Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants

By: Miriam Potocky

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Paperback | 24 April 2002 | Edition Number 1

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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 groups are especially vulnerable to psychological problems. Among these problems are anxiety, depression, alienation, grief, even post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as biological concerns stemming from inadequate or underutilized medical services. Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants is the first book to offer a comprehensive guide to social work with foreign-born clients that evaluates many different strategies in light of their methodological strengths and weaknesses.

Part I sets forth the context for empirically based service approaches to such clients by describing the nature of these populations, relevant policies designed to assist them, and service delivery systems. Part II addresses specific problem areas common to refugees and immigrants and evaluates a variety of assessment and intervention techniques for each area. Maintaining a rigorous empirical and broadly pan-cultural approach throughout, Miriam Potocky-Tripodi seeks to identify the most practical, "best practices" to meet the various and pressing needs of uprooted peoples.

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A very comprehensive text... written from the heart... It represents a milestone in social work literature. Social Work Review This book is a solid contribution to the social work literature...Best Practices is a complete reference on the subject... -- Willie Tolliver Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Services I recommend this book...a succint and accessible style -- Douglas Durst Journal of International Migration and Integration Read this book, assign it to your students, buy copies for practitioners in your community-based-organizations... It is an excellent guidebook. Journal of Community Practice

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List of Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Context for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Definitions of Immigrants and Refugees	p. 4
Causes of International Migration	p. 13
Stages of Migration	p. 17
Scope of Immigrant and Refugee Populations	p. 20
Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Immigrants and Refugees	p. 30
Program and Service Utilization Patterns of Immigrants and Refugees	p. 36
History and Characteristics of Major Immigrant and Refugee Groups	p. 38
Summary	p. 52
Immigration and Refugee Policies	p. 53
International Law	p. 53
United States Immigration and Refugee Policies	p. 57
Service Delivery Systems	p. 96
Service Delivery Organizations	p. 96
Service Delivery Personnel	p. 113
Service Delivery Strategies and Techniques	p. 117
Best Practices	p. 121
Culturally Competent Social Work Practice	p. 123
Terminology for Culturally Competent Practice	p. 124
Attitudes and Beliefs for Culturally Competent Practice	p. 131
Knowledge for Culturally Competent Practice	p. 137
Skills for Culturally Competent Practice	p. 152
Conclusion	p. 181
Health	p. 183
Health and Health Care Problems	p. 183
Best Practices	p. 209
Case Study Exercises	p. 253
Mental Health	p. 256
Mental Health and Mental Health Care Problems	p. 257
Best Practices	p. 272
Case Study Exercises	p. 307
Family Dynamics	p. 310
Family Dynamics Issues	p. 311
Best Practices	p. 329
Case Study Exercises	p. 353
Language, Education, and Economic Well-Being	p. 356
Research Findings on Language, Education, and Economic Well-Being	p. 356
Best Practices	p. 384
Case Study Exercises	p. 414
Interethnic Relations	p. 416
Key Issues in Interethnic Relations	p. 417
Best Practices	p. 428
Case Study Exercises	p. 477
Summary and Conclusions	p. 479
The Context of Social Work Practice with Refugees and Immigrants	p. 479
Problem Areas and Best Practices	p. 482
Synthesis of Best Practice Approaches	p. 488
Recommendations for Future Practice and Research	p. 489
References	p. 493
Index	p. 525
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