Social work with immigrants and refugees : legal issues, clinical skills and advocacy / Fernando Chang-Muy, Elaine P. Congress, editors.
| Other author | Chang-Muy, Fernando. |
| Other author | Congress, Elaine Piller. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer, ©2009. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxix, 466 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Social work with immigrants and refugees. New York : Springer, c2009 0826133355 9780826133359 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780826133366 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0826133363 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 9786611964337 |
| Stock number | 196433 MIL |