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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