Social work with immigrants and refugees : legal issues, clinical skills, and advocacy /
Social work with immigrants and refugees : legal issues, clinical skills, and advocacy /
Fernando Chang-Muy, Elaine P. Congress, editors.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource (32 entries) : 2 images ; digital files.
Includes bibliographical references.
About the authors -- Contributors -- Foreword / Diane Drachman -- Foreword / Frank Sharry -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction: legal and social work issues with immigrants / Elaine P. Congress; 2. Legal classifications of immigrants / Fernando Chang-Muy -- Part II. Immigration and social work practice: 3. Culturally competent social work practice with immigrant populations / Carmen Ortiz Hendricks & Elaine P. Congress; 4. Theory and social work practice with immigrant populations / Betty Garcia; 5. Social work and physical health issues of immigrants / Sarah Blair Smith; 6. Mental health issues in immigrant communities / Denise Ziya Berte; 7. Crimes and immigration: civil advocacy for noncitizens at the intersection of criminal and immigration law / Abel Rodríguez; 8. Immigrants and employment / Marielena Hincapié, Susan Lopez, & Joshua Stehlik -- Part III. Children and family issues: 9. Immigrant children and education / Len Rieser; 10. Women, gender-based violence, and immigration / Sujata Warrier & Jennifer Rose; 11. Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender immigrants / Rachel B. Tiven & Victoria Neilson (Updated by Aaron C. Morris); 12. Older adult immigrants in the United States: issues and services / Patricia Brownell, Robin Creswick Fenley, & Jung H. Kim -- Part IV. Immigration policy: 13. Overview of immigrant eligibility for federal programs / Avideh Moussavian; 14. Social workers and immigrant advocacy / Jasmeet Kaur Sidhu -- Epilogue / Elaine P. Congress and Fernando Chang-Muy -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D.
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This second edition has been updated to reflect key policy changes at the state and federal levels affecting social work with immigrants and refugees. The authors have expanded their coverage of transnationalism, microaggressions, and public health and community issues, and each chapter features updated case studies on the most critical issues immigrants face today: legal processes, physical and mental health issues, employment difficulties, family conflicts, and more.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781786840639
Immigrants--Social conditions.--United States
Social work with immigrants--United States.
Social service--United States.
Crime--United States.
Women immigrants--Social conditions.--United States
Children of immigrants--Education--Law and legislation--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration.
JV6465 / .S63 2016
362.87/530973
Includes bibliographical references.
About the authors -- Contributors -- Foreword / Diane Drachman -- Foreword / Frank Sharry -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction: legal and social work issues with immigrants / Elaine P. Congress; 2. Legal classifications of immigrants / Fernando Chang-Muy -- Part II. Immigration and social work practice: 3. Culturally competent social work practice with immigrant populations / Carmen Ortiz Hendricks & Elaine P. Congress; 4. Theory and social work practice with immigrant populations / Betty Garcia; 5. Social work and physical health issues of immigrants / Sarah Blair Smith; 6. Mental health issues in immigrant communities / Denise Ziya Berte; 7. Crimes and immigration: civil advocacy for noncitizens at the intersection of criminal and immigration law / Abel Rodríguez; 8. Immigrants and employment / Marielena Hincapié, Susan Lopez, & Joshua Stehlik -- Part III. Children and family issues: 9. Immigrant children and education / Len Rieser; 10. Women, gender-based violence, and immigration / Sujata Warrier & Jennifer Rose; 11. Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender immigrants / Rachel B. Tiven & Victoria Neilson (Updated by Aaron C. Morris); 12. Older adult immigrants in the United States: issues and services / Patricia Brownell, Robin Creswick Fenley, & Jung H. Kim -- Part IV. Immigration policy: 13. Overview of immigrant eligibility for federal programs / Avideh Moussavian; 14. Social workers and immigrant advocacy / Jasmeet Kaur Sidhu -- Epilogue / Elaine P. Congress and Fernando Chang-Muy -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D.
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
This second edition has been updated to reflect key policy changes at the state and federal levels affecting social work with immigrants and refugees. The authors have expanded their coverage of transnationalism, microaggressions, and public health and community issues, and each chapter features updated case studies on the most critical issues immigrants face today: legal processes, physical and mental health issues, employment difficulties, family conflicts, and more.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781786840639
Immigrants--Social conditions.--United States
Social work with immigrants--United States.
Social service--United States.
Crime--United States.
Women immigrants--Social conditions.--United States
Children of immigrants--Education--Law and legislation--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration.
JV6465 / .S63 2016
362.87/530973