Promoting the participation of refugees in sporting activities
This report investigates the role of sport in assisting refugee settlement.
Events
| 2012 Taiwanese Lunar New Year Festival |
| Sunday 5 February, Sunnybank QLD |
| Hosted by the Taiwan Friendship Association of Queensland, this event will be a celebration of multicultural performance of music, dance and martial arts with delicious Taiwanese cuisines, toys, lanterns and red packets for kids and raffle draws with two Brisbane-Taipei return air tickets and many more prizes to be won. |
| Details: 2:30pm for a 3:00pm start to 5:00pm; Sunnybank High School, Assembly Hall, Sunnybank (enter via Gager Street); |
| Parenting payments information session |
| Wednesday 8 February, Newtown NSW |
| Attend this information session to learn if you are receiving the right parenting payments from Centrelink. Translating services will be available and children are welcome to attend. A light lunch will be provided. |
| Details: 11:00am-1:00pm; Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Bedford Street, Newtown (opposite train station); for more information contact Emily on (02) 9564 7310 or emily@newtowncentre.org. |
| DVD launch: 'A Karen Gambling Story' |
| Thursday 9 February, Werribee VIC |
| Using characters and scenarios familiar to the Karen community, 'A Karen Gambling Story' highlights the impact of problem gambling, responsible gambling practices and options for seeking help. Afternoon tea will be provided. |
| Details: 3:30pm-5:00pm; Wayperri House, 106 Duncans Road, Werribee; RSVP by Monday 6 February to Ms Waan Tardiff on (03) 9974 1700. If you cannot attend the launch but would like an education session accompanied by a screening of the DVD, please contact Diana Pitruzzello on (03) 9296 1247. |
| Public forum: Whose country is it anyway? Opportunities and challenges for migrants and refugees in rural and regional Australia |
| Thursday 9 February, Melbourne VIC |
| This exciting public forum brings together a diverse panel of speakers to discuss contemporary issues of regional migration, settlement and multicultural affairs in Australia. Speakers will include Senator Kate Lundy and Professor Graeme Hugo in conversation with Dr Millsom Henry-Waring. |
| Details: 6:30pm; Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne; to register, go to www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/research/projects/vmr/events. |
| International conference: A Long Way from Home? The rural and regional resettlement experiences of visible migrants and refugees |
| Friday 10 February, Melbourne VIC |
| This major conference event showcases the work of the Australian Research Council Linkage Project "Resettling Visible Migrants and Refugees in Rural and Regional Australia" and engages leading academics to provide a wider national, international and comparative overview of regional migration and settlement trends, policies, praxis and reality. Speakers include The Hon. Nick Kotsiras, Stephen Castles, Graeme Hugo, Jock Collins, Michele Grossman and Farida Fozdar. |
| Details: University of Melbourne; for further information and to register go to www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/research/projects/vmr/events or contact Annika Kearton at VMR-Project@unimelb.edu.au |
| 'Sisters for Sisters' fundraising event for Fitzroy Learning Network |
| Sunday 12 February, Melbourne VIC |
| A night of music, dance, spoken word and creative expression from sisters of diverse cultural background. Money raised will fund a Women's Wellness project within the Refugee Support Program at Fitzroy Learning Network. Brothers are welcome too. |
| Details: entry $15.00; doors open 8:00pm; Toff in Town, 2/252 Swanston Street, Melbourne. |
| Justice for All? The International Criminal Court: A Ten Year Review |
| Tuesday 14 February to Wednesday 15 February, Kensington NSW |
| Hosted by the Australian Human Rights Centre and the Faculties of Arts and Law of the University of New South Wales, this conference will mark the 10th Anniversary of the operation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and discuss the work and impact of the ICC during its first decade. The two key objectives of the conference are to examine the role and success of the ICC in achieving gender justice, and to analyse the participation of the Asia Pacific region in the ICC regime. Speakers will include ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, ICC Registrar Silvana Arbia, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Christian Wenaweser President, ASP and a number of renowned academic, government and civil society experts on the Court. |
| Details: University of New South Wales Kensington Campus; for further details and to register, visit www.justiceforall.unsw.edu.au. |
| Multicultural Youth Soccer Tournament launch |
| Saturday 18 February, Keysbourgh VIC |
| Details: 11:00am; Springers Leisure Centre, Blue Room, 400 Cheltenham Road, Keysbourgh; for more information contact Skye Wyles on (03) 9372 2333 or daniel@iempower.com.au. |
| WA Sri Lankan Association 2012 St Valentine's Day Dinner Dance |
| Saturday 18 February, Noranda WA |
