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Book SynopsisThis publication collects contributions to understanding and addressing migration flows from Africa to Europe and supporting social coexistence in the destination countries. Written by experts in psychology and social work, the articles approach the topic of immigration based on empirical research in their academic and professional specialties. The book focuses on issues of intervention, letting the research be the starting point for further plans. This focus makes the book valuable for professionals as well as policy makers.
Trade ReviewThe editors of this book are warning us not to fall victim of simple thinking about migrants. The public is overwhelmed by very different information related to migration. … The intention of the authors is to underline the complexity of phenomenon, migration, and flight, and to expect the professionals to fight for the right of migrants. European Journal of Social work, 26.2 (2023)
Table of ContentsTable of Contents Editorial 9 Renzo Carli, Rosa Maria Paniccia The Culture of Security and Governance in Italy and Germany: a comparison 13 Christopher Hein Contemporary mixed migration from Africa to Europe via Italy 30 Giorgia Marinelli, Viviana Langher, Andrea Caputo, Kibreab Habtemichael, Angelika Groterath The Viernheim study: use clinical psychology to explore integration capacities of a German community 52 Lena Pschiuk, Viviana Langher, Giorgia Marinelli, Angelika Groterath Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth of Refugee Women – One Study and Two [Types of] Results 68 Denise Filmer, Massimo Sturiale Trust, identity, and the intercultural mediator’s role in the migrant crisis on the South East coast of Sicily 84 Sabine Pirchio, Sara Costa, Rosa Ferri Language and social integration in multicultural contexts 105 Maria Cristina Tumiati, Andrea Cavani, Laura Piombo, Giorgia Marinelli, Gianfranco Costanzo, Concetta Mirisola Itineraries of geoclinical psychopathology in Public Institution 117 Katrin Luise Laezer, Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber Psychoanalytically based social work with traumatized refugees: implementing the STEP-BY-STEP project 131 Germana Cesarano, Angelika Groterath, Daniela Moretti The Service System for Victims of Human Trafficking in the City of Rome 160 Sofija Georgievska Indicators for identification of victims of trafficking in human beings 173 Giuseppe Mannino, Eleonora Maria Cuccia, Marta Schiera, Erika Faraci The challenge of recovering trafficked and smuggled humans: new integration proposals starting from analysis of the old protection system for asylum seekers (SPRAR) in Sicily 190 David Schiefer Migration and family: a neglected nexus? 201
