A Nation of Immigrants: A Call for a Specialization in Immigrant Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	Engstrom, David W.; Okamura, Amy
Titel	A Nation of Immigrants: A Call for a Specialization in Immigrant Well-Being
Quelle	In: Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 16 (2007) 3-4, S.103-111 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-3204
Schlagwörter	Family Violence; World Views; Foreign Countries; Specialization; Immigrants; Social Work; Well Being; Social Services; Counselor Training; Specialists; Refugees; Undocumented Immigrants; Acculturation; Trauma; Victims of Crime; Advocacy; Laws + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? World view; Weltanschauung; Ausland; Arbeitsteilige Spezialisierung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Soziale Arbeit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Flüchtling; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Akkulturation; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Sozialanwaltschaft; Law; Recht
Abstract	Contemporary challenges serving immigrants and their communities require a reexamination of social services, social work practice, and social work curricula, as millions of people, particularly from non-European countries, have come to the United States in the last 40 years. Social work must develop a new field of specialization that addresses the unique features of the immigrant and refugee experiences and service needs that consider the following: differing world views, values, beliefs, lifestyles, and languages; theories of assimilation and acculturation; immigration and other laws that support or restrict individual and family development; the "hidden" lives of undocumented families; assessment and treatment of survivors of torture and trafficking as well as victims of domestic violence; and the development of community capacity-building partnerships with newcomers and informed advocacy for social protection. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10