Mass-migration, conflict and poverty are now persistent features of our globalised world. This reference book for social workers and service providers offers constructive ideas for practice within an inter-disciplinary framework. Each chapter speaks to a skill and knowledge area that is key to this work, bringing together myriad voices from across disciplines, interspersed with the vital perspectives of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants themselves. The book discusses the specific challenges faced when working in the community, and where people have suffered torture, in the context of social work practiced from an ethical value-base.
Staying up to date with the latest developments in policy; and addressing key specific skills needed to work with people affected by borders, this book is a valuable resource for both practitioners and students.
Foreword: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution? Debra HayesNarrative 1: Learning from Henrietta1 Social Work with Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrants: Theory and Skills for Practice.Lauren Wroe, Rachel Larkin and Reima Ana Maglajlic2 Social Work Without Borders: An interview with Lynn King, Founding Member of the UK Social Work Charity 'Social Workers Without Borders'.Lauren WroeNarrative 2: Learning from Mary3 Black Feminist Diaspora Spaces of Social Work Critical Reflexivity SuryiaNayak4 Migration and Austerity Lucy Mort Narrative 3: Learning from Sam5 Disability and Forced Migration Rebecca Yeo6 Learning from Immigration Controversies Natalia Farmer Narrative 4: Learning from Jan7 Working with Separated Children and Young People Seeking International Protection: What Social Workers Need to Know Jen Ang8 Asylum Seeking Children In and Leaving Care - Practice and Policy IssuesAnna Gupta9 Working with Survivors of TortureJude Boyles, Anna Turner and Katy PulmanNarrative 5: Learning from Stella10 Lessons from Community Work: Practices of Alliance with Asylum Seeking WomenHannah Berry11 Understanding Destitution and Finding Creative Solutions - How the Voluntary Sector and Social Care can Support Each Other?Rachael BeeNarrative 6: Learning from Andy12 Supporting Migrant and Asylum Seekers in, and Beyond, Immigration Detention in the UKJo VincentNarrative 7: Learning from Aida13 Age Assessments of Unaccompanied Minors - Observations from an Appropriate AdultElaine Ortiz14 From 'Translation Machine' to Trusted Colleague - Interpreters in Social Work Anne-Marie MorschNarrative 8: Learning from Lee15 ConclusionLauren Wroe, Rachel Larkin and Reima Ana Maglajlic
This book will prove to be invaluable reading for Social workers and other professionals. It will enhance their understanding, knowledge and skills, around working with asylum seekers, refugees and migrant communities from different cultural backgrounds.
It will challenge professionals' ideas on what they think good social work practice looks like, when working to affect change and better outcomes in people's lives, via a human rights approach.
