Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees 3/e

Roll over image to zoom in Click on image to zoom

Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees 3/e

Name: Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees 3/e
Brand: SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
SKU: 9780826186317
Price: 144.0 AUD
Availability: InStock

SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANYISBN: 9780826186317

Legal Issues, Clinical Skills and Advocacy

Title: Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees 3/e

Variant

Price:

$144.00

Quantity:

Imprint: SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
By: Fernando Chang-Muy,Elaine Congress
Release Date: August 23, 2023
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 466

Share this product

Features practical applications covering the intersection of legal and social servicesUsing a foundational, institutional, and population-based approach illustrated with concrete examples, this innovative text will aid readers in the development of policy analysis skills, advocacy tools, and communication skills needed to work effectively with immigrants and refugees throughout the United States. The updated third edition includes four new chapters examining refugees and asylum, cultural humility and advocacy focused nonprofit organizations, public health and immigrants, and immigration and housing—areas that have recently seen extensive policy changes in practice and at the state and federal levels. Major updates throughout this solution-oriented text focus on how to enact positive systemic changes and include an extensive reorganization of the text to facilitate ease of use.The text provides specific information about how to engage immigrant clients and how to help them navigate the complicated and often unwelcoming American educational, health, housing, and criminal justice systems. The book also addresses ways to advocate for immigrants and refugees in micro, mezzo, and macro settings and information on at-risk groups such as women, children, and elderly. Chapters feature learning objectives, case studies with discussion questions, and additional resources including sample documents. Instructors will also welcome a customizable sample syllabus and chapter PowerPoints. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.New to the Third Edition:New chapters exploring refugees and asylum, cultural humility and advocacy focused nonprofit organizations, public health and immigrants, and immigration and housingExamines in depth how to enact positive systemic changesProvides an overview of immigration categories with a focus on highly vulnerable refugees and asyleesUp-to-date immigration policy informationUpdates to federal government benefits and programs for immigrant workersKey Features:Combines direct social service, systems change advocacy, and immigration strategiesIntegrates social work and immigration law, perspectives on health, mental health, education, employment, housing, and moreFocuses on practical skills reinforced through case studiesExamines the needs of specific at-risk immigrant population including refugees, women, children, and older adultsSupports social work competencies essential for CSWE accreditation

Fernando Chang-Muy, MA, JD, is the Thomas O'Boyle Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, with appointments at the Graduate School of Social Policy and Practice and the School of Arts and Sciences. His courses and areas of expertise include international human rights, US immigration policies, international refugee law, the impact of race in diverse communities, and nonprofit leadership issues. He served as Legal Officer with both the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Health Organization (WHO), AIDS Program. He also served as the first director of Swarthmore College's Intercultural Center, as well as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, advisor to the Provost on Equal Opportunity, and lecturer on International Human Rights in the Peace and Conflict Studies. He began his legal career as a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia serving as Director of the Southeast Asian Refugee Project, providing free legal aid to low-income immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia.Elaine Congress, DSW, MSW, is Professor and Associate Dean at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. At the United Nations she represents three NGOs (Non-government Organizations), the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), the Institute of Multicultural Counseling and Education Services (IMCES), and Fordham University. Each year she oversees a group of Fordham graduate students at the United Nations. Dr. Congress is also a member of the executive committee of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is Vice-chair of the NGO Committee on Mental Health and is active on the NGO Committee on Migration and the Committee on the Status of Women. She has served as the North American representative on the IFSW's Permanent Committee on Ethical Issues.

ContributorsForeword by Marciana PopescuForeword by Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-HusseinPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I. LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESChapter 1. History of Migration in the United StatesChapter 2. Legal Classifications of ImmigrantsChapter 3. Refugees and Asylum: The Crucial Role of Service ProvidersChapter 4. Culturally Relevant, Anti-oppression Social Work Practice With Immigrant PopulationsChapter 5. Nonprofit Organization and Their Role in Integration and ResiliencyPART II. SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESChapter 6. Public Health Perspectives With Immigrants and RefugeesChapter 7. Mental Health Issues in Newcomer CommunitiesChapter 8. Social Work and Physical Health Issues of ImmigrantsChapter 9. Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal ProgramsChapter 10. The Intersection of Criminal and Immigration LawChapter 11. Immigrants and EmploymentChapter 12. Housing for Immigrant ClientsPART III. POPULATION-BASED IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESChapter 13. Immigrant Children and EducationChapter 14. Women, Gender-Based Violence, and ImmigrationChapter 15. Social Work Practice With Older ImmigrantsIndex

Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees 3/e

Description

You may also like

Recently viewed