Elena Cabiati – författare

This handbook provides a comprehensive study of social work and migration internationally. It offers an original, intellectually strong and professionally coherent account of how social work with migration is shaped and practiced internationally, exploring ongoing and new debates and key areas such as conceptual foundations, migration policies, methods and innovations in practice, research and educational methodologies as well as lived experiences, opportunities and challenges for migrants and social workers.The book is divided into four parts:• More Than One Theory for Social Work and Migration: A Critical Overview• Working with Migrants: Social Work Practice and Experiences• Teaching and Learning About Migration: The Role of Social Work Education• Social Work Research and Migration: Ethics and Methodological ChallengesThe book also comprises 30 newly written chapters and brings together established and up-and-coming academics from different regions.It will be required reading for all scholars, students and social work practitioners.

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.