Nordic work with traumatised refugees : do we really care / edited by Gwynyth Overland, Eugene Guribye and Birgit Lie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Overland, Gwynyth, editor.

Guribye, Eugene, editor.

Lie, Birgit, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Services for--Scandinavia.

Refugees.

Refugee children--Services for--Scandinavia.

Refugee children.

Women refugees--Services for--Scandinavia.

Women refugees.

Refugees--Mental health services--Scandinavia.

Refugee children--Mental health services--Scandinavia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Nordic welfare societies have been described as 'beacons of light' in work with refugees, with their emphasis on egalitarian and extensive benefit levels, wealth redistribution, promotion of gender equality and maximisation of labour force participation. Members of the population benefit from free education, universal healthcare and public services that provide an elaborate social safety net. The conditions seem favourable for refugees exposed to severely traumatic events in countries of ...

Contents:

Part I. Working with traumatised refugees: views from the North

Part II. Human rights perspectives

Part III. Care

Part IV. When care is not enough

Part V. Children and families in exile

Part VI. Working with asylum seekers and undocumented migrants

Part VII. Public mental health: meaning-making in therapy and in care.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 15, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6777-2

OCLC:

900017428