Professional and Organisational Development

Professional and Organisational Development Supporting and enhancing the skills and values of individuals, organisations and systems providing services to people who are of refugee background, including people seeking asylum. foundationhouse.org.au/learning

About Professional & Organisational Development The Professional and Organisational Development Program provides a range of opportunities for professionals, volunteers and community members to develop their skills and knowledge in working with refugee and asylum seeker survivors of torture and trauma. Our facilitators are experienced social workers, psychologists, teachers and community development practitioners who have experience working in torture and trauma with clients and communities. Facilitators are therefore able to draw on current issues, themes and experiences from their own practice to enrich the workshops. The sessions are interactive, and combine formal presentations with large and small group discussions drawing on participants experience. Our Calendar of workshops includes specialist programs for people working in educational settings, and for nurses and allied health professionals, as well as sessions open to anyone working with refugees and asylum seekers. Our Professional and Organisational Development Program includes a range of tailored organisational development opportunities with individual agencies as well as an open calendar of events. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 Email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au Website: www.foundationhouse.org.au/learning mission: To advance the health, wellbeing and human rights of people from refugee backgrounds who have experienced torture and other traumatic events. www.foundationhouse.org.au 2

Professional Development tailored to your organisation Along with our public Professional Development Calendar, also provides organisation-specific professional development for agencies working with people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. Using an organisational development model we tailor professional development specifically to your organisation. We will initially discuss your overall needs and then work closely with you to identify the learning aims of your staff. We will discuss with you the best structure for professional professional development and change management activities, and tailor training materials to the unique needs of your organisation. Professional development sessions can be one off or may be incorporated into a series, depending on your organisation s needs and capacity. We may recommend that professional development is incorporated with ongoing reflective practice sessions. The reflective practice model encourages participants to develop deeper understanding of the impact of the work on themselves, and what they bring to the work, enabling participants to consider creative and innovative approaches to working with refugee and asylum seekers. Reflective practice sessions can be implemented in organisations or networks where this approach to professional development is indicated. CONTACT US If you have any questions regarding our Organisation-specific Professional Development please feel free to contact the Professional and Organisational Development Program Leader, on (03) 9389 8972; email pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au Alternatively you can fill out the enquiry form overleaf, or through our website under the Learning tab. Tailored training request form: www.foundationhouse.org.au/enquiry-form/ OR see overleaf 3

& ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FORM PROFESSIONAL The Professional and Organisational Development Program is designed to assist with skills acquisition and organisational change, in order to enhance services for people of refugee backgrounds, including asylum seekers. Please contact us to discuss fee-for-service professional development. Costs will vary and may include preparation time, number of facilitators, resources, and travel expenses. has workshop spaces in Brunswick and Dandenong which, if available, can be used free of charge. For time-specific needs, please allow sufficient lead-time for us to negotiate and develop the program, generally a minimum of two months. Please complete the form in as much detail as you can. The Program Leader will respond to your request as soon as is possible. We endeavour to accommodate as many requests as possible, but at times resources are constrained and requests may be decided in accordance with identified priority areas. CONTACT DETAILS ORGANISATION: ADDRESS: CONTACT NAME: YOUR POSITION: PHONE: EMAIL: ABOUT YOUR REQUEST 1. What type of work is your agency/organisation currently engaged in with refugee and asylum seeker background clients? 2. What (briefly) is the nature of your request? 3. Approximately how many people would it be for, working in what kind of position/s? 3. What outcomes would you like to see? 4. What are your preferred dates, if any? Return to: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au. This form is also available from our website, www.foundationhouse.org.au. 4

GENERALIST SESSIONS FULL DAY AND TWO DAY WORKSHOPS Refugee and Asylum Seeker Experiences p. 6 Introduction to Suicide risk in Refugee & Asylum seeker Populations p. 7 Course for Incidental counsellors (working with young people) p. 8 Foundation of Trauma based counselling p. 9 Settlement, Trauma and Addiction p.10 Working with Refugee-related Trauma in the Alcohol & Other Drugs sector p. 11 Precarious Lives: Working with Uuncertainty p.12 Spirituality and Human Service Practice p.13 Practitioner Self Care in the Refugee and Asylum Seeking space p.14 Course for Incidental Counsellors - general p.15 HALF DAY WORKSHOPS Trauma Focused Counselling: Extension workshops p.16 Cognitive and Psychosocial Assessment of refugee children p.17 EVENING WORKSHOPS Mental Health Reports for People Seeking Asylum p.18 Supporting Refugees Arriving from Syria p.19 Focus on Children and Families p.20 The Wider Impacts of Trauma on Relationships and Communities p.21 Working with Masculinity in a Cross Cultural Context p.22 WEBINARS Working with Children and Families p.23 Supporting New Arrivals from Syria p.23 SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION contents School s In for Refugees p.24 Schools and Families Working Together p.25 Schools Presenting to Schools p.26 NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH Intensive introduction for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals p.27 Refugee Women s Health for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals p.28 Refugee Men s Health for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals p.29 Summary overview p.30 Photos: Shutterstock 5

