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ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS FOR PROTECTING REFUGEES RIGHT

. Oluwatoyin O Dada & Dr.KM Ashifa


Abstract

From a broad perspective, social workers are responsible for the basic needs of refugees, making sure they have food, water, shelter, etc. However, in addition to ensuring the physical needs of refugees are met, social workers also play an essential role in immigrant and refugee communities by reporting issues such as employer exploitation, domestic violence, sex crimes, and child abuse to social service and law enforcement agencies. They act as mediators for individuals who are hesitant to report offenses due to fear of deportation. Finally, as advocates, social workers play a role in standing up for immigrants who are the victims of anti-immigrant policies and discriminatory practices. A social worker is a professional who helps individuals and families improve their quality of life by ensuring access to basic needs such as food, shelter and safety. They work to achieve better lives for their clients by analyzing the environment, relationships, systems and policies that impact their clients' lives. Common challenges that social workers must help their clients overcome include poverty, abuse, unemployment, mental illness, addiction and trauma. Social workers meet with clients and build relationships based on trust and compassion. They identify the issues their clients are facing and implement solutions such as physical relocation, therapy, coordinating medical treatment and assisting with employment. At the end of February 2018, the public was overwhelmed by mass media coverage of a large number of refugees living on the streets in front of the Immigration Office in Jakara. Their existence needs to be noticed by the government in particular and all parties in general, This paper explores available integrative literature, quantitative document analysis, and presents mixed methodology through individual interviews and an exploratory study to analyze social workers’ role to respond the various issues faced by today’s refugees.

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