A mutual aid group for pastoral care practitioners providing services to international migrant laborers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Department/School
Social Work
Publication Title
Social Work with Groups
Abstract
In the days following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, a mutual aid group for pastoral care practitioners who serve international labor migrants (ILMs) was conducted virtually. This article describes the formation and proceedings of this brief mutual aid group for pastoral care practitioners. While describing the content that emerged during the three sessions, some important processes and dimensions of mutual aid groups are highlighted. Additionally, the article shares details about the valuable services rendered by pastoral care practitioners supporting ILMs, alongside the complexity, prolonged presence, and invisibility of ILMs in Israeli society at large. It argues that mutual aid groups are an effective intervention to support these professionals, who know firsthand the situation of ILMs and migrant communities and continued to care for them during the recent events and resulting war.
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Recommended Citation
Saldanha, K. (2025). A mutual aid group for pastoral care practitioners providing services to international migrant laborers. Social Work With Groups, 48(2), 110–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2024.2415713
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K. Saldanha is a faculty member in EMU's School of Social Work.