TY - GEN AB - As they acculturate, refugee children face a distinct set of obstacles that are mediated by certain risk and protective factors. Their experiences differ, however, based on their developmental stage at the time of arrival in the host country. This article discusses the different effects of the refugee experience on the development of children and adolescents. It suggests that change is needed in current intervention programs and services. Such change should recognize and accommodate these differences in order to deliver more effective services. AD - University of Chicago AU - Posner, Amanda DA - 2005 DO - 10.6082/uchicago.6913 DO - doi ID - 6913 JF - Advocates' Forum, 2005 L1 - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/6913/files/Posner_AdvFor2005.pdf L2 - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/6913/files/Posner_AdvFor2005.pdf L4 - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/6913/files/Posner_AdvFor2005.pdf LA - eng LK - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/6913/files/Posner_AdvFor2005.pdf N2 - As they acculturate, refugee children face a distinct set of obstacles that are mediated by certain risk and protective factors. Their experiences differ, however, based on their developmental stage at the time of arrival in the host country. This article discusses the different effects of the refugee experience on the development of children and adolescents. It suggests that change is needed in current intervention programs and services. Such change should recognize and accommodate these differences in order to deliver more effective services. PY - 2005 T1 - Child and Adolescent Refugees: Developmental Differences TI - Child and Adolescent Refugees: Developmental Differences UR - https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/6913/files/Posner_AdvFor2005.pdf Y1 - 2005 ER -