| This event will includes dinner, tea, coffee and prizes. |
| Details: tickets $30.00 for members or $35.00 for non-members; 7:30pm; Leguna Veneto Bocce Club, 49 Homer Street, Noranda; for further details, contact Ranjit Ratnayake (08) 9479 1236, Roshan 0413 706 671, Olga Ramasamy (08) 9328 6202 or Russell Raymond (08) 9227 5322. |
| Film screening: 'Into the Current - Burma's Political Prisoners' |
| Saturday 18 February, Sydney NSW |
| Funds raised from the screening will be donated to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) and Burma Campaign Australia. |
| Details: $10.00 per person; 2:00pm; Tom Mann Theatre, 136 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills; for more information e-mail admin@aucampaignforburma.org. |
| Conference: Implementing human rights in closed environments |
| Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 February, Melbourne VIC |
| This conference will bring together eminent international and national experts from government agencies, intergovernmental agencies, monitoring and oversight mechanisms, non-government organisations, practitioners, and academics working on implementing human rights in closed environments - prisons, police cells, closed psychiatric and disability settings, and immigration detention. It will enable representatives from different jurisdictions and different sectors, operating under international, regional and domestic frameworks, to examine how human rights are implemented and monitored in closed environments, where the potential risk for abuses is high. It will provide invaluable insights into the experience of comparative jurisdictions, highlighting the successes to date and the ongoing challenges in current practice, particularly the challenge in managing the balance between respecting the human rights of individuals, and the responsibility to maintain security and safety in different closed environments and the broader community. |
| Details: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne; for further details and to register, visit www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2012/closed-environments.html. |
| Funding forum for culturally and linguistically diverse communities |
| Tuesday 21 February, Perth WA |
| Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Interests, this forum will provide information on funding opportunities for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Guest speakers will include representatives from Healthway, the Department of Regional Development and Lands, the Department of the Attorney-General and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Light refreshments will be served. |
| Details: 5:00pm-8:30pm; Gordon Stephenson House, 140 William Street, Perth (directly above Perth's Underground Train Station); RSVP by Friday 10 February to harmony@omi.wa.gov.au; for further details, visit www.omi.wa.gov.au. |
| Book launch: 'Us Karen' |
| Wednesday 22 Feburary, Werribee VIC |
| 'Us Karen' is a beautifully written and illustrated picture book for preschool and junior primary age children, depicting the journey of the Karen from Burma to Australia. The story has been written by Richard Dove and illustrated by Tha Do. Copies of the book will be available on the night and both author and illustrator will be signing copies. Light refreshments will be available after the official launch. |
| Details: 7:00pm-9:00pm; Wyndham Civic Centre, 45 Princes Highway, Werribee; RSVP by 15 February to Lyndall Zurek on (03) 9742 4013 or lyndallz@werribeecc.net. |
| Launch of resource on enhancing the lives of older refugees |
| Wednesday 22 February, Cabramatta NSW |
| This resource aims to raise awareness, provide guidance, information and resources for aged care workers when working with older people from a refugee or refugee-like background. |
| Details: Cabra Vale Leisure Centre, Broomfield Street, Cabramatta; for more information contact Yvonne Santalucia at Yvonne.santalucia@swsahs.nsw.gov.au. |
| Getting to know your rights: Human rights education for immigrant and refugee women |
| Thursday 23 February, Collingwood VIC |
| Each year the Multicultural Centre for Women's Health (MCWH) presents a series of seminars about immigrant and refugee women's health and wellbeing. The first seminar of 2012 will focus on sharing experiences for developing human rights education programs tailored to immigrant and refugee women. It will explore effective strategies for human rights education including the use of story sharing as a method for enabling women to make sense of human rights issues and problems in relation to their day-to-day lives. |
| Details: $88.00 per person (includes lunch); 9:00am-2:00pm; Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Suite 207, Level 2, Carringbush Building, 134 Cambridge Street, Collingwood; for further information contact Dr Salma Al-Khudairi (03) 9418 0999 training@mcwh.com.au or Ozana Bozic (03) 9418 0999 reception@mcwh.com.au; register online at www.mcwh.com.au. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Course: The Refugee Experience |
| Thursday 23 February, Brunswick |
