Ukraine refugee crisis shines light on those suffering in direct provision here

New book lets asylum-seeking families and their social workers tell their stories

Colletta Dalikeni

A group of asylum seekers from the Eglinton Direct Provision Centre in Salthill. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

A group of asylum seekers from the Eglinton Direct Provision Centre in Salthill. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

My book, Child Protection Social Workers and Asylum-Seeking Families in Ireland, which was launched last week by Michele Clarke, chief social worker in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, discusses issues of race, culture, power relations and mistrust.

It is timely, I believe, not only for social care professionals but for all those working with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. When I set out to write this book, little did I imagine that more than 5 million people would have fled Ukraine in less than two months, putting the plight of refugees firmly in the spotlight.

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