Social Work Practice with Refugees and Immigrants
This course focuses on identification and application of clinical social work assessment and intervention with major migrant groups. It considers immigrant and refugee individuals and families currently living in the U.S., helping students build a knowledge base for effective work, especially with those experiencing violence and trauma.
Outcomes: Analyze and apply anti-racist, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed frameworks to advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice in clinical practice with immigrants and refugees; Integrate research evidence, theoretical perspectives, and client narratives to develop and evaluate practice-informed interventions that promote resilience and empowerment among immigrant and refugee individuals, families, and communities; Design and implement collaborative, multi-level intervention strategies that strengthen engagement, assessment, and advocacy with immigrant and refugee populations while fostering sustainable change in organizational and community contexts.
Outcomes: Analyze and apply anti-racist, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed frameworks to advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice in clinical practice with immigrants and refugees; Integrate research evidence, theoretical perspectives, and client narratives to develop and evaluate practice-informed interventions that promote resilience and empowerment among immigrant and refugee individuals, families, and communities; Design and implement collaborative, multi-level intervention strategies that strengthen engagement, assessment, and advocacy with immigrant and refugee populations while fostering sustainable change in organizational and community contexts.