| This one-day course provides an overview of the refugee experience using the Foundation House framework for understanding the psychosocial impact of torture and trauma. This module is designed for both new and experienced workers and introduces some key frameworks that are the basis for further professional development modules with Foundation House. Registration is essential. |
| Details: $210.00 per person (includes light lunch); 9:30am-4:00pm; Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick VIC; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Thursday 23 February, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=388. |
| Festival of Families and Community |
| Saturday 25 February, Auburn NSW |
| Highlights will include pony rides, animal farm, food stalls, performers, face painting, balloons, giveaways, information stalls, entertainment, kids' craft, dancing, henna, hair braiding, capoeira, music, story time and drumming. The event will also provide access free information and an opportunity talk to staff from a wide range of local organisations representing multicultural services, family support, early childhood health, council, employment, child protection, mental health, relationship support, early intervention, legal, road safety, migrant settlement services, parenting support, family day care, disability services and more. |
| Details: 10:00am-3:00pm; Auburn Park, Macquarie Road, Auburn (in wet weather the event will be held at Auburn Centre for Community, right next to Auburn Park); for further details, contact Himali Wettasinghe on (02) 9649 6955. |
| Pako Festa |
| Saturday 25 Feburary, Geelong VIC |
| Pako Festa is the largest free celebration of cultural diversity in Australia. Managed by Diversitat, it incorporates an extravagant street parade featuring around ninety floats and hundreds of performers representing forty-five affiliated ethnic communities and around sixty other community groups and organisations. The street is lined with stalls selling traditional foods and arts and crafts, and nine separate stages in the precinct offer performances of music and dance as well as interactive workshops and exhibitions. |
| Details: 9:00am-6:00pm (parade from 11:00am-12:00pm); Pakington Street, Geelong West; for further details e-mail diversitat@diversitat.org.au or visit www.pakofesta.com.au. |
| African Festival 2012 |
| Saturday 25 February, Adelaide SA |
| Details: 10:00am-5:00pm; Hindmarsh Square (cnr Grenfell & Pulteney Streets) Adelaide; for further details contact Ida on (08) 8344 9048. |
| Afro Latino Festival 2012 |
| Saturday 3 March, Casula NSW |
| The second biennial Afro Latino Festival will present an exciting and unique showcase of African and Afro-Latin American music, cuisine, arts, crafts, dance, history and culture. |
| Details: 11:00am-6:00pm; Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Casula Road, Casula; for further details, contact Carlos Encina manager@nswslasa.com.au or Laura Luna on 0411 328 063 or culturaldevelopment@nswslasa.com.au. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with children and adolescents from refugee backgrounds |
| Friday 9 March, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop focuses on providing a framework for understanding the unique issues and challenges faced by refugee children and adolescents. It will look at the impact of war and violence from a developmental perspective, with attention paid to attachment and resilience. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=389. |
| STARTTS Home and Community Care service workshop |
| Friday 16 March, Carramar NSW |
| This five-hour workshop, is designed specifically for Home and Community Care (HACC) workers who help people who are frail aged and/or have a disability stay in their homes. It focuses on HACC clients who come from refugee or refugee-like backgrounds. |
| Details: 9:30am-2:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further information, contact STARTTS' Training Officer on (02) 9794 1900. |
| 2012 Harmony Day Festival |
| Saturday 17 March, Eight Mile Plains QLD |
| This event aims to celebrate and promote multiculturalism and enhance solidarity between diverse communities. It will include multicultural performances, martial arts performances, ethnic food stalls, raffle draws and rides. |
| Details: tickets $5.00 (pensioners and children under 12 free); 10:00am-4:00pm; Multicap , 269 Padstow Road, Eight Mile Plains. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Friday 23 March, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=388. |
| Wyndham Multicultural Fiesta |
| Sunday 25 March, Werribee VIC |
| This event will include dance and musical performances from all around the globe, and from the many cultures that are proud to call Wyndham home. See acts from India, Africa, New Zealand, China and many other destinations. There will be multicultural demonstrations and workshops, food stalls and celebrations. |
| Details: 11:00am-4:00pm; Werribee Park, K Road, Werribee South; for further details, visit www.experiencewyndham.com.au/whatson/wyndham_multicultural_fiesta_at_werribee_park. |
| Free workshop on immigration law for communtiy workers |
| Monday 26 March, Bankstown NSW |