DATES, VENUES AND REGISTRATION: BRUNSWICK THU 10 March Register here: www.trybooking.com/cxnp OR Refugee and Asylum Seeker Experiences 1 DAY WORKSHOP THU 6 OCT Register here: www.trybooking.com/cxnp DANDENONG: THU 2 June Register here: www.trybooking.com/ease SUNSHINE: THU 4 August Register here: www.trybooking.com/godo TIME: 9.30am - 4.30pm COST: $230 per person Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included SUITABLE FOR: Anyone new to working with asylum seekers or refugee survivors of torture and trauma. This one day workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to working with people from a refugee background, including asylum seekers. Participants will gain knowledge of the refugee and asylum seeker experience and ways of working with this highly vulnerable group. Establishing positive working relationships and maintaining worker resilience in a challenging environment are covered. CONTENT INCLUDES: Australia s Humanitarian Program within a global context and relevant recent policy developments The traumatic experiences of people who have fled wars and oppressive regimes The range of psychosocial effects of traumatic experiences on individuals, families and communities The psychological impact of detention and prolonged uncertainty associated with seeking asylum in Australia The framework for recovery Principles of good working relationships with clients who have experienced torture and trauma Maintaining worker resilience and reflective practice General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 6

DATE: THU 21 April TIME: 9.30am 4.30pm COST: $230 Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE: 4 Gardiner St. Brunswick www.trybooking.com/goet Introduction to suicide risk in refugee and asylum seeker populations 1 DAY WORKSHOP This one day workshop offers introductory tools and skills in addressing the risk of suicide in people from refugee backgrounds including people seeking asylum. The workshop explores specific risk and protective factors for suicide in people from refugee background including asylum seekers, with the aim of increasing participants insight into the challenges faced by this population and how these challenges interact with risk of suicide. Participants will be introduced to a suicide risk assessment framework and apply this framework to working with refugees and asylum seekers. The workshop will also look at the impact of working with suicidality on the worker themselves, with a focus on selfcare. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au foundationhouse.org.au orygen.org.au 7

DATES: THU 28 April & 5 May TIME: 9.30am - 4.30pm COST: $360 per person Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE: 155 Foster St. Dandenong SUITABLE FOR: Those working with young people from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds, who are in a position where counselling is an incidental part of the role. E.g settlement, education, youth work, case work, housing, employment, welfare, health, community services. The workshop will have a focus on working with young people, but is open to anyone PRE-REQUISITE: Participants should have completed a Foundation House Introductory course or equivalent. If you have considerable experience working with people who are seeking asylum or from refugee-like backgrounds and wish to apply for an exemption for the pre-requisite, please contact the Administrator, Professional and Organisational Development on ph: 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au. Course for Incidental Counsellors - working with young people 2 DAY WORKSHOP This two day course provides an approach to working with young people from a refugee and asylum seeker background in a range of settings. Participants will gain incidental counselling and other skills for handling difficult and distressing situations. The workshop involves presentations, demonstrations, practical exercises and discussions in large and small groups. CONTENT INCLUDES: Further examination of the impact of past and current trauma Incidental counselling skills for a range of potential situations The emotional responses of workers and implications for practice Building good working relationships with traumatised clients Cross-cultural considerations www.trybooking.com/gozk General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au 8

