Description
This two day introduction explores potential pre-arrival experiences of people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds, and the impact of those experiences on health and wellbeing in both early and longer-term settlement contexts. Practitioners will engage with concepts of health literacy, cross-cultural engagement, and tools to assess common physical and emotional health issues which are a result of refugee experiences. Communication skills, refugee health and settlement services, and other key services and resources, will be discussed.Content includes:
- understanding Australia’s humanitarian program and recent refugee and asylum seeker arrival patterns, within a broader policy context
- exploring issues in working cross-culturally
- exploring the Foundation House Trauma Recovery Framework, to better understand the impact of torture and trauma and the basis for trauma-informed interventions
- overview of relevant services for people from refugee backgrounds, referral processes and resources
- overview of refugee health assessments.
Trainers
- Foundation House
Eligibility criteria
Categories:
Capability 3 - Working with diverse consumers, families, and communities,
Capability 4 - Understanding and responding to trauma
Disciplines:
Allied Health,
Medical,
Nursing,
Other
Levels:
Introductory
Lifespans:
Child,
Adolescent,
Youth,
Adult,
Older Persons
09:30 to 15:30 Add to calendar
09:30 to 15:30 Add to calendar
Brunswick
This program is funded for Nurses and Allied Health professionals through the Victorian Department of Health. Therefore, there is no cost to professionals working in these areas.
