CYP Now - Resources: Review - Professional values and asylum seekers

This book could not have been written at a more poignant time as the relentless onslaught continues on asylum seekers by some sections of the media. Also, in the past decade, five pieces of legislation have been passed by Parliament on immigration and asylum controls, which have been progressively austere. The latest is the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill 2003.

The authors challenge practitioners to consider their professional ethics and value base when faced with the very real day-to-day pressures to comply with oppressive policies instituted by government.

The first chapter explores immigration controls within a historical and political framework tracing their development from the beginning of the last century onwards, and looks at the relationship between immigration and race.

The middle chapters examine the role of social work with asylum seekers and refugee communities. The authors encourage us to continue to engage in the debate. For instance, Humphries argues that the nature of social work has changed over the last 20 years operating in an increasingly authoritarian welfare state.

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