{"product_id":"social-work-practice-with-immigrants-and-refugees-paperback","title":"Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePallassana Balgopal\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States has always been a land of immigrants and a destination for refugees. With the increase in immigration in the late 1980s--when the number of refugees entering the United States nearly doubled as well--the number of clients needing social work services rose dramatically. \u003ci\u003eSocial Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees\u003c\/i\u003e takes an ecological systems perspective on working with these two distinct groups, paying special attention to the relationship between individuals and their social environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on the major immigrant groups who have come to the United States since the 1965 Immigration Act, the book contains chapters on immigrants and refugees from Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Pallassana R. Balgopal and contributors explore ideas, concepts, and skills that will help human service workers, social workers, helping professionals, and policymakers deepen their understanding of cultural attitudes toward newly arrived immigrants and refugees, thus strengthening their ability to better serve an ethnically diverse clientele.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States has always been a land of immigrants and a destination for refugees. With the increase in immigration in the late 1980s -- when the number of refugees entering the United States nearly doubled as well -- the number of clients needing social work services rose dramatically. SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES takes an ecological systems perspective on working with these two distinct groups, paying special attention to the relationship between individuals and their social environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the major immigrant groups who have come to the United States since the 1965 Immigration Act, the book contains chapters on immigrants and refugees from Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Pallassana R. Balgopal and contributors explore ideas, concepts, and skills that will help human service workers, social workers, helping professionals, and policy-makers deepen their understanding of cultural attitudes toward newly arrived immigrants and refugees, thus strengthening their ability to better serve an ethnically diverse clientele.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePallassana R. Balgopal is professor of social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45860220764357,"sku":"9780231108577","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ZE5qMDJhWWVLRTZpVnZXOEE4TnF6dz09.webp?v=1771537673","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/social-work-practice-with-immigrants-and-refugees-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}