BENEFÍCIOS DA MENTORIA

Mental Health Providers​

 

​Clinical supervision helps providers: 

1. Deepen understanding of the general legal, social, and economic contexts that forced their client to migrate from their country of origin;

2. Deepen knowledge about their specific psychosocial stressors, challenges, and needs (including legal, medical, mental health, and concrete) the patient may be currently facing;

3. Understand the immigration policies and legal processes affecting their patient;

4. Receive support in navigating complex ethical issues;

5. Better understand the complexity of trauma sources and their manifestation in this population;

6. Deepen knowledge about providing trauma-informed mental health services, and about tailored therapeutic strategies/interventions;

7. Enhance ability to identify signs of trauma and distress in patients, including symptoms of complex PTSD, anxiety, and depression, attachment-related disorders, etc.;​

8. Improve the ability to communicate and build trust with patients who may be reluctant to share their experiences—or who may have different cultural expectations and communication styles—while avoiding the patient's re-traumatization;

9. Enhance cultural humility by receiving nuanced insights into the diverse backgrounds and values of migrant populations;

10. Explore the impact of doing this work on the mental health services provider's own mental health; and

11. Identifying strategies for preventing or managing secondary trauma and compassion fatigue while working in this demanding field.

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