ABSTRACT

Social workers are called upon and expected to work with immigrants in culturally appropriate ways, particularly during a time of increased xenophobia. Yet, few are given the educational tools necessary to answer this call. A global human rights lens, informed by theories on work with immigrants, can provide a framework for social work educators and practitioners to traverse the values, knowledge, and skill necessary for culturally relevant work with Latinx immigrants. This paper provides a socio-political context for the migration experience, and a discussion of necessary course content to prepare emerging social workers to serve this community. We suggest that four theories and approaches provide the foundation to informed practice with immigrants. Suggestions for teaching and preparing emerging social workers for work with Latinx immigrant communities are provided. The teaching methodology relies on Paulo Freire’s and other adult learning theories which integrate and build on the lived experience of adult learners.

摘要

社会工作者被要求并期望以文化上适当的方式与移民合作，特别是在仇外心理加剧的时期。但是，几乎没有人提供回答此电话所必需的教育工具。全球人权视角，以与移民工作有关的理论为基础，可以为社会工作教育者和从业人员提供一个框架，以遍历与拉丁裔移民进行文化相关工作所需的价值，知识和技能。本文为移民经历提供了一个社会政治背景，并讨论了必要的课程内容，以准备为社会服务的新兴社会工作者。我们建议四种理论和方法为移民知情实践提供基础。提供了一些教学建议，并为新兴的社会工作者准备与拉丁移民社区合作的建议。教学方法依赖于Paulo Freire的和其他成人学习理论，它们整合并建立了成人学习者的生活经验。