Understanding the experiences and psychological impacts of the 1990’s war in the Former Yugoslavia on individuals who fled the conflict and resettled in Australia as refugees

Abstract

As part of my studies in ‘Research Skills for Social Change’ unit, I have spent the last twelve weeks collating information and conducting a small-scale research plan. I will firstly address the significance of research in social work practise and consider the methodological choice I opted for, including its utilisation for data collection. I will make reference to the ethical issues that arose in my research plan and the significance that the research question had to me. I intend to present my findings whilst linking it back to existing literature on the topic. I will refer to the changes I made from my proposed research plan, to my current refined one. Finally, I shall discuss what I learnt about research from my project and how I will use these learning experiences and skills in my future research as a social worker.