Social Work Practice with War-Affected Children
This book explores the effects of war and migration on individual children and their family system, and how culturally responsive social work practice should take into account the diversity and heterogeneity of their needs and lived experiences.
Unpacking social work practice with children and families affected by war and migration, the volume provides a valuable toolkit for practitioners, educators, researchers, and service-providers that work with war-affected populations around the globe. The contributions suggest that fostering a family approach, allotting careful attention to context and culture, and linking the arts and participation with social work practice can all be vital to enhancing the research, education, and practice around working with children and families affected by war and migration.
Providing a critical reflection of social work education and practice, this book will be of interest to practitioners in the field of social work, as well as researchers studying the social effects of migration.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Family Social Work.
Myriam Denov is a Full Professor of Social Work at McGill University, Canada, and holds the Canada Research Chair in Youth, Gender and Armed Conflict. Her research centers on children and families affected by war, migration, and their intergenerational effects. She is the author of Child Soldiers: Sierra Leones Revolutionary United Front (2010), and co-editor of Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Theory, Method and Practice (2017).
Meaghan C. Shevell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Psychology from McGill University, Canada, and a Master of Arts in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University, USA, where she specialized in childrens rights in conflict settings.
Social Work Practice with War-Affected Children
The Importance of Family, Art, Culture, and Context
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Myriam Denov and Meaghan C. Shevell
First published 2019
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Contents
Myriam Denov and Meaghan C. Shevell
Myriam Denov, Maya Fennig, Marjorie Aude Rabiau, and Meaghan C. Shevell
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen, Myriam Denov, Alusine Bah, Lontine Uwababyeyi, and Jean Kagame
Claudia Mitchell, Warren Linds, Myriam Denov, Miranda DAmico, and Brenda Cleary
Marjorie Aude Rabiau
Sharon Bond
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Family Social Work, volume 22, issue 1 (January 2019). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Introduction
Social work practice with war-affected children and families: the importance of family, culture, arts, and participatory approaches
Myriam Denov and Meaghan C. Shevell
Journal of Family Social Work, volume 22, issue 1 (January 2019) pp. 116
Chapter 1
Intergenerational resilience in families affected by war, displacement, and migration: It runs in the family
Myriam Denov, Maya Fennig, Marjorie Aude Rabiau, and Meaghan C. Shevell
Journal of Family Social Work, volume 22, issue 1 (January 2019) pp. 1745
Chapter 2
Rethinking the meaning of family for war-affected young people: implications for social work education
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen, Myriam Denov, Alusine Bah, Leontine Uwababyeyi, and Jean Kagame
Journal of Family Social Work, volume 22, issue 1 (January 2019) pp. 4662
Chapter 3
Beginning at the beginning in social work education: a case for incorporating arts-based approaches to working with war-affected children and their families
Claudia Mitchell, Warren Linds, Myriam Denov, Miranda DAmico, and Brenda Cleary
Journal of Family Social Work, volume 22, issue 1 (January 2019) pp. 6382
Chapter 4
Culture, migration, and identity formation in adolescent refugees: a family perspective
Marjorie Aude Rabiau
Journal of Family Social Work, volume 22, issue 1 (January 2019) pp. 83100
Chapter 5
The essential role of the father: fostering a father-inclusive practice approach with immigrant and refugee families
Sharon Bond
Journal of Family Social Work, volume 22, issue 1 (January 2019) pp. 101123
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Alusine Bah is a student studying in Social Work at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Sharon Bond is an Associate Professor in the McGill School of Social Work at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Brenda Cleary is completing her masters degree at Ingram School of Nursing at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Miranda DAmico is a Professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Myriam Denov is a Full Professor of Social Work at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and holds the Canada Research Chair in Youth, Gender and Armed Conflict.
Maya Fennig is a PhD Student in the School of Social Work at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Jean Kagame is a Student studying Social Work at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Warren Linds is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Claudia Mitchell
