Modelo de Intervención Grupal para las personas migrantes en su tránsito por México
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1921/gpwk20241706Keywords:
migration, group work, hybrid group model, transnational collaboration, trauma-informed care, client-centered careAbstract
SPANISH:
Este artículo resume el proceso de desarrollo de un grupo abierto e híbrido (psicoeducacional y de apoyo) para personas migrantes en el corredor migratorio de México-Estados Unidos. En este sentido, el objetivo del grupo gira en torno a abordar de manera colectiva las estrategias de afrontamiento y resiliencia, una comprensión del panorama general del fenómeno migratorio y la violencia estructural vivida, y la creación de redes de apoyo.
El desarrollo de este grupo ha sido posible a raíz de la alianza transnacional y colaboración continua entre estudiantes (ahora ex-alumnas) de una institución académica estadounidense y un albergue para personas migrantes en México. Se incluye también una explicación sobre cómo la pandemia del COVID-19 impactó el desarrollo de este grupo —dado a que la construcción del mismo dio inicio antes de que este fenómeno tuviera lugar en el mundo—, y la manera en la que las autoras supieron aprovechar positivamente este gran imprevisto.
De manera complementaria, las autoras enfatizan, con base en la positiva experiencia de esta alianza transnacional, en la necesidad de colaboración continua de la academia con albergues para migrantes, con el fin de desarrollar intervenciones grupales que favorezcan la salud mental de esta población.
ENGLISH:
This article summarizes the process of developing an open, hybrid (psychoeducational and support) group for migrant persons in the Mexico-United States migration corridor. To this end, the objective of the group revolves around collectively addressing coping and resilience strategies, an understanding of the migration phenomenon and the structural violence experienced by group members, as well as the creation of support networks.
The development of this group has been possible thanks to a transnational alliance and continued collaboration between students (now alumni) of a US-based university and a shelter for migrant persons in Mexico. The article also covers a description of how COVID-19 impacted the development of the group (which had been initiated before the global pandemic,) and the ways in which the authors were able to take advantage of this unforeseen circumstance.
Moreover, and based on their positive experience with the transnational collaboration, the authors emphasize the need for continued collaboration between academia and migrant shelters in order to develop group work interventions, which can benefit the mental wellbeing of this population.
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