"The Pain of Exile": What Social Workers Need to Know about Burmese Refugees.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Fike, David Androff, David K.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Refugees from Burma have comprised the largest group of refugees resettling in the United States over the past decade, with nearly 90,000 people, and 19 percent of the total refugee population. However, very little literature exists that describes the cultural context and displacement experiences of this population. This article addresses that gap in the literature by examining historical, social, political, and cultural dimensions relevant to social work practice with Burmese refugees. Practice with Burmese refugees should be informed by knowledge of refugee policy, refugee resettlement, and social services delivery systems; the Burmese historical and political context; the community's specific strengths, needs, and cultural diversity; and human rights and social justice issues. Strong community partnerships between social workers and indigenous community leaders, between resettlement agencies and ethnic community-based organizations, and between different Burmese refugee groups are important to meeting short- and long-term social services needs and fostering successful adaptation and community integration.
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1093/sw/sww005
PubMed reference number	27180523
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	61
Issue Number	2
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.worcesterrefugees.org/uploads/2/4/8/8/24888179/burmese_refugees.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1093/sw%2Fsww005
Journal	Social work
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article