Community profiling focus group: An empowering tool for immigrant community groups. Issue 3 (3rd July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mebane, Minou Ella; Benedetti, Maura
• Is Part Of: Journal of prevention & intervention in the community. Volume 50:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 240
• Page End: 256
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03
• Subjects: Community profiling -- Community psychology -- empowerment -- immigration; Preventive health services -- Periodicals; Preventive health services -- United States -- Periodicals; Community health services -- Periodicals; Community health services -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2021.1918828
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1085-2352

Abstract

Abstract: Community psychology profiling, a complex and lengthy intervention methodology, can play an important role in enhancing social cohesion and integrating immigrants into local communities. In this pilot research intervention, we wanted to investigate if the Community Profiling Focus Group, which is flexible and a less time-consuming methodology could be employed to initiate empowering processes in marginalized community groups such as immigrants. Five focus groups were carried out with different immigrants. Overall our research shows that, though immigrants had deep concerns mostly on work issues and low acceptance of foreigners, participating in the Community Profiling Focus Group enabled them to be more proactive and to identify objectives they could reach jointly to increase their empowerment and integration in their communities.