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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Asylum seeker young people: Social work value conflicts in negotiating age assessment in the UK
Contributor:
Cemlyn, Sarah Judith;
Nye, Miriam
Published:
SAGE Publications, 2012
Published in:
International Social Work, 55 (2012) 5, Seite 675-688
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/0020872812447638
ISSN:
0020-8728;
1461-7234
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
This article examines social work with separated young asylum seekers following armed conflict, and focuses on ethical issues arising from contradictions between core social work values and immigration control. It considers problems facing these young people and policy responses internationally, in Europe and the UK. The tension between child welfare and immigration control permeates these responses, with the latter usually trumping the former. Age assessment is a particularly contentious issue involving UK social workers. Drawing on findings from a study of age assessment practice, the study concludes with the centrality of maintaining social work values and links with wider campaigning.