SOCWORK 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Well-Founded Relation, System On A Chip, Acculturation
28 May 2016
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Newcomers to canada: social work with immigrants and refugees. Global interconnections have leg to growth in economic immigration. Changing demographics across canada have led to unique challenges for social workers: social workers must adapt practice and develop skills that are culturally relevant and appropriate. War and conflict have forced more than 15 millions people to leave their countries of origin. A migrant is a person who has moved from one country to another temporarily or permanent. An immigrant is a person admitted to canada as a lawful permanent resident. Three categories of permanent residents in canada: economic immigrant, family class: sponsoring a family member, refugee. A refugee claimant is a temporary resident in the humanitarian population category who requests refugee protection upon or after arrival in canada but whose claim has not yet been decided. A temporary foreign worker is a person hired by a canadian employer to fill temporary labour or skill shortages.
