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Psychotherapy for Immigrant Youth

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Immigrant youths often struggle with a variety of mental and physical challenges associated with moving to a new country. These challenges can be adaptively confronted through digital communication and information technology (CIT) particularly for those who are digitally native and capable of navigating electronic systems. This chapter first defines the ways in which CIT can increase the reach and capability of psychotherapy when working with immigrant youth and, finally, an exploration of the potential risks and ethical issues, which may develop when these interventions are provided.

Adapting paper and pencil face-to-face psychotherapy procedures to meet the demands of the virtual and digital revolution paves the way forward.

Friedberg et al. [1]

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