Migration and Social Work: Approaches, Visions and Challenges (Research in Social Work)

With cross-cultural perspectives from contributors in nine countries, this book showcases much-needed research on current issues around migration and social work in Europe. Focusing on the reception, experiences and integration of refugees and asylum seekers, the chapters also consider the impact of recent EU policies on borders and integration.

With racism on the rise in some European societies, the book foregrounds international social work values as a common framework to face discriminatory practice at macro and micro levels. Featuring recommendations for inclusive practice that ‘opens doors’, this book features the voices of migrants and the practitioners aiding their inclusion in new societies.

Darja Zaviršek is Professor of Social Work and the Chair of the Department of Social Justice and Inclusion and the founder of the Center for the Study of the History of Social Work in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Ljubljana.