Trauma-Informed Practice This workshop provides information and understanding to assist community organisations to work with people from refugee and asylum seeker background from a trauma-informed perspective. It covers: Definition of trauma Exploring current models and theories Impact of trauma on brain development, Inter-generational impacts Experiences of people from a refugee background Minimising the risk of re-traumatisation […]
This session provides participants with greater understanding, knowledge and skills required to work with interpreters when providing services to people who do not speak English well or at all, covering: Role of interpreters, Role of service provider, Accessing interpreter services, Strategies for communication, case scenarios and role plays. Working with Interpreters Training: Effective use of […]
This session provides the foundational knowledge and understanding needed to work effectively with people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, covering: overview of migration to Tasmania, the broad concepts of ‘culture’ and cultural competency, experiences of people subject to forced migration, common refugee experiences prior to arrival in Australia, Settlement challenges, cross-cultural communication skills. Training […]
MASTER CORE CONCEPTS IN WORKING WITH REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS Are you ready to transform your approach and build genuine connections with people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds? This intensive workshop, led by experts from STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors), offers you a unique opportunity to […]
This workshop will provide participants with incidental counselling and other skills for handling difficult and distressing situations. This workshop provides an approach to working with people from a refugee and asylum seeker background in a range of settings. This service may help: Understand the impact of past and current trauma Understand appropriate emotional responses of […]
This session provides participants with greater understanding, knowledge and skills required to work with interpreters when providing services to people who do not speak English well or at all, covering: Role of interpreters, Role of service provider, Accessing interpreter services, Strategies for communication, case scenarios and role plays. Working with Interpreters Training: Effective use […]
This session provides the foundational knowledge and understanding needed to work effectively with people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, covering: overview of migration to Tasmania, the broad concepts of ‘culture’ and cultural competency, experiences of people subject to forced migration, common refugee experiences prior to arrival in Australia, Settlement challenges, cross-cultural communication skills. […]