| Hosted by Legal Aid NSW, this workshop will cover refugee and humanitarian visas, family stream migration, the review options available to clients and the issues around family breakdown and visa cancellation. |
| Details: 12:30pm-3:30pm; Hume Room, Bankstown Sports Club, 8 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown; registration essential by telephone (02) 9219 5879 or e-mail cle@legalaid.nsw.gov.au. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Program for Nurses: Intensive Introduction |
| Monday 26 & Tuesday 27 March, Brunswick VIC |
| Professional development for nurses in refugee health is a two-year program divided into themed modules. The program aims to provide an overview of the key areas of refugee health and wellbeing relevant to refugee health nurses and other nurses who are working with people of a refugee background. The two day introductory course will provide an overview of refugee health and wellbeing to inform community-based practice. Registration is essential. |
| Details: there is no cost for this course; lunch is provided; 9:30am-4:00pm; Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| You Am I: An exhibition of contemporary Australian Muslim artists |
| Wednesday 15 February to Wednesday 28 March, Broadmeadows VIC |
| This annual exhibition will showcase the works of both professional and up and coming artists. It aims to share with the wider community the richness and diversity of the Australian Muslim community. Hosted by the Islamic Council of Victoria. |
| Details: Hume Global Learning Centre, 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows. |
| STARTTS clincial seminar: Treating complex trauma in adolescents and young adults |
| Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 March, Sydney NSW |
| Dr John Briere of the University of Southern California will present an empirically-validated treatment for multiply traumatised, multi-problem adolescents and young adults. The result of four years of research, this innovative approach includes relational, cognitive-behavioural, affect regulation, and mindfulness components that are specifically crafted to engage and assist seriously traumatised young people. |
| Details: registration $495.00 or $354.00 for students (discounts available for early bird registration or groups of five or more); 9:30am-5:00pm; Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney; to register call STARTTS' Training Administration Officer on (02) 9794 1900 or visit www.startts.org.au. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Program for Nurses: Supporting Families |
| Tuesday 17 April, Brunswick VIC |
| Professional development for nurses in refugee health is a two-year program divided into themed modules. The program aims to provide an overview of the key areas of refugee health and wellbeing relevant to refugee health nurses and other nurses who are working with people of a refugee background. This session is open to all nurses working in refugee health who have undertaken introductory sessions in 2011 or previously. Registration is essential. |
| Details: there is no cost for this course; lunch is provided; 9:30am-4:00pm; Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Course: The Refugee Experience |
| Wednesday 18 April, Dandenong VIC |
| This one-day course provides an overview of the refugee experience using the Foundation House framework for understanding the psychosocial impact of torture and trauma. This module is designed for both new and experienced workers and introduces some key frameworks that are the basis for further professional development modules with Foundation House. Registration is essential. |
| Details: $210.00 per person (includes light lunch); 9:30am-4:00pm; Foundation House, 155 Foster Street, Dandenong; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Course: Trauma-focussed counselling with refugee survivors |
| Thursday 19 April & Thursday 3 May, Brunswick VIC |
| This two-day course provides counsellors with additional skills for working with refugee survivors of torture and trauma. Registration is essential. |
| Details: $330.00 per person (includes light lunch); 9:30am-4:00pm; Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: 'Accidental' counsellors - responding to refugee trauma-related behaviours (for non-counsellors) |
| Friday 27 April, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day workshop has been designed to give workers not trained as counsellors some basic tips and skills for how to deal with difficult behaviours in trauma clients in the workplace. It will give you practical skills in containing situations such as disclosure of traumatic stories, sadness and tearfulness, anger outbursts, dissociation, panic attacks and suicide threats, while maintaining professional boundaries. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=396. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Clinical practice and new developments in the treatment of refugee survivors of torture and trauma |
| Thursday 3 and Friday 4 May, Carramar NSW |