DATES: THU 5 and FRI 6 May TIMES: 9.30-4.30 COST: $360 per person Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick Foundations of Trauma based Counselling 2 DAY WORKSHOP SUITABLE FOR: This course is designed as Professional Development for people working as counsellors. Prerequisite: Participants should have completed a introductory course or have equivalent knowledge or experience. If you have considerable experience working with people who are seeking asylum or from refugee-like backgrounds and wish to apply for an exemption for the pre-requisite, please contact the Administrator, Professional and Organisational Development on ph: 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au. www.trybooking.com/gnsp This two-day course provides counsellors with additional skills for working with refugee survivors of torture and trauma. Content includes: The distinctive psychological sequelae of torture and refugee trauma The theoretical underpinnings of working with trauma Conducting comprehensive assessments of survivors of torture and trauma Cross cultural considerations Strategies and approaches for dealing with symptoms and challenging presentations Challenges of trauma-based work in the context of ongoing uncertainty Counsellor responses to clients including vicarious traumatisation, and self-care General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au 9

DATE: THU 5 May TIME: 9.30am 4.30pm COST: $220 Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE: Turning Point 54-62 Gertrude Street Fitzroy VIC 3065 SUITABLE FOR: This session is open to people working in the Alcohol and Other Drugs sector. Day 2 (next page) is a follow on session open to people working in counselling roles who have completed Day 1. www.turningpoint.org.au/ Education/Professional- Development.aspx Settlement, trauma & addiction UNDERSTANDING NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS Understanding culture, settlement and trauma are key to effective engagement with migrants and refugees that experience alcohol and other drug issues. The workshop provides tools and strategies to work with people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, from the perspective of cultural competence and trauma informed care. The workshop brings together the expertise of two specialist agencies, the Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health and The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (), and is suitable for anyone working in the alcohol and other drugs sector. Participants will gain knowledge of the influence of culture, worldviews and health beliefs on help-seeking behaviours The workshop includes key principles of culturally competent service delivery, and strategies to work with traumatised clients from refugee backgrounds to improve client engagement and working relationships, Content includes: Key aspects of Australia s immigration policy and humanitarian program in a global context The psychosocial effects of refugee related trauma and the asylum seeking process on individuals, families and communities The impact of personal cultural interpretation on service delivery The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture () Framework for Recovery Enquiries: training@turningpoint.org.au foundationhouse.org.au ceh.org.au turningpoint.org.au 10

DATE: FRI 6 May TIME: 9.30am 4.30pm COST: $220 Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE: Turning Point 54-62 Gertrude Street Fitzroy VIC 3065 PREREQUISITE: This second day is open to people working in counselling roles who have completed day 1: Settlement, trauma and addiction. If you have considerable experience working with people who are seeking asylum or from refugee-like backgrounds and wish to apply for an exemption for the pre-requisite, please contact the Administrator at, Professional and Organizational Development on ph: 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au. www.turningpoint.org.au/ Education/Professional- Development.aspx Working with refugee related trauma in the alcohol and other drugs sector A FOLLOW ON DAY FOR COUNSELLORS This workshop is facilitated by Foundation House and is for those working in counselling roles in the alcohol and other drugs sector. It focuses on theory and frameworks that underpin working with refugee related trauma and includes strategies for engagement, approaches to assessment and dealing with symptoms and challenging presentations. Content includes:: Understand the key theoretical underpinnings of working with trauma including recognising the distinctive psychological sequelae of torture and refugee trauma Explore and apply strategies and approaches for assessment and dealing with symptoms and challenging presentations Identify counsellor responses to clients including vicarious traumatisation, and self-care Enquiries relating to training content: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au Enquiries relating to registrations: training@ turningpoint.org.au foundationhouse.org.au ceh.org.au turningpoint.org.au 11

DATES: THU 21 JULY TIME: 9.30-4.30pm COST: $230 Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE, 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick Precarious lives: Working with Uncertainty ONE DAY WORKSHOP www.trybooking.com/jwiu Explores the psycho-social realities of asylum seekers and refugees living with long-term uncertainty. Migration status and issues of safety for refugees and asylum seekers, and their loved ones, means that uncertainty dominates the client experience and their relationships with workers. Content includes: Impact of long-term detention on mental health; Impact of long term uncertainty on relationships, place and identity; What have we learnt from the history of TPVs?; Ways of responding to refugees and asylum seekers who are forced to live with long term uncertainty. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 12

