Transnational social work: using a wraparound model |
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| Authors: | RICH FURMAN NALINI NEGI MONA C S SCHATZ SUSANNA JONES |
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| Institution: | 1. Social Work Program, University of Washington, Tacoma, 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA rcfurman@u.washington.edu;2. School of Social Work, University of Maryland, 525 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA serenityha@yahoo.com;3. School of Social Work, University of Wyoming, 1000E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071–3632, USA mschatz@uwyo.edu |
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| Abstract: | In this article, we explore the wraparound approach of service delivery as a model for transnational social work. The wraparound model, used primarily within community‐based children's mental health services and child protection initiatives, has been effective when planning services for clients and their families with complicated needs, whose care has to be provided within a multiple provider context. Most social work is delivered nationally or internationally rather than trans‐nationally. In the article we outline how the model could be structured to meet the particular needs of transmigrants, including the involvement of NGOs and INGOs, and identify key obstacles and limitations. |
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| Keywords: | WRAPAROUND MODEL SOCIAL WORK TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION |
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