Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States (Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Services Monographic Separates) (Journal of ... & Refugee Services Monographic Separates)

Explore an understudied but vital aspect of the immigration experience!Until now, the American social work literature on immigration has emphasized one part of the migration processthe experiences of immigrants in this country. Country-of-origin experiences that lead to emigration have received limited attention. Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States expands the focus of the literature, drawing clear connections between immigrants'situations in their countries of origin and how they adapt to their new country.This book presents a two (or more)country perspective on immigration, looking at migration as a process that requires an understanding of phenomena that occur in immigrants'country of origin and that impact their lives in the United States. It also looks at immigrants'back-and-forth movements between their home and new countries, and examines the immigration process when it involves movement to a third or fourth countryor, as in the case of the Armenian diaspora, a return to the home country after years of settlement in a new land.To provide immigrants with effective social services, it is essential to understand the situations that prompted them to uproot their lives and start over in a new country. Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States provides an unflinching look at many of these country-of-origin issues, examining: mental health issues that result from the traumatic experiences of undocumented Mexican immigrants the essential link between international social work and social work with immigrants and refugees in the United States cross-national collaboration between educators in the United States and Armenia that is helping to provide vital services to Armenian refugees the phenomenon of return migration the migration experiences of women living in towns along the United States/Mexico border culturally competent mental health service delivery for Chinese immigrants circular migration between Puerto Rico and the United States the challenges facing impoverished Dominican immigrants to the United Statesand a look at the relationship between the two countries'policies regarding migration Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States is important reading for social work professionals who serve immigrant populations. It is also an ideal ancillary text for courses in international social work, family policy, social work with immigrants and refugees, child welfare, and social work practice with families, as well as any social work course that covers Chinese, Mexican, Armenian, Puerto Rican, or Dominican immigrant populations. Make it a part of your teaching/professional collection today.

Explore an understudied but vital aspect of the immigration experience!

Until now, the American social work literature on immigration has
emphasized one part of the migration process- the experiences of immigrants
in this country. Country-of-origin experiences that lead to emigration have
received limited attention. Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the
Borders of the United States expands the focus of the literature, drawing
clear connections between immigrants situations in their countries of
origin and how they adapt to their new country.

This book presents a two (or more)country perspective on immigration,
looking at migration as a process that requires an understanding of
phenomena that occur in immigrants country of origin and that impact their
lives in the United States. It also looks at immigrants back-and-forth
movements between their home and new countries, and examines the
immigration process when it involves movement to a third or fourth
country or, as in the case of the Armenian diaspora, a return to the home
country after years of settlement in a new land.

To provide immigrants with effective social services, it is essential to
understand the situations that prompted them to uproot their lives and
start over in a new country. Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond
the Borders of the United States provides an unflinching look at many of
these country-of-origin issues, examining:

mental health issues that result from the traumatic experiences of
undocumented Mexican immigrants

the essential link between international social work and social work with
immigrants and refugees in the United States

cross-national collaboration between educators in the United States and
Armenia that is helping to provide vital services to Armenian refugees

the phenomenon of return migration

the migration experiences of women living in towns along the United
States/Mexico border

culturally competent mental health service delivery for Chinese immigrants

circular migration between Puerto Rico and the United States

the challenges facing impoverished Dominican immigrants to the United
States- and a look at the relationship between the two countries policies
regarding migration

Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United
States is important reading for social work professionals who serve
immigrant populations. It is also an ideal ancillary text for courses in
international social work, family policy, social work with immigrants and
refugees, child welfare, and social work practice with families, as well as
any social work course that covers Chinese, Mexican, Armenian, Puerto
Rican, or Dominican immigrant populations. Make it a part of your
teaching/professional collection today.

Annotation Explore an understudied but vital aspect of the immigration experience!Until now, the American social work literature on immigration has emphasized one part of the migration processthe experiences of immigrants in this country. Country-of-origin experiences that lead to emigration have received limited attention. Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States expands the focus of the literature, drawing clear connections between immigrants' situations in their countries of origin and how they adapt to their new country. This book presents a two (or more)country perspective on immigration, looking at migration as a process that requires an understanding of phenomena that occur in immigrants' country of origin and that impact their lives in the United States. It also looks at immigrants' back-and-forth movements between their home and new countries, and examines the immigration process when it involves movement to a third or fourth countryor, as in the case of the Armenian diaspora, a return to the home country after years of settlement in a new land. To provide immigrants with effective social services, it is essential to understand the situations that prompted them to uproot their lives and start over in a new country. Immigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States provides an unflinching look at many of these country-of-origin issues, examining: mental health issues that result from the traumatic experiences of undocumented Mexican immigrants the essential link between international social work and social work with immigrants and refugees in the United States cross-national collaboration between educators in the United States and Armenia that is helping to provide vital services to Armenian refugees the phenomenon of return migration the migration experiences of women living in towns along the United States/Mexico border culturally competent mental health service delivery for Chinese immigrants circular migration between Puerto Rico and the United States the challenges facing impoverished Dominican immigrants to the United Statesand a look at the relationship between the two countries' policies regarding migrationImmigrants and Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Borders of the United States is important reading for social work professionals who serve immigrant populations. It is also an ideal ancillary text for courses in international social work, family policy, social work with immigrants and refugees, child welfare, and social work practice with families, as well as any social work course that covers Chinese, Mexican, Armenian, Puerto Rican, or Dominican immigrant populations. Make it a part of your teaching/professional collection today SUMMARY. This paper focuses on the role that immigration plays in the lives of very low-income women living along the United States-Mexico border.