TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Feel the fear and do it anyway'
T2 - Meeting the occupational needs of refugees and people seeking asylum
AU - Smith, Helen Claire
PY - 2005/10/1
Y1 - 2005/10/1
N2 - Refugees and people seeking asylum face a fife in the United Kingdom that fosters occupational deprivation. Their needs may be significant, but occupational therapists often believe themselves unable to help refugees because they feel unready and ill prepared. A more positive approach can assist occupational therapists to acknowledge their anxieties in this regard and, by taking a proactive and informed stance, use their existing transferable skills to meet the needs of refugees in much the same way that they meet the needs of other clients.
AB - Refugees and people seeking asylum face a fife in the United Kingdom that fosters occupational deprivation. Their needs may be significant, but occupational therapists often believe themselves unable to help refugees because they feel unready and ill prepared. A more positive approach can assist occupational therapists to acknowledge their anxieties in this regard and, by taking a proactive and informed stance, use their existing transferable skills to meet the needs of refugees in much the same way that they meet the needs of other clients.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=27744550130&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/030802260506801006
DO - 10.1177/030802260506801006
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:27744550130
SN - 0308-0226
VL - 68
SP - 474
EP - 476
JO - British Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - British Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 10
ER -
