Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants.

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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 grou...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Potocky-Tripodi, Miriam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Social work with immigrants > United States.
Refugees > Services for > United States.
Immigrants > Services for > United States.
Service social aux immigrants > États-Unis.
Réfugiés > Services > États-Unis.
Immigrants > Services for
Refugees > Services for
Social work with immigrants
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Context for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Definitions of Immigrants and Refugees
  • 1.2 Causes of International Migration
  • 1.3 Stages of Migration
  • 1.4 Scope of Immigrant and Refugee Populations
  • 1.5 Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Immigrants and Refugees
  • 1.6 Program and Service Utilization Patterns of Immigrants and Refugees
  • 1.7 History and Characteristics of Major Immigrant and Refugee Groups.
  • 1.8 Summary
  • Chapter 2. Immigration and Refugee Policies
  • 2.1 International Law
  • 2.2 United States Immigration and Refugee Policies
  • Chapter 3. Service Delivery Systems
  • 3.1 Service Delivery Organizations
  • 3.2 Service Delivery Personnel
  • 3.3 Service Delivery Strategies and Techniques
  • Part II: Best Practices
  • Chapter 4. Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
  • 4.1 Terminology for Culturally Competent Practice
  • 4.2 Attitudes and Beliefs for Culturally Competent Practice
  • 4.3 Knowledge for Culturally Competent Practice
  • 4.4 Skills for Culturally Competent Practice.
  • 4.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Health
  • 5.1 Health and Health Care Problems
  • 5.2 Best Practices
  • 5.3 Case Study Exercises
  • Chapter 6. Mental Health
  • 6.1 Mental Health and Mental Health Care Problems
  • 6.2 Best Practices
  • 6.3 Case Study Exercises
  • Chapter 7. Family Dynamics
  • 7.1 Family Dynamics Issues
  • 7.2 Best Practices
  • 7.3 Case Study Exercises
  • Chapter 8. Language, Education, and Economic Well-Being
  • 8.1 Research Findings on Language, Education, and Economic Well-Being
  • 8.2 Best Practices
  • 8.3 Case Study Exercises
  • Chapter 9. Interethnic Relations.
  • 9.1 Key Issues in Interethnic Relations
  • 9.2 Best Practices
  • 9.3 Case Study Exercises
  • Chapter 10. Summary and Conclusions
  • 10.1 The Context of Social Work Practice with Refugees and Immigrants
  • 10.2 Problem Areas and Best Practices
  • 10.3 Synthesis of Best Practice Approaches
  • 10.4 Recommendations for Future Practice and Research
  • References
  • Index.

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