Gaps identified

• Short time period of evaluation, longitudinal studies would be effective
• Low sample (10 clients for interviews and surveys combined), data is preliminary

Key recommendations

• Maintain the brief therapy sessions for refugee clients, and provide resources for further sessions if required
• Find opportunities to provide brief therapy to more individuals, and maintain data collection for the program

Key findings

• All of clients interviewed indicated brief therapy sessions were helpful, with increased feelings of hope, confidence, and decreased stress being notable benefits; participants also indicated beliefs that if brief therapy had not occurred, feelings of trauma may have worsened. Feelings of being heard and trust were important to clients
• Most clients (94%) needed an interpreter for therapy sessions
• Partners that referred clients to therapy sessions indicated that clients received culturally responsive therapy, and timely support for clients in crisis
• Areas of improvement by partners include increased follow-up, flexibliity surrounding therapy, providing awareness before crises, and increased staffing

Key population

Refugees

Location

• Calgary
• Alberta

Community organizations

Integration timeline

Open access-No