Social Work With Immigrants and Refugees

Fernando Chang-Muy, MA, JD, is the Thomas O'Boyle Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, with appointments at the Graduate School of Social Policy and Practice and the School of Arts and Sciences. His courses and areas of expertise include international human rights, US immigration policies, international refugee law, the impact of race in diverse communities, and nonprofit leadership issues. He served as Legal Officer with both the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Health Organization (WHO), AIDS Program. He also served as the first director of Swarthmore College's Intercultural Center, as well as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, advisor to the Provost on Equal Opportunity, and lecturer on International Human Rights in the Peace and Conflict Studies. He began his legal career as a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia serving as Director of the Southeast Asian Refugee Project, providing free legal aid to low-income immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia.Elaine Congress, DSW, MSW, is Professor and Associate Dean at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. At the United Nations she represents three NGOs (Non-government Organizations), the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), the Institute of Multicultural Counseling and Education Services (IMCES), and Fordham University. Each year she oversees a group of Fordham graduate students at the United Nations. Dr. Congress is also a member of the executive committee of the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is Vice-chair of the NGO Committee on Mental Health and is active on the NGO Committee on Migration and the Committee on the Status of Women. She has served as the North American representative on the IFSW's Permanent Committee on Ethical Issues.

• ContributorsForeword by Marciana PopescuForeword by Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-HusseinPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I. LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESChapter 1. History of Migration in the United StatesChapter 2. Legal Classifications of ImmigrantsChapter 3. Refugees and Asylum: The Crucial Role of Service ProvidersChapter 4. Culturally Relevant, Anti-oppression Social Work Practice With Immigrant PopulationsChapter 5. Nonprofit Organization and Their Role in Integration and ResiliencyPART II. SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESChapter 6. Public Health Perspectives With Immigrants and RefugeesChapter 7. Mental Health Issues in Newcomer CommunitiesChapter 8. Social Work and Physical Health Issues of ImmigrantsChapter 9. Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal ProgramsChapter 10. The Intersection of Criminal and Immigration LawChapter 11. Immigrants and EmploymentChapter 12. Housing for Immigrant ClientsPART III. POPULATION-BASED IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESChapter 13. Immigrant Children and EducationChapter 14. Women, Gender-Based Violence, and ImmigrationChapter 15. Social Work Practice With Older ImmigrantsIndex