Immigrant and refugee children and families : culturally responsive practice /

Immigrant and refugee children and families : culturally responsive practice / Alan J. Dettlaff and Rowena Fong, editors. - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (xvii, 524 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Foreword / Introduction / Overview of the U.S. immigration system / Federal policy implications for immigrant children and families: public benefit laws and immigration reform / Immigration enforcement and its impact on immigrant children and their families / Latino immigrant and refugee children and their families / Asian and Pacific Islander immigrant and refugee children and families / South Asian immigrant and refugee children and familes / African immigrant and refugee children and families / Middle Eastern immigrant and refugee children and families / Practice with immigrant and refugee children and families in the child welfare system / Practice with immigrant and refugee children and families in the juvenile justice system / Practice with immigrant and refugee children and families in the education system / Practice with immigrant and refugee children and families in the mental health system / Practice with immigrant and refugee children and families in the health care system / Advocacy for immigrant and refugee children and families / Future directions / Luis H. Zayas -- Alan J. Dettleff, Rowena Fond, and Caitlin O'Grady -- Elizabeth Frankel -- Wendy Cervantes -- David B. Thronson -- Alan J. Dettlaff, Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, and E. Susana Mariscal -- Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Ofa Ku'ulei Lanimekealoha Hafoka, and Rowena Fong -- Uma A. Segal -- Margaret Lombe, Chiedza Mufunde, and Harriet Mabikke -- Altaf Husain, Ayat Nashwan, and Stephanie Howard -- Alan J. Dettlaff and Rowena Fong -- Angie Junck and Rachel Prandini -- Lyn Morland and Bina Birman -- Jodi Berger Cardoso and Liza Barros Lane -- Krista Perreira and Leslie Cofie -- Yali Lincroft, Alexandra Salgado, and Rowena Fong -- Rowena Fong and Alan J. Dettlaff.

Designed for students of social work, public policy, ethnic studies, community development, and migration studies, this textbook provides the best knowledge for culturally responsive practice with immigrant children, adolescents, and families. It summarizes the unique circumstances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, South Asian, African, and Middle Eastern immigrant and refugee populations and the available social service systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, education, health, and mental health care. Each chapter features key terms, study questions, and resource lists, and the born.



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Social work with immigrants--United States.
Social work with children--United States.
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Immigrant children--Services for--United States.
Refugee children--Services for--United States.
Family services--United States.


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