Unaccompanied and Separated Syrian Refugee Children: Case Study of a New Feature for Social Work Practice in Jordan
Unaccompanied and Separated Syrian Refugee Children: Case Study of a New Feature for Social Work Practice in Jordan
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DOI：
10.1093/rsq/hdy009
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
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1.2
通讯作者：
Hutchinson, Aisha Jane
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作者：
AlMakhamreh, Sahar Suleiman;Hutchinson, Aisha Jane
过去70年来，约旦在其境内收容了许多难民，但最近叙利亚难民的涌入大大增加了本已脆弱的经济和社会格局的压力。约旦叙利亚难民应对计划主张采取紧急应对措施，满足难民的基本需求，同时对约旦的服务和基础设施进行长期能力建设；保护工作组（一个机构间工作组，下设儿童保护、基于性别的暴力和心理健康等小组）专门倡导更多的社会工作者。虽然社会工作者在目的国（如美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、欧洲部分地区）与难民合作方面的作用相对较好，但在邻国和转型国家（这些国家是“第一”反应者，并收容了大部分难民），社会工作者的作用还没有得到很好的确立。通过描述一个关于社会工作者在约旦无人陪伴和失散的叙利亚难民儿童寄养计划中的作用的案例研究，我们建立了社会工作者可以为多学科团队做出的贡献，以改善难民的短期和长期福祉。文章最后提出了一些政策建议。
While Jordan has hosted many refugees within its borders over the past 70 years, the recent influx of Syrian refugees has significantly increased pressure on an already fragile economic and social landscape. The Jordan Response Plan to Syrian Refugees advocates for emergency response that meets the basic needs of refugees alongside long-term capacity building of Jordanian services and infrastructure; with the Protection Working Group (an inter-agency working group with sub groups on child protection, gender-based violence and mental health) specifically advocating for more social workers. While the role of social workers in working with refugees is relatively well established in destination countries (such as the United States, Canada, Australia, parts of Europe), it is less well established in neighbouring and transition countries - countries which are the "first" responders and host the bulk of refugees. By describing a case study on the role of social workers in a foster care programme for unaccompanied and separated Syrian refugee children in Jordan, we establish the contribution that social workers can make to the multi-disciplinary team to improve the short- and long-term well-being of refugees. The article concludes with a number of policy recommendations.