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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. The text addresses the policy landscape affecting immigrant and refugee children in the United States, and a final section examines current and future approaches to advocacy.
List of contents
Foreword, by Luis H. Zayas
Preface
Part I. U.S. Immigration and Refugee Systems and the Federal Policy Landscape1. Introduction, by Alan J. Dettlaff, Rowena Fong, and Caitlin O'Grady
2. Overview of the U.S. Immigration System, by Elizabeth Frankel
3. Federal Policy Implications for Immigrant Children and Families: Public Benefit Laws and Immigration Reform, by Wendy Cervantes
4. Immigration Enforcement and Its Impact on Children and Families, by David B. Thronson
Part II. Major Immigrant and Refugee Populations in the United States5. Latino Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families, by Alan J. Dettlaff, Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, and E. Susana Mariscal
6. Asian and Pacific Islander Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families, by Halaevalu Vakalahi, Ofa Ku'ulei Lanimekealoha Hafoka, and Rowena Fong
7. South Asian Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families, by Uma Segal
8. African Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families, by Margaret Lombe, Chiedza Mufunde, and Harriet Mabikke
9. Middle Eastern Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families, by Altaf Husain, Ayat Nashwan, and Stephanie Howard
Part III. Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families Across Systems10. Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families in the Child Welfare System, by Alan J. Dettlaff and Rowena Fong
11. Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families in the Juvenile Justice System, by Angie Junck and Rachel Prandini
12. Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families in the Education System, by Lyn Morland and Dina Birman
13. Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families in the Mental Health System, by Jodi Berger Cardoso and Liza Barros Lane
14. Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families in the Health Care System, by Krista Perreira and Leslie Cofie
Part IV. Advocacy and Future Directions15. Advocacy for Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families, by Yali Lincroft, Alexandra Salgado, and Rowena Fong
16. Future Directions, by Rowena Fong and Alan J. Dettlaff
List of Contributors
Index
About the author
Edited by Alan J. Dettlaff and Rowena Fong
Summary
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. The text addresses the policy landscape affecting immigrant and refugee children in the United States, and a final section examines current and future approaches to advocacy.
