Best practices for social work with refugees and immigrants / Miriam Potocky and Mitra Naseh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potocky-Tripodi, Miriam, author.

Naseh, Mitra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with immigrants--United States.

Social work with immigrants.

Immigrants--Services for--United States.

Immigrants.

Refugees--Services for--United States.

Refugees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]

Summary:

Social work practice with refugees and immigrants requires specialized knowledge of these populations and specialized adaptations and applications of mainstream services and interventions. Because they are often confronted with cultural, linguistic, political, and socioeconomic barriers, these groups are especially vulnerable to psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, alienation, grief, and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as concerns arising from inadequate health care. Institutionalized discrimination and anti-immigrant policies and attitudes only exacerbate these challenges.The second edition of Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants offers an update to this comprehensive guide to social work with foreign-born clients and an evaluation of various helping strategies and their methodological strengths and weaknesses. Part 1 sets forth the context for evidence-based service approaches for such clients by describing the nature of these populations, relevant policies designed to assist them, service-delivery systems, and culturally competent practice. Part 2 addresses specific problem areas common to refugees and immigrants and evaluates a variety of assessment and intervention techniques in each area. Using a rigorous evidence-based and pancultural approach, Miriam Potocky and Mitra Naseh identify best practices at the macro, meso, and micro levels to meet the pressing needs of uprooted peoples. The new edition incorporates the latest research on contemporary social work practice with refugees and immigrants to provide a practical, up-to-date resource for the multitude of issues and interventions for these populations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

PART I CONTEXT FOR SOCIAL WORK WITH REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS

1. Introduction

2. International Migration Policies

3. United States Immigration and Refugee Policies

4. Human Services Delivery Systems

PART II PROBLEM AREAS AND BEST PRACTICES

5. Culturally Competent Social Work Practice

6. Health Issues

7. Mental Health

8. Family Dynamics

9. Language, Education, and Economic Well-Being

10. Intergroup Relations

11. Additional Populations of Concern

12. Summary and Conclusions

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231543583

0231543581

OCLC:

1229161335