Walden University Family Seperation Paper

Imagine that a family has made the difficult decision to leave their home country in search of safety elsewhere. What kinds of circumstances might have prompted the family to make this decision? What challenges might this family face as they travel and attempt to establish themselves in a new country? Families rarely uproot themselves in this way unless they are experiencing a myriad of hardships, such as poverty, danger, and discrimination. When immigrating families have broken apart, this separation adds an extra layer of trauma to an already painful experience with particularly negative ramifications for children.

Separation from caregivers is stressful for children, and prolonged separation derails the attachment process as children learn they cannot rely on adults to provide for them. In this Assignment, you examine the impact of family separation on a child’s biological, psychological, and social development and analyze the ethical responsibilities of social workers working with families experiencing separation.

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:

• Explain how family separation could impact a young child’s brain and the development of secure attachments.
• Describe several short- and long-term impacts family separation of immigrant families can have on a child’s psychological and social functioning.
• Select two NASW ethical principles and explain how social workers could uphold these principles in their work with immigrant children who have been separated from their families.

Use the Learning Resources to support your Assignment. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.

I NEED ALL THE RESOURCES CITED AND UTLIZED

• Gaviria, M., & Smith, M. (Producers). (2018). Separated: Children at the borderLinks to an external site. [Film]. Frontline. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/sep…
• National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social WorkersLinks to an external site.. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of…
• PBS Newshour. (2018). How the toxic stress of family separation can harm a childLinks to an external site.. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-the-toxic-…
• Venta, A., & Cuervo, M. (2022). Attachment, loss, and related challenges in migrationLinks to an external site.. Current Opinion in Psychology, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101406
• Wood, L. C. N. (2018). Impact of punitive immigration policies, parent-child separation and child detention on the mental health and development of childrenLinks to an external site.. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2(1), e000338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000338