DATES: TUES 2 & 9 AUGUST TIME: 9.30am - 4.30pm COST: $360 Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick, VIC Spirituality and Human Service Practice 2 DAY WORKSHOP www.trybooking.com/gnsn This workshop aims to affirm the importance of spiritually sensitive human service practice and to provide a space and a place for human service practitioners to intentionally and reflectively engage with spirituality and practice. Content includes: God-centredness as a core value of people of refugee and asylum seeker background. The importance of world views giving primacy to spiritual beliefs in the context of therapeutic work. Ways spirituality links to healing and recovery. The relationship between spirituality and human service practice. It is anticipated that this space will be in nature part supervision, part professional development and part training. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 13

DATE: THU 11 August TIME: 9.30-4.30PM COST: $230 per person Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE: 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick www.trybooking.com/gnth Practitioner selfcare in the refugee and asylum seeking space 1 DAY WORKSHOP This one-day course provides professionals with the opportunity to increase their understanding of the impact of their work and ways to sustain themselves. The course will acknowledge contextual factors impacting on worker well-being. Content includes:: Models and definitions of stress Core concepts, including burnout, vicarious traumatisation, and resilience Identification of key stressors potentially impacting on wellbeing Practical strategies and approaches for managing stress, including development of a self-care plan General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 14

DATES: THU 1 & 15 Sept TIME: 9.30am - 4.30pm COST: $360 per person Lunch, morning and afternoon tea included VENUE: 4 Gardiner St. Brunswick Course for Incidental Counsellors 2 DAY WORKSHOP SUITABLE FOR: Those working with young people from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds, who are in a position where counselling is an incidental part of the role. E.g settlement, youth work, education, case work, housing, employment, welfare, health, community services. PRE-REQUISITE: Participants should have completed a Foundation House Introductory course or equivalent. If you have considerable experience working with people who are seeking asylum or from refugee-like backgrounds and wish to apply for an exemption for the pre-requisite, please contact the Administrator, Professional and Organisational Development on ph: 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au. www.trybooking.com/ebmj This two day course provides an approach to working with people from a refugee and asylum seeker background in a range of settings. Participants will gain incidental counselling and other skills for handling difficult and distressing situations. The workshop involves presentations, practical exercises and discussions in large and small groups. CONTENT INCLUDES: Further examination of the impact of past and current trauma Incidental counselling skills for a range of potential situations The emotional responses of workers and implications for practice Building good working relationships with traumatised clients Cross-cultural considerations General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au 15

DATE: THU 28 July Morning and afternoon sessions TIMES: 9.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.30pm Morning and afternoon tea provided VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick PREREQUISITES: These seminars are designed for people working as counsellors. Participants should have completed a Trauma focused Counselling course or have equivalent training or experience. COST $90 per session www.trybooking.com/juvd Trauma-focused counselling: extension workshops 2 X HALF DAY WORKSHOPS These workshops will provide counsellors with additional skills in thematic areas relevant to trauma focused counselling. Each session will cover a specific topic relating to working with trauma and will be presented by practitioners with expertise in their field. There will be opportunities to explore different approaches, theory and practice with like-minded colleagues. You may enrol for either or both of the workshops. Morning (9.30-12.30pm) Working Therapeutically with Suicidality This half day workshop is for people who are familiar with suicide risk assessment and are working with people who are chronically suicidal. There will be a focus on engaging therapeutically with ongoing suicidality in counselling and also on the impacts this brings on the worker. Afternoon (1.30-4.30pm) Narrative Approaches to Trauma This half day workshop is for people who are currently working with people from refugee type backgrounds and interested in extending their skills in narrative approaches to trauma. There will be opportunities to develop skills in the creation of documents with clients, along with working with the tree of life. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 16

DATE: FRI 19 August TIME: 9.30 am to 12.30 pm COST: $90 Morning tea provided VENUE: 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick SUITABLE FOR: Psychologists and education professionals who may work with children from refugee or asylum seeking background families. www.trybooking.com/hwyo Cognitive and Psychosocial Assessment of Refugee Children A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS This workshop aims to enable practising psychologists and education professionals to upgrade their cross-cultural, theoretical and practical skills in cognitive and psychosocial assessment, and increase awareness of refugee children s academic challenges. CONTENT INCLUDES: Effects of trauma and family functioning on cognitive and emotional processes Linguistic factors affecting cognitive performance and academic achievement Implications for testing and intepretation of results Case studies with a focus on schools Refugee children can be seriously disadvantaged at school and may be referred for cognitive assessment to rule out a learning disorder. To minimise the likelihood of over- or under-diagnosis, this half-day workshop explores factors that may influence cognitive functioning and academic performance. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 17