| This two-day workshop aims to provide clinicians with additional skills for clinical practice. It includes the latest information on neuroplasticity and the link between the brain and psychotherapy. It will discuss the strengths and limitations of well known treatment modalities when working with refugee clients, as well as more innovative approaches such as Biofeedback and Neurofeedback. |
| Details: $249.00 per person ($149.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=390. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Tuesday 8 May, Coffs Harbour NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; Rainbow Room, C.ex Coffs, Vernon Street, Coffs Harbour; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=473. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Course: School's In for Refugees |
| Tuesday 8 May, Hampton Park VIC |
| This comprehensive introduction is recommended as the first professional development from Foundation House for those working with refugee background students. It is appropriate for those working in and with schools and other educational settings, at primary, secondary and post-compulsory levels. Registration is essential. |
| Details: there is no cost for this course; light lunch included; 9:00am-4:00pm; Hampton Park (address TBC); for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| STARTTS Home and Community Care service workshop |
| Friday 11 May, Carramar NSW |
| This five-hour workshop, is designed specifically for Home and Community Care (HACC) workers who help people who are frail aged and/or have a disability stay in their homes. It focuses on HACC clients who come from refugee or refugee-like backgrounds. |
| Details: 9:30am-2:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further information, contact STARTTS' Training Officer on (02) 9794 1900. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Session: 16+ Engaging Young People with Disrupted Education |
| Monday 14 May, Brunswick VIC |
| 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. The session is free but registration is essential. |
| Details: there is no cost for this session; light refreshments provided; 4:00pm-7:00pm; Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Jungle Tracks - A therapeutic storytelling program for children and adolescents |
| Friday 18 May, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day workshop is designed to equip participants with appropriate knowledge and skills to run Jungle Tracks within an integrated therapeutic model. Jungle Tracks is a program that includes five short stories that mirror real life struggles related to the lives of children, adolescents and parents with a background of refugee trauma. The stories promote hope and empowerment and assist the reader/listener to process and reconcile their past experiences and ongoing difficulties in transition. |
| Details: $199.00 per person ($149.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=395. |
| New exhibition on local businesses in migrant and refugee communities |
| Until Sunday 27 May, Melbourne VIC |
| 'Open for (more than) Business' features photographs, stories and a documentary exploring the notion that many local businesses run by people from migrant and refugee communities offer more than just a service. They can act as community hubs and provide links to a homeland while also helping recently arrived migrants establish a connection with their new home. |
| Details: adults $10, children and concession free; Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne; for further details go to museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Friday 1 June, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=388. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Course for incidental counsellors |
| Wednesday 6 & Wednesday 13 June, Dandenong VIC |
| This two-day course provides an approach for working with refugee survivors of torture and trauma in a range of settings. Participants will gain skills and strategies for building relationships with refugee clients, and for handling difficult and distressing situations. Registration is essential. |
| Details: $330.00 per person (includes light lunch); 9:30am-4:00pm; Foundation House, 155 Foster Street, Dandenong; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| International Women's Conference: Connecting for Action in the Asia-Pacific Region |
| Thursday 14 and Friday 15 June, Cairns QLD |
| Hosted by James Cook University, this conference aims to respond to the ongoing challenges experienced by women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region. It will focus on four major themes of global importance to women: building sustainable communities; women and economic development; making women's lives safer; and women's leadership and governance. |
| Details: venue in Cairns TBA; for further details and to register, go to www.jcu.edu.au/iwc/index.htm. |
| Foundation House Professional Development Course for incidental counsellors (youth focus) |
| Thursday 14 & Thursday 28 June, Brunswick VIC |
| This two-day course provides an approach for working with refugee survivors of torture and trauma in a range of settings. Participants will gain skills and strategies for building relationships with refugee clients, and for handling difficult and distressing situations. Registration is essential. |
