a 24-year old Somalian lady, at 18 years old, was awakened on a fateful late night by a noisy blast from sleep in her small town in Somalia. As the cruelty and injury resulting from the continuing internal conflict spread, desire to survive, and desire to find her family, she walks together with her friends and acquaintance to the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Dadaab camp a threat from the militia as the border between the camp and the war-torn state is small; Hofsa's feeling of insecurity grew over time, and thoughts of relocating started filling her mind. Finally, Hofsa migrates to Minneapolis in the United States; UNHCR helps her find shelter. She finds a 3 considerable number of other Somali migrants and attempts to relate with them; unfortunately, she faces unkindness. Meanwhile, Hofsa's family is still in Somalia, facing hostile conditions. Fortunately, they understand her whereabouts and later joins her in the United States (Schouler-Ocak, 2018). Her family depends on her because she has been working and studying abroad ever since she migrated. She also requires her to show them around, be a translator, and help them familiarize themselves since they find challenges adapting to the United States. Hofsa ignores some of the Muslim traditions, beliefs, and practices leaving her in continual disagreements with her uncompromising family. Hofsa loves a Somali emigrant hailing from an ethnic group her family thinks to be rival, presenting more problems. Hofsa's emotional, intellectual, and communal welfare is on the balance of impoacting what she thinks, how she perceives, and the actions she takes (SchoulerOcak, 2020). Some of the environmental factors impacting Hofsa's mental health are; I. II. Hostile community in Dadaab and Minneapolis Conflict III. Limited access to water, famine IV. Shelter V. VI. VII. VIII. Human insecurity Land quality and topography Disruption of seasonal weather patterns Food insecurity Lee's theory of migration starts as he conceptualizes the elements that result in the geographic movability of people occurring in some regions. These 4 elements include the location of origin conditions, conditions of target location, mediating stumbling blocks, and individual reasons (Malmberg, 2021). Additionally, Lee claims that every location has its benefits as well as adverse characteristics. The beneficial elements are attractive to the migrants, while the adverse elements drive them away. There are also neutral elements. People relocate to or from a location after considering these elements. Migrants possess a valuable understanding of the location they originate from due to the lengthy interaction and familiarity of the area while they have limited information about the target location. Acceptance of these shifting populations in the area of destination is usually and unsure. The final decision to migrate follows a stronger conviction sufficient to defeat built-in stagnation and possible stumbling blocks along the way. The space between the location of origin and target location also influences the decision significantly. The reasons for migration are different and vary according to every individual (Fortier, 2020). All through an individual's cycle of life, most of the reasons remain persistent as other change in the course of the person's life. It goes that actual circumstances dominating the location of origin and target location are less influential as compared to the individual's understanding of the locations. In addition, after an individual considers all the elements that are influencing his or her choice to move or stay, he or she makes a final arrangement. Extensive research has revealed that while some people migrate of their own volition, some do not make a choice but are forced to follow the migrating group, for example, children and wives. 5 Lee suggested the following concerning the capacity of emigration; the capacity of relocation differs depending on the region's heterogeneity, a difference of people, variation of providence, and beneficial factors of the area. The strength of lee theory rests on the fact that it is one of the first theories after Ravenstein's to successfully make deductive remarks about migration (Fischer et al, 2021). Lee's push and pull model has the following weaknesses; it fails to explain the effects of migration on starting systemic circumstances, lacks basic illustrations, elements reviewed concern target area and location of origin only, and selects limited factors affecting relocation. The capability to appreciate and communicate with different people from different cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds is cultural competence (Crepaz, 2020). Cultural competence is vital for there to be peace and prosperity among different people from different cultures; for example, a foreign nurse may find it difficult to communicate with a local patient should there be a language barrier. Cultural competence is significant in personal relationships, too, as this would prevent people from saying unpleasant words, therefore, hurting feelings. Some standards for cultural competence are service delivery, self-awareness, and crosscultural knowledge. Lee's push and pull theory on relocation face implications such as ruralurban relocation of the workforce, which results in increased unemployment rates, lower productivity, and eventually a surge in crime, especially in the urban centers (Caims, 2021). Individuals relocate, in this case, to such jobs, paying little 6 attention to the economic troubles they cause in the destination location. This leads to overall reduction in the standards of living.

7 References Cairns, D. (2021). Migration decision-making, mobility capital and reflexive learning. The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Mobility and Educational Migration, 25-34.

Hofsa is a 24-year old Muslim woman from Somalia. She was able to relocate to the United States when she was 18; she has been living on her own, taking college courses and working since that time. Recently her family has been able to come to the United States and they have joined her in Minneapolis. Her family has had a traumatic time in Somalia, and are having trouble assimilating in the US. They expect hofsa to work and support them, and always be available to take them where they want to go, to serve as an interpreter, etc. Since hofsa has been in the States, she is less strict about following the strict, traditional Muslim guidelines that her family practices and this is a constant source of conflict within the family. To make matters even worse, hofsa has fallen in love with another Somali refugee; the problem is that he is from a tribe in Somalia that hofsa's family considers an enemy tribe.

Case Study Treatment Plan

For your course project, you will choose from Levi, Tommy, or hofsa. The clients in the case studies are ethnically diverse and are struggling with a variety of mental health issues.

During the course of this project you will:

• Organize client information to paint picture of their present intersectionality.

• Develop a statement of the presenting problem.

• Make a list of the environmental factors influencing the problem.

• Choose one theory to help you and client understand the problem.

• Discuss the chosen theory's ability to point to a solution.

• Discuss the cultural competence of the theory.

• Use this case to compare and contrast your chosen theory to 2 others.

This is a 3 part project. Spending time up front to get a good picture of the client and their issues is time well spent. You may "add" some information about your client but do it in Assignment Two and be very specific about what you are adding (more demographic or environmental information).