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Psychosocial ICT – Therapeutic Methods becoming Self-Help Tools

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MobileHCI '20: 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Article No.: 53, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3406324.3424594

Published: 25 February 2021 Publication History

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Our research addresses the opportunities offered by ICT for improving the resilience and psychosocial well-being of refugees and other vulnerable target groups who have experienced mentally stressful events. We want to distinguish between perceived stress and clinically-defined trauma, for which therapeutic interventions require direct personal contact with psychological experts. In the case of refugees many of them need to seek psychological help, but social, economic and cultural barriers hold them back. Our qualitative study with this target group, psychologists and volunteers provides insights into how refugees deal with their mental issues and the challenges they face in everyday life. We aim to show that ICT can play a major role in terms of addressing awareness and self-empowerment as an entry point into psychotherapy. We also discuss the potential challenges and benefits of ICT for refugees seeking to recover their mental stability.

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Wieczorek CBiggs HJack MForlano LBardzell S(2023)Collective Healing to Support Design Futures: Building Community and Exploring MethodsExtended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544549.3573810(1-5)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
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