| Details: $330.00 per person (includes light lunch); 9:30am-4:00pm; Foundation House, 6 Gardiner Street, Brunswick; for registration enquiries, contact Miranda on (03) 9389 8965 or e-mail pdregistrations@foundationhouse.org.au; for further details visit www.foundationhouse.org.au/professional_development/index.htm. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Biofeedback in working with trauma survivors |
| Friday 15 June, Carramar NSW |
| Biofeedback therapies are non-pharmacologic treatments that use scientific instruments to detect and amplify internal body activities too subtle for normal awareness, making information about one's body available to the conscious mind. They can be a useful adjunct to trauma treatment, are easy to learn and inexpensive. This one-day workshop will provide the theoretical background to Biofeedback and Heart Rate Variability and participants will have the opportunity to use the Biofeedback software. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=391. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Tuesday 19 June, Newcastle NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; Building M, Newcastle TAFE Campus, Maitland Road, Tighes Hill, Newcastle; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=473. |
| National Settlement Conference: 'Creating Our Future' |
| Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 June, Adelaide SA |
| Hosted by the Settlement Council of Australia and the Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia. |
| Details: Adelaide Festival Centre; for more information contact Laura Anderson at mso@scoa.org.au or Eugenia Tsoulis at eugenia@mrcsa.com.au. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with children and adolescents from refugee backgrounds |
| Friday 29 June, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop focuses on providing a framework for understanding the unique issues and challenges faced by refugee children and adolescents. It will look at the impact of war and violence from a developmental perspective, with attention paid to attachment and resilience. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=389. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Community development with refugee communities |
| Friday 20 July, Carramar NSW |
| State terrorism and organised violence target the very essence of community relationships. When relationships are affected communities fragment and a lack of trust affects social interactions. This one-day workshop is designed to address the impact of trauma and state terrorism on communities and provide guidance for liaising with refugee groups. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=397. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Thursday 26 July, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=388. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Tuesday 31 July, Wollongong NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; The Boardroom, City Diggers Wollongong, Cnr Church and Burelli Streets, Wollongong; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=473. |
| STARTTS Home and Community Care service workshop |
| Friday 3 August, Carramar NSW |
| This five-hour workshop, is designed specifically for Home and Community Care (HACC) workers who help people who are frail aged and/or have a disability stay in their homes. It focuses on HACC clients who come from refugee or refugee-like backgrounds. |
| Details: 9:30am-2:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further information, contact STARTTS' Training Officer on (02) 9794 1900. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: 'Accidental' counsellors - responding to refugee trauma-related behaviours (for non-counsellors) |
| Friday 10 August, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day workshop has been designed to give workers not trained as counsellors some basic tips and skills for how to deal with difficult behaviours in trauma clients in the workplace. It will give you practical skills in containing situations such as disclosure of traumatic stories, sadness and tearfulness, anger outbursts, dissociation, panic attacks and suicide threats, while maintaining professional boundaries. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=396. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Friday 17 August, Orange NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; Morotai Room, Orange Ex-Service's Club, 231-243 Anson Street, Orange; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=473. |
| Sexual and reproductive health and other issues for older immigrant and refugee Women |
| Thursday 23 August, Collingwood VIC |
| Each year the Multicultural Centre for Women's Health (MCWH) presents a series of seminars about immigrant and refugee women's health and wellbeing. The second seminar of the 2012 series will discuss the issues of older immigrant and refugee women in Australia. It will explore both the assumptions and the realities of health and wellbeing for older immigrant and refugee women. |
