Social work and the Vietnamese refugee

Social Work (United States)
Volume 29, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 108-113

Social work and the Vietnamese refugee (Article)

Timberlake E.M.

^a National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States, Woodburn Community Mental Health Center, Annandale, VA, United States

Abstract

The very concept of "social work" does not exist in Vietnamese culture. Consequently, the understanding presented here of the Vietnamese refugees' cultural background, specific reactions to the traumas of flight and uprooting, and particular patterns of coping with the resettlement process is essential for social workers. It enables them to provide sensitive and effective work to this group. © 1984 by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc.

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DOI: 10.1093/sw/29.2.108

ISSN: 00378046

Cited by: 39

Original Language: English