DATE: WED 9 MARCH TIME: 4-8pm COST: $60 Light refreshments included VENUE: 4 Gardiner St. Brunswick SUITABLE FOR: Mental health reports for people seeking asylum EVENING WORKSHOP for MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Mental health professionals e.g., psychologists and psychiatrists; social workers; General Practitioners who may have a role in preparing mental health related medico-legal reports for people seeking asylum. www.trybooking.com/jwfx This professional development evening will provide an opportunity for interested health professionals to learn about the requirements of medico-legal reports with a mental health focus, when and how to contribute, and key dos and don ts. There is a need for specialist practitioners to prepare expert reports for people seeking asylum. The most common purpose of such reports is the documentation of evidence of torture. Participants will be oriented to key resources relevant to report writing. Managing personal responses to requests for report-writing will also be explored, acknowledging that it can be a difficult area to work in. Enquiries regarding content: Susannah Tipping on 9389 8978 or tippings@foundationhouse.org.au General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 18

DATE: WED 16 March TIME: 5-8pm COST: $60 Light refreshments included VENUE: 4 Gardiner St. Brunswick Supporting refugees arriving from Syria EVENING WORKSHOP www.trybooking.com/jxlr The Australian government has recently approved an intake of 12,000 new refugees from Syria under the Humanitarian program. This workshop, facilitated by staff including workers currently working in Syrian and Iraqi communities, will: Consider some of the likely experiences of refugees from this background Examine the psychosocial impact of prolonged, recent and continuing war trauma on new arrivals (eg. news from home, live feed, preoccupation with the safety of relatives) Discuss ways to best engage with and support people from these communities. Consider vicarious trauma concerns when working with a highly traumatised group General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 19

DATE: Wed 13 April TIME: 5-8pm COST: $60 Light refreshments included VENUE: 4 Gardiner St. Brunswick Focus on children and families EVENING WORKSHOP www.trybooking.com/gpfp It can be challenging to think about how to work with a whole family and to engage family members of different ages in conversations that acknowledge past experiences whilst re-building connections within families. Content includes: Ways in which the Framework for Recovery can be applied to work with children and families. A detailed example of a creative intervention that can be used with all members of the family system How services and professionals can modify practices so as to engage and assist children, young people and families from refugee backgrounds. Practice wisdom and research from the refugee mental health field Barriers that this population face to accessing and benefitting from services General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au 20

DATE: THU 14 JULY TIME: 5-8pm COST: $60 Light refreshments included VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick www.trybooking.com/juzs The wider impacts of trauma on relationships and communities EVENING SEMINAR Refugee and asylum seeking experiences tear at the social fabric tying people together. This seminar will explore some of the potential farreaching impacts of trauma on relationships for individuals, families and communities in the resettlement context. A panel of speakers including members from refugee communities will explore the impact of trauma on relationships from different angles. Opportunities for questions and a discussion will follow. Participants will develop an increased knowledge and understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of the impact that trauma and collective trauma have on individuals, families and community members. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own ways of facilitating connection in the context of their roles. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 21

DATE: WED 24 August TIME: 5-8pm COST $60 Light refreshments included VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick www.trybooking.com/gozr Working with masculinity in a cross cultural context EVENING WORKSHOP This seminar will explore issues that arise around masculinity when working with males with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. Content includes: Self awareness and and sensitivity to conflicting values Masculinity as dynamic and changing, Relevant considerations when women & men occupy different non-traditional roles & spaces. A particular focus will be gender dynamics when working with male clients. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 22

ONLINE WEBINARS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DATE: 28 July TIME: 2-3.30 COST: FREE Register here: www.trybooking.com/gprr Working with children & families This webinar will consider how to effectively assess and work with refugee and asylum seeker children. It will consider the physical, emotional and developmental issues for children and explore strategies to work with this group. SUPPORTING REFUGEES ARRIVING FROM SYRIA DATE: 13 October TIME: 2-3.30 COST: FREE Register at: www.trybooking.com/jysd Supporting refugees arriving from Syria With the increase of arrivals of people fleeing Syria, this webinar will consider some of the factors to consider when working with these clients. It will look at the psychosocial impact of prolonged, recent and continuing war trauma on new arrivals and discuss ways to best engage with and support these communities. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 23

