Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Counselor Education and Supervision
Advisor
Dr. Geneva Gray
Abstract
Local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and community members of the host country make decisions regarding refugee lifestyles during and post-resettlement rather than the refugee women themselves. This research study informs the development of and provision of multiculturally appropriate counseling services to refugee women living in the United States from the perspective of the refugee women themselves. The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences and related meanings of a group of Hmong refugee women living in post-resettlement in the United States. This hermeneutic phenomenological study was developed with a feminist multicultural theoretical foundation. The primary research questions for this study were used to explore the lived experiences of Hmong refugee women in the United States post-resettlement and how refugee Hmong women make meaning of their post-resettlement experiences in the United States. Eight participants were interviewed and data were analyzed in reflection of existing literature and confirmed by the participants for accuracy of data collection. Three key themes emerged from this study: basic human rights, loss of culture, and security. Implications for positive social change include informing refugee policy change and development across multiple systems and levels of government, potentially decreasing the gaps in access to culturally competent counseling services.
Recommended Citation
Curry, PhD, Dr. Kristen M., "Refugee Women’s Post-Resettlement Experiences in the United States" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13288.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13288
