Description
Approx 3 hours of self paced learning, prior to a live online half day workshop. Working therapeutically with people seeking asylum, including those living in the community on bridging visas, in held detention and community detention, as they wait for their claim to be determined.This event will cover:
- Overview of legal and policy frameworks around seeking asylum
- How pre-arrival traumatic histories and the asylum-seeking process interact
- Good practice in work with people seeking asylum in relation to assessment, formulation, interventions and treatment, advocacy
- The roles practitioners engage in when working with people seeking asylum
- The impacts of this work, ways to sustain ourselves, and effective practice
Trainers
- Graciela Lopez (Practice Leader, People Seeking Asylum) — Foundation House
Eligibility criteria
Categories:
Capability 3 - Working with diverse consumers, families, and communities,
Capability 10 - Delivering compassionate care, support and treatment,
Capability 4 - Understanding and responding to trauma
Disciplines:
Allied Health,
Other
Levels:
Intermediate
Lifespans:
Adult
09:30 to 13:30 Add to calendar
Online mode
Early Bird discount $215 if you enrol on or before 1 April
