Social work with immigrants and refugees : legal issues, clinical skills and advocacy / Fernando Chang-Muy, Elaine P. Congress, editors.

Contents Introduction: legal and social work issues with immigrants / Elaine Congress -- Legal classification of immigrants / Fernando Chang-Muy -- Culturally competent social work practice with immigrant populations / Carmen Ortiz Hendricks -- Theory and social work practice with immigrant populations / Betty Garcia -- Social work and physical health issues of immigrants / Sarah Blair Smith -- Mental health issues in new immigrant communities / Denise Michultka -- Avoiding unintended consequences in civil advocacy for criminally charged immigrants / Alina Das -- Immigrants and employment / Marielena Hincapié -- Immigrant children and education / Len Rieser -- Women, gender-based violence, and immigration / Sujata Warrier and Jennifer Rose -- Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender immigrants / Rachel B. Tiven and Victoria Neilson -- Older adult immigrants in the United States : issues and services / Patricia Brownell and Robin Creswick Fenley -- Overview of immigrant eligibility for federal programs / Tanya Broder -- Social workers and immigrant advocacy / Jasmeet Kaur Sidhu.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Social work with immigrants and refugees. New York : Springer, c2009 0826133355 9780826133359
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780826133366 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0826133363 (electronic bk.)
Standard identifier# 9786611964337
Stock number196433 MIL