Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees

by Pallassana Balgopal (Editor)

Overview

The United States has always been a land of immigrants and a destination for refugees. With the increase in immigration in the late 1980s—when the number of refugees entering the United States nearly doubled as well—the number of clients needing social work services rose dramatically. Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees takes an ecological systems perspective on working with these two distinct groups, paying special attention to the relationship between individuals and their social environment.

Focusing on the major immigrant groups who have come to the United States since the 1965 Immigration Act, the book contains chapters on immigrants and refugees from Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Pallassana R. Balgopal and contributors explore ideas, concepts, and skills that will help human service workers, social workers, helping professionals, and policymakers deepen their understanding of cultural attitudes toward newly arrived immigrants and refugees, thus strengthening their ability to better serve an ethnically diverse clientele.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231504188
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	11/01/2000
Series:	Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Lexile:	1360L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Pallassana R. Balgopal is professor of social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents

Introduction, by Pallassana R. Balgopal
Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees: An Overview, by Pallassana R. Balgopal
Social Work Practice with Asian Americans, by Jayashree Nimmagadda and Pallassana R. Balgopal
Social Work Practice with Latino American Immigrants, by John F. Longres and Davis G. Patterson
Social Work Practice with African-Descent Immigrants, by E. Aracelis Francis
Social Work Practice with European Immigrants, by Howard Jacob Karger and Joanne Levine
Refugees in the 1990s: A U.S. Perspective, by Nazneen S. Mayadas and Uma A. Segal
Conclusion, by Pallassana R. Balgopal
Contributors
Index

Editorial Reviews

These interesting and useful contributions by a diverse group of social work scholars and edited by Balgopal focuses on effective social work practice with these new populations. Highly recommended for social workers (especially given new curricula emphases on globalization and international social work, other human services professionals, and policy makers.

B.A. Pine

The United States has always been considered a land of immigrants, but since the massive increase in immigration in the late 1980s, when the number of incoming refugees doubled, this cliche has become very real. This massive influx of people requires a variety of social work services to help immigrants adapt to their new land, and this book is designed for those who must fill this need.

Journal of Social Work Education

Educators in social work who have worked with immigrants in various US cities take a ecological approach to social work practice, community work, policy issues, cultural diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, oppression, populations at risk, and social work values and ethics. They primarily speak to graduate and undergraduate students of the profession. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Rich in demographic information regarding Asian immigration to the United States and the issues many face once havin arrived.

Journal of American Ethnic History - Marshall Jung

Rich in demographic information regarding Asian immigration to the United States and the issues many face once havin arrived.

— Marshall Jung, Riverside, California

Journal of American Ethnic History