Session: Intersections of Policy and Practice in Immigrant Lives (Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference - Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth)

248 Intersections of Policy and Practice in Immigrant Lives

Schedule:
Saturday, January 14, 2017: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
La Galeries 1 (New Orleans Marriott)
Cluster: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
Moderator:
Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina
* noted as presenting author
Overcoming Barriers to Immigrant Incorporation in Unwelcoming Places: The Role of Immigrant-Serving Organizations in New Immigrant Destinations
Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; Nalini Negi, PhD, University of Maryland at Baltimore; Breanne Grace, PhD, University of South Carolina
Barriers to Higher Education for Asylum Seeking Students from Central Africa
Paula Gerstenblatt, PhD, University of Southern Maine; Jennifer Dimond, MSW, Hospice of Southern Maine; Tonya Bailey-Curry, BA, University of Southern Maine
Voices of Immigrant Adolescents in New Destination Areas: Opportunities & Barriers within Restrictive Policy Contexts
Kristina C. Webber, PhD, University of South Carolina; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina
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