Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees: What to Do, What Not to Do, and How to Help

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Sarah Crowther Debora Singer MBE, MBE

Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees

What to Do, What Not to Do, and How to Help

Sarah Crowther, Debora Singer MBE, MBE

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
15 May 2019

Refugees & political asylum; Migration, immigration & emigration; Social welfare & social services

This hands-on guide provides accessible, insightful advice for practitioners who find themselves working with asylum seekers and refugees. Part I covers the essentials of understanding refugees' experiences including what they are coping with now they are in the UK, definitions, entitlements and restrictions, equality, positive action, and practical engagement including improving access to services and overcoming language barriers. Part II prepares professionals for meeting a wide range of needs, including housing, poverty, health and mental health, and training and employment. It also cover issues and opportunities when working with child and young refugees.

This pragmatic book accompanies social workers, medical staff, educators, charity workers and housing professionals in their daily work, and illustrates the perspective of refugees themselves. A passionate and compassionate response to the needs of displaced people, it is an excellent starting point for all those working to create a safe and welcoming environment where refugees and asylum seekers are supported.

By: Sarah Crowther
Foreword by: Debora Singer MBE MBE
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 398g
ISBN: 9781785923173
ISBN 10: 178592317X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I. 1. Introduction; 2. Why it matters; 3. Pragmatic Definitions and Entitlements - just what you need to know; 4. Refugees in all their diversity - equality, discrimination and positive action; 5. Engaging with Refugees; 6. Other Organisations, Networking and Advocating for Refugees; Part II. 7. Roof, Food, Money and Essential Resources; 8. Health, Mental Health and Disability; 9. Learning English, Training, Employability, and Into Work; 10. Refugee Children and Young People - With and Without Families; 11. Refugees are not 'Other People'; Appendices

Sarah Crowther is the Director of REAP (Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership), and a Founding Trustee of HEAR, London's Voluntary and Community sector network of equality and human rights organisations. She holds a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Birmingham, and lives in High Wycombe, UK.

Reviews for Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees: What to Do, What Not to Do, and How to Help

The kind of book that can be read from any page, and deserves a centre space of a home library. -- Ayman Uweida, Member of REAP, Professional Interpreter and Refugee This book transformed my thinking by releasing refugees and asylum seeker from those static labels into becoming agents of their own lives; by creating a role for any of us to assist each refugee engage with the access points for public services. I liked the conversational style, supported with experience and resources. -- John Murphy, London Churches Refugee Fund & Network This book for busy hands-on staff is a jewel. In an environment with no go-to Government refugee services agency, or training for specialist advisers, a book like this is gold-dust. Clear, informative, straight-talking, well indexed with wonderful touches of respectful humour. Helping staff and their refugee clients overcome barriers and restart interrupted careers and lives. -- Sheila Heard, Managing Director, Transitions London CIC, Employment Services for Refugee Engineers and Business Services professionals