TITLE:
Psychoeducational Program at Refugee Schools in Malaysia: An Initial Study
AUTHORS:
Ahmed Hamdi Aissa, Abu Yazid Abu Bakar, Salleh Amat
KEYWORDS:
Counselling, Psychoeducation, Refugee School, Malaysia
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.14 No.8,
August
30,
2023
ABSTRACT: This concept paper proposes a research to examine the effectiveness of psychoeducational programs provided in refugee schools in Malaysia. The current provision of such programs is commonly dealing with the pupils’ emotional well-being, behavior, social skills, acculturation, resilience, study skills, and career awareness; however, there is no validation study to examine the correlations between the variables just yet. The proposed research is going to engage the Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT) as the main underpinning theory, with the ultimate aim to develop and introduce a psychoeducational module as intervention to help the students’ growth. The module is going to be constructed using mixed method approach, combining both quantitative and qualitative feedbacks from all involved stakeholders, the pupils, teachers, parents, and school administrators.