International Social Work and Forced Migration () von Ralf Roßkopf

Preface - Ralf Roßkopf and Katharina Heilmann<b>Understanding 'International Social Work': Perspectives from Academic Discourses</b>Reflections on International Social Work in Contexts of Forced Migration - Katharina Heilmann and Ralf RoßkopfInternational Social Work Research in a Globalizing World - Miriam Potocky and Mitra NasehPersonal and Structural Prerequisites for International Social Work Education - Stefan Borrmann<b>Developments Worldwide: Mapping International Social Work with Refugees in African, Middle East and European Countries</b>Introduction to this ChapterSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Jordan - Christine Huth-HildebrandtSocial Work with Refugees in Lebanon - Rania MansourSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Turkey - Rana Dayolu, Esin Uyar, Gülten Uçan and Fatih ahinSocial Work with Immigrants and Refugees in Greece - Agapi Kandylaki and Nikos NagopoulosSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Italy - Roberta T. Di Rosa, Giulio Gerbino and Daniela SimoneSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Spain - Mourad Aboussi and Joan Lacomba VázquezSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Germany - Katharina HeilmannSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Nigeria - Uzoma Odera Okoye and Alexander Ngozi AnicheSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Uganda - Ronald Sebba KalyangoSocial Work with Refugees and Migrants in Kenya - Joseph K. Rono and Dickson M. OmbakaWrapping Up: Perspectives on International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants in African, Middle East and European Countries - Katharina Heilmann<b>Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Social Work with Refugees</b>Social Work as a Human Rights Profession in the Context of Refuge and Migration: Global Perspectives - Andrea SchmelzHumanitarian Migration Law - Ralf RoßkopfShifting Landscapes: Decolonize International Politics, Migration Studies, and Social Work - Mareike GebhardtInternational Social Workers with Refugees: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Professional Identity and Required Skills - Petra Dankova<b>Selected Approaches in International Social Work Practice: Dealing with Refugee Communities and Individuals in the Area of Action</b>Gender-Sensitive Social Work with Refugees and Migrants - Nausikaa SchirillaReligious Competences in Social Work: A Necessary Approach in the German Context of Diversity - Josef FreiseAddressing Spirituality in Clinical Work with Refugees: An Overview of Its Importance and Five Discrete Methods for Conducting Spiritual Assessments - David R. HodgeConflict Sensitive Social Work Practice and the Implication for International Social Work Education - Hannah Reich<b>Evidence and Experiences of Social Work with Refugees in the Field</b>"Helping the People That Are in Front of Me": An Emerging Conceptual Model of Refugee Social Work Practice in Germany (2014 2016) - David Cecil and Rachel HaguesConclusionsList of AuthorsIndex

The book focuses on Social Work with refugees in African, Middle East and European countries. Published as a follow-up to the 'International Social Work Week' in Würzburg/Germany with professionals and experts from all over the globe, this book intends to share insights into country-specific developments, challenges and potentials of Social Work in forced migration contexts. The objectives are to map Social Work in this field of action across several countries, to bring into sharper focus an International Social Work in forced migration contexts as well as to contribute in connecting Social Work scholars and experts around the globe.

Prof. Dr. Ralf Roßkopf, Vice President for International Affairs at the German Jordanian University (GJU), Jordan, is also a professor at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS), Germany, was Vice President there, Dean for the Schools responsible for Social Work at both universities and Coordinator of the Master's Programme "International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants" (FHWS). He is teaching law for Social Work with special expertise in Migration Law.Katharina Heilmann was academic assistant at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt and currently works as Social Worker in the field of political adult education with migrants and refugees at Heimvolkshochschule St. Hedwigshaus e.V., Germany.