The United States has always been a land of immigrants and a destination forrefugees. With the increase in immigration in the late 1980s when the numberof refu... » 

The United States has always been a land of immigrants and a destination forrefugees. With the increase in immigration in the late 1980s when the numberof refugees entering the United States nearly doubled as well the number ofclients needing social work services rose dramatically. Social Work Practicewith Immigrants and Refugees takes an ecological systems perspective on workingwith these two distinct groups paying special attention to the relationshipbetween individuals and their social environment.Focusing on the major immigrant groups who have come to the United States sincethe 1965 Immigration Act the book contains chapters on immigrants and refugeesfrom Asia Latin America Europe and Africa. Pallassana R. Balgopal andcontributors explore ideas concepts and skills that will help human serviceworkers social workers helping professionals and policymakers deepen theirunderstanding of cultural attitudes toward newly arrived immigrants andrefugees thus strengthening their ability to better serve an ethnicallydiverse clientele. «