Fernando Chang-Muy, Elaine P. Congress (eds): Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees. Legal Issues, Clinical Skills and Advocacy

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 532-533
Author(s):  
Anahi Viladrich
1988 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisashi Hirayama ◽  
Muammer Cetingok

Asian immigrants and refugees are often powerless in American society. Thus client empowerment should be a major goal in working with this population group. Workers should help these clients adapt to their environment without abandoning their ethnic heritage, values, and beliefs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-128
Author(s):  
Firmansyah

Social work sanctions is an alternative in handling traffic violations without going through a litigation process, this research aims; First, to find out the right strategies related to social work sanctions. Second, to find out the factors that influence the implementation of social work sanctions and finally to find out the impact of the application of social work sanctions. The research method used is a socio-normative research method. Data collection techniques for library research and interviews. The results of this study indicate that the strategies is used in implementing social work sanctions are; Field survey, socialization Collaborate with the police to conduct sweeping on the object of research, carry out social / social work sanctions and install stickers to control and there needs to be a conscious area or traffic order. namely the existence of the concept of ultimum Remedium. It’s mean that criminal is the last step and the Discretion is a power or authority that is carried out based on the law for consideration and belief and emphasizes moral considerations rather than legal considerations. The inhibiting factors are; Written rules or regulations / substances that do not yet exist, lack of socialization and legal culture or attitudes of both the community and the police are still low regarding legal issues. Finally, the impact of the implementation is the creation of rules or laws that specifically regulate the issue of social work sanctions. The next thing is the creation of the Community Police Concept


2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic G. Reamer

Social workers frequently encounter circumstances involving ethical and legal issues. In many instances, relevant ethical and legal standards complement each other; however, in some circumstances, ethical and legal standards conflict. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between U.S. ethical and legal standards in social work. The author presents a conceptually based typology of 4 types of relationships between legal and ethical standards. Case examples are included. The author concludes with a decision-making framework designed to enhance social workers' constructive management of difficult decisions involving ethical and legal standards.


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