DATES BRUNSWICK Mon 22 February OR 10 October www.trybooking.com/eblg CROYDON Mon 25 July www.trybooking.com/jsll GEELONG Mon 22 August www.trybooking.com/jsmt CARDINIA Mon 24 Oct www.trybooking.com/jsni TIME 9.00am 3.30pm SUITABLE FOR People working with young people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds within a school setting. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS AND THOSE WORKING IN AND WITH SCHOOLS COST Schools Support Program is able to provide a professional development program to teachers and those working in and with schools through the support of the Department of Education and Training. There is therefore no cost to participants for this workshop. School s In for Refugees 1 DAY WORKSHOP This comprehensive introduction is recommended as the first professional development from for those working with refugee background students and families. It is appropriate for those working in and with schools and other educational settings, at primary, secondary and post-compulsory levels. The course covers: the refugee experience for young people including their prior education experiences the impact of trauma on young people s learning and wellbeing the role of teachers and schools in supporting recovery from trauma strategies that support the recovery process that teachers and other staff can use in the classroom a whole school approach and key areas where schools can increase support for refugee background students and families. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 24

DATE 3 MARCH TIME 9.30am 12.30pm VENUE Roxburgh College, 60-70 Donald Cameron Dr, Roxburgh Park. (Thanks to Roxburgh College for providing the venue for this workshop - open to all schools. ) SUITABLE FOR Anyone working in schools with young people and families from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS AND THOSE WORKING IN AND WITH SCHOOLS COST Schools Support Program is able to provide a professional development program to teachers and those working in and with schools through the support of the Department of Education and Training. There is therefore no cost to participants for this workshop. Schools and Families Working Together HALF DAY WORKSHOP Research indicates that student outcomes are enhanced and schools are more effective when families are engaged in their child s education. Schools are becoming increasingly aware of the need to strengthen support for families from a refugee background, as they navigate their way through the unwritten rules of Australian school life. This workshop will explore what family engagement means, and showcase current good practice, strategies and examples from Victorian schools. The workshop will engage those working in and with schools and consider opportunities for schools to enhance social inclusion for newly arrived families within the school environment. www.trybooking.com/juse General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 25

DATE Mon 8 Aug VENUE 4 Gardiner St. Brunswick TIME 9.30-12.30 SUITABLE FOR Suitable SUITABLE for: FOR teachers, student welfare coordinators; youth and As si vel mintios nonse community workers and anyone who estiandae supports porum young quamus people ea from coribus refugee doluptatas and asylum dis seeker senihic backgrounds ienisci entur, who sincimusam have experienced int disrupted laut faccust education. escimai orepelles Participants sus enis et reium should ad have exceperum completed The imi, Refugee nos veriatu Experience, santur? Qui School s odi In dolupta for Refugees, temolup or taereri equivalent. Schools Presenting to Schools SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE, 16+, FROM REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS IN EDUCATION SETTINGS PRIORITY COST WILL BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS AND THOSE WORKING IN $XXX AND per WITH person SCHOOLS COST DATE Foundation XXXXXXXXXX House Schools Support Program is able to provide a professional TIME development program to XXXam teachers - XXXpm and those working in and with schools through the support VENUE of the Department of Education and Training. There is therefore XXXXXXXXX no cost to participants for this XXXXXXXXX workshop. VENUE BOOKING Foundation XXXXXXXXX House 4 Gardiner St. Brunswick All young people have the right to access education. This workshop explores ways in which social inclusion can contribute to the wellbeing, education and pathways of young people of refugee background with disrupted education. Participants will examine a social inclusion framework and strategies to support young people within and beyond the classroom. This workshop will include examples of good practice from schools and education providers for older students. www.trybooking.com/gobd General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL 26

DATES 3 & 4 MARCH 12 & 13 MAY 24 & 25 NOV TIME 9.30am 4.30pm VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick SUITABLE FOR Nurses and Allied Health Professionals working with refugee background populations in a variety of settings COST: No cost for Nurses and Allied Health professionals Lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be provided www.trybooking.com/fdbd General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au Intensive Introduction for Nurses & Allied Health Professionals: 2 DAY COURSE IN REFUGEE HEALTH ASSESSMENT & CARE This two day Intensive Introduction includes common physical and emotional health issues which are a result of the refugee experience; refugee health and settlement services; and other important services and resources. 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 framework regarding the impact of torture and trauma and the basis for interventions An overview of relevant services for refugees and asylum seekers and referral processes Understanding approaches to refugee health assessments Identifying and instigating appropriate interventions for common refugee and asylum seeker health issues General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 27

