Core Concepts in Supporting Children, Young People and their Families

Core Concepts in Supporting Children, Young People and their Families with Refugee or Refugee-like Experiences
About this Event

This one-day workshop is for those working in the school envoirnment with children young people and families with refugee, or refugee like, backgrounds It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees and their children have been through, and the impact of traumatic events on learning, behaviour and relationships. It explores how to work in a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive way that promotes recovery and fosters feelings of trust, safety and control while minimising the risk of retraumatising students. Participants will be encouraged to think about how to apply the concepts to their own workplace, and will leave the workshop feeling more confident in utilising their skills and experience with people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.

Agenda

🕑: 09:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Workshop Program

Info: • The Refugee Experience
• Resettlement and Cultural Transition
• Impacts of trauma on the brain, body, behaviour and relationships
• The Refugee Experience and Schooling
• Working with Interpreters
• Engaging the Family
• Trauma Informed Care in the School Setting
• Caring for the Carers: Wellbeing when working with those who have experienced trauma and injustice