Disenfranchised Grief and Ambiguous Loss in Migration: The Experiences of Migrants in Canada

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dc.contributor.authorJames, Gordeen
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-09T22:29:46Z
dc.date.available2025-12-09T22:29:46Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-03
dc.description.abstractThis capstone examines how migrants in Canada experience ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief. A systematic review of 11 peer-reviewed articles (2020–2025), shows three major themes: the layered loss of migration, including identity disruption, and cultural displacement; silenced grief and systemic exclusion; and meaning-making and resilience through adaptive coping strategies and cultural continuity. The analysis is grounded in a constructivist paradigm and draws on ambiguous loss theory, disenfranchised grief theory, shattered assumptions theory, and intersectionality to highlight how dominant Western models sometimes misinterpret migrant grief. The findings reveal the need for culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches that validate migrant grief and reduce the risk of pathologization. This study contributes to counselling practice by highlighting narratives that are underrepresented, especially those of racialized migrants. It offers recommendations for more inclusive clinical and systemic responses.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/5068
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectambiguous loss
dc.subjectdisenfranchised grief
dc.subjectintersectionality
dc.subjectmigrant
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectmulticulturalism
dc.subjectothering
dc.titleDisenfranchised Grief and Ambiguous Loss in Migration: The Experiences of Migrants in Canada
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling

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