DATE: 9 June TIME: 9.30am 4.30pm VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick SUITABLE FOR Nurses and allied health professionals working with refugee background populations in a variety of settings Refugee Women s Health FOR NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 1 DAY WORKSHOP PRE-REQUISITE: Participants should have completed a Introductory course or equivalent. If you have considerable experience working with people who are seeking asylum or from refugee-like backgrounds and wish to apply for an exemption for the pre-requisite, please contact the Administrator, Professional and Organisational Development on ph: 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse. org.au. COST: No cost for nurses and allied health professionals Lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be provided www.trybooking.com/jwip Representatives from a range of women s health organisations will discuss the particular health needs and experiences of women who are refugees or seeking asylum. Content includes: Self empowerment and improving health literacy around sexual and reproductive health. Identifying and instigating appropriate interventions for common refugee health issues in women Understanding female circumcision (FGM): culturally appropriate assessment, treatment and resources. An overview of relevant services for women and referral processes. Case study discussions which involves applying learnings to participants own work settings General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 28

DATE: 18 August TIME: 9.30am 4.30pm VENUE 4 Gardiner Street, Brunswick SUITABLE FOR: Nurses and Allied Health professionals working with refugee background populations in a variety of settings Refugee Men s Health FOR NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 1 DAY WORKSHOP PRE-REQUISITE: Participants should have completed a Introductory course or equivalent. If you have considerable experience working with people who are seeking asylum or from refugee-like backgrounds and wish to apply for an exemption for the pre-requisite, please contact the Administrator, Professional and Organisational Development on ph: 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@ foundationhouse.org.au. COST: FREE for Nurses and Allied Health professionals Lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be provided www.trybooking.com/jwhz The particular health needs and experiences of men who are refugees or seeking asylum. Content includes: Identify and instigate appropriate interventions for common refugee health issues in men Exploration of wellbeing including mental and sexual health issues Overview of relevant services for men and referral processes. Understanding the impact of trauma and the impact of detention and uncertainty for men of asylum seeker background. Awareness of gender and cross-cultural communication when working with men from a refugee background. General enquiries: (03) 9389 8965 or email: pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au 29

Session (All PD has a focus on people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds.) Professional Development Calendar Generalist Mental health report writing for people seeking asylum (evening) $60 4-8pm 9 Cost Duration Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Refugee & Asylum Seeker Experience $230 1 Day 10 2 4 6 Supporting refugees arriving from Syria (evening) $60 5-8pm 16 Focus on Children and Families (evening) $60 5-8pm 13 Introduction to suicide risk in refugee and asylum seeking populations $230 1 Day 21 Incidental Counselling $360 2 Days 28 & 5 (young people) Trauma focused counselling $360 2 Days 5 & 6 Settlement, Trauma and Addiction $220 1 Day 5 Working with refugee related trauma in the alcohol & other drugs sector $220 1 Day 6 1&15 Trauma extension workshops $90 each 9.30-12.30 & 1.30-4.30 The wider impacts of trauma on relationships and communities (eve) $60 5-8pm 14 Precarious lives - working with uncertainty $230 1 Day 21 Webinar 1: Working with Children and Families free 1pm- 2.30pm Spirituality and Human Service Practice $360 2 Days 2&9 Practitioner self-care in the refugee and asylum seeking space $230 1 Day 11 Cognitive & Psychosocial Assessment of Refugee Children (morning) $90 9.30-12.30 19 Working with masculinity in a cross cultural context (evening) $60 5-8pm 24 Webinar 2: Supporting refugees arriving from Syria (webinar) 13 Nurses and Allied Health Nurses & Allied Health Intensive Introduction * 2 Days 3&4 12&13 24&25 Nurses & Allied Health - refugee womens health * 1 Day 9 Nurses & Allied Health - refugee men s health * 1 Day 18 Education Schools and Families working together (morning) * 9.30-12.30 3 19 28 Schools presenting to schools: supporting young people 16+ (morning) * 9.30-12.30 8 School s In for Refugees (various venues) * 1 Day 22 25 22 10 24 * receives funding from the Dept. of Education & Training and from the Dept. of Human Services & Health, which allows these training sessions to be provided without cost to workers currently practising in relevant organisations/positions Details and enrolments: www.foundationhouse.org.au/learning 30