Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Other Forcibly Displaced Persons

Nancy J. Murakami, DSW, LCSW, is a clinical social worker and an assistant professor at Pacific University in Oregon, USA. Dr. Murakami has a background in direct practice, supervision, and program development and management in the fields of trauma and refugee mental health and psychosocial wellbeing. She has designed and taught courses on social work practice with survivors of forced displacement, and she conducts trainings on trauma-informed care, social work practice with survivors of torture, working with interpreters, and practitioner wellbeing. She is technical advisor and clinical supervisor of the refugee psychosocial support program of Friends of Kisoro, a community-based organization in Uganda. She is co-editor of Trauma and Recovery on War's Border: A Guide for Global Health Workers, and Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Other Forcibly Displaced Persons. Dr. Murakami holds an MSW from Columbia University and a DSW fromNew York University. Mashura Akilova, PhD, MSW, is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Social Work at Columbia University. Her research, teaching and practice focus on the issues of global social work, child well-being and migration. She has worked on creating and strengthening social work and social service workforce in the Caucuses, Central Asia and Balkans. Her current research studies Central Asian migration to the United States and wellbeing of non-Syrian refugees in Turkey. She is co-editor of Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Other Forcibly Displaced Persons. Dr. Akilova holds an MSW from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD from Columbia University.

“Beyond the high quality of information presented, some of the more helpful aspects of the text are the pedagogical tools found at the end of each chapter. Discussion questions, reflection prompts, case studies, and other resources help ensure that the content presented does not stay abstract or theoretical but can immediately be applied for deeper learning. … this text is a gift to social work students, practitioners, educators, and scholars that will be useful for years to come.” (Rachel Hagues, Affilia, October 30, 2023)

• Part I: Contexts and Frameworks).- 1: An Introduction to Integrative Social Work Practice with Survivors of Forced Displacement (Nancy J. Murakami & Mashura Akilova).- 2: History of the Global Response to Forcibly Displaced Persons (Karolina ?ukasiewicz).- 3: International Treaties, Conventions, and Laws on Forced Displacement (Daniel Naujoks).- 4: Humanitarian Coordination and Information Management (Sarah Harrison).- 5: Current Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Policies and Frameworks in Humanitarian Settings (Merve Kan).- 6: Future Trends: The Challenges of Climate Displacement (Susana B. Adamo).- 7: Durable Solutions: Resettlement (Dana Al Azzeh, Agnes Nzomene Kahouo Foda, and Ghazal Rezvani).- 8: Durable Solutions: Integration and Host Community Challenges (Pinar Zubaroglu-Ioannides).- 9: Durable Solutions: Return and Reintegration of Displaced Populations and Reconstruction in Post-conflict Societies (Mashura Akilova, Klubosumo Johnson Borh, and Hatem Alaa Mazrouk).- Part II: Clinical Needs and Responses).- 10: Clinical Social Work Practice with Forcibly Displaced Persons Grounded in Human Rights and Social Justice Principles (S. Megan Berthold).- 11: Practicing Internationally: Centering Refugee Voice (Hadidja Nyiransekuye, Sarah Moore, Dhrubodhi Mukherjee, and Beverly Wagner).- 12: Culture, Trauma, and Loss: Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Mary Bunn, Nancy J. Murakami, and Andrea Haidar).- 13: Why Social Work Methodologies Are so Important in Delivering Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions for Refugees in Humanitarian Settings (Peter Ventevogel & Claire Whitney).-14: The Social Work Practitioner: Considerations for Working with Survivors of Forced Displacement (Nancy J. Murakami).- Part III: Specific Populations).- 15: Statelessness and Displacement: The Cause, Consequences, and Challenges of Statelessness and the Capabilities Required of Social Workers (Jason Tucker).- 16: Social Work Practice with Asylum Seekers (Tanzilya Oren).- 17: Migration of LGBTQI+ People: Sexual and/or Gender Minority Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum-seekers (Edward Ou Jin Lee, Ahmed Hamila, Sophia Koukoui, Yann Zoldan, Renata Militzer, Sebastien Chehaitly, Catherine Baillargeon, and Annie Pullen Sansfacon).- 18: Social Work with Displaced Children (Sana Al-Hyari & Raghda Butros).- 19: Bridging Micro and Macro Practice to Respond to Violence Against Women and Girls in Dynamic Contexts: Lessons Learned from the South Pacific Context (Abigail Erikson, Doris Puiahi, and Karin Wachter).- 20: Lives in the Shadows: International Human Trafficking in the United States (Jessica Gorelick & Ileana Taylor).- Part IV: Looking Forward).- 21: The Role of Social Work in the Context of Forced Migration: A Global Perspective (Mashura Akilova).- Appendix: Glossary of Terms (Bethel Assefa).- Index.