Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants
Author:   Miriam Potocky ,  Mitra Naseh
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Edition:   second edition
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Pages:   440
Publication Date:   29 October 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Miriam Potocky ,  Mitra Naseh
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
Edition:   second edition
ISBN:  

9780231181396


ISBN 10:   0231181396
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   29 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of 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

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Substantive, well-organized, reader-friendly, and comprehensive, a timely pancultural overview of policy issues that serve as the context for social work practice with immigrants.--Jessica Rosenberg, Long Island University Brooklyn


Substantive, well-organized, reader-friendly, and comprehensive, a timely pancultural overview of policy issues that serve as the context for social work practice with immigrants. -- Jessica Rosenberg, Long Island University Brooklyn


Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants presents the context and complexity of migration along with guidelines for practical, systematic, and socially just intervention approaches. This essential and comprehensive resource for social workers provides information, identifies issues in the journey from entry to integration, and recommends best practices for service provision. -- Uma A. Segal, University of Missouri-St. Louis Substantive, well-organized, reader-friendly, and comprehensive, a timely pancultural overview of policy issues that serve as the context for social work practice with immigrants. -- Jessica Rosenberg, Long Island University Brooklyn


Author Information

Miriam Potocky is a professor in the School of Social Work at Florida International University and the director of its Initiative on Social Work and Forced Migration. She is an internationally recognized expert on refugee resettlement, author of more than seventy publications, and recipient of numerous grants and awards. Mitra Naseh is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Work at Florida International University and the research director of its Initiative on Social Work and Forced Migration. Her research has appeared in Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, Advances in Social Work, Journal of International Humanitarian Action, and elsewhere.

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