| Details: Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Suite 207, Level 2, Carringbush Building, 134 Cambridge Street, Collingwood; for further information contact Dr Salma Al-Khudairi (03) 9418 0999 training@mcwh.com.au or Ozana Bozic (03) 9418 0999 reception@mcwh.com.au; register online at www.mcwh.com.au. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Community development evaluation |
| Friday 31 August, Carramar NSW |
| Evaluation is integral to good community development and not something that should be left only to an outsider or an 'expert'. When done properly, evaluation facilitates an ongoing process of learning among all involved in community development projects. It also enables the continual development of projects and programs to be more effective and successful. This one-day workshop will introduce the central concepts of community development evaluation with refugee communities. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=440. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Thursday 6 September, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=388. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Wednesday 12 September, Lismore NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; Lismore Greyhound and Function Centre, 1 Molesworth Street (Coleman's Point), Lismore; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=473. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Clinical practice and new developments in the treatment of refugee survivors of torture and trauma |
| Thursday 20 and Friday 21 September, Carramar NSW |
| This two-day workshop aims to provide clinicians with additional skills for clinical practice. It includes the latest information on neuroplasticity and the link between the brain and psychotherapy. It will discuss the strengths and limitations of well known treatment modalities when working with refugee clients, as well as more innovative approaches such as Biofeedback and Neurofeedback. |
| Details: $249.00 per person ($149.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=390. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Jungle Tracks - A therapeutic storytelling program for children and adolescents |
| Friday 12 October, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day workshop is designed to equip participants with appropriate knowledge and skills to run Jungle Tracks within an integrated therapeutic model. Jungle Tracks is a program that includes five short stories that mirror real life struggles related to the lives of children, adolescents and parents with a background of refugee trauma. The stories promote hope and empowerment and assist the reader/listener to process and reconcile their past experiences and ongoing difficulties in transition. |
| Details: $199.00 per person ($149.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=395. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with children and adolescents from refugee backgrounds |
| Thursday 18 October, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop focuses on providing a framework for understanding the unique issues and challenges faced by refugee children and adolescents. It will look at the impact of war and violence from a developmental perspective, with attention paid to attachment and resilience. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=389. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Tuesday 23 October, Wagga Wagga NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; Meeting Room One, Wagga RSL Club, Dobbs Street, Wagga Wagga; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=473. |
| STARTTS Home and Community Care service workshop |
| Thursday 25 October, Carramar NSW |
| This five-hour workshop, is designed specifically for Home and Community Care (HACC) workers who help people who are frail aged and/or have a disability stay in their homes. It focuses on HACC clients who come from refugee or refugee-like backgrounds. |
| Details: 9:30am-2:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further information, contact STARTTS' Training Officer on (02) 9794 1900. |
| STARTTS clincial seminar: Rewiring the brain after trauma |
| Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 October, Sydney NSW |
| Presented by Dr John Arden, Director of Training for Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente (USA), this seminar will examine the use of brain-based therapy to enhance outcomes with people who have been traumatised. Brain-based therapy synthesises neuroscience, evidence-based treatment, psychotherapy research, and attachment theory into a hybrid therapeutic model. Participants will learn how to use brain-based therapy to more effectively educate and treat clients with PTSD. |
| Details: registration $495.00 or $354.00 for students (discounts available for early bird registration or groups of five or more); 9:30am-5:00pm; Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney; to register call STARTTS' Training Administration Officer on (02) 9794 1900 or visit www.startts.org.au. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Clinical approaches in the treatment of refugee child and adolescent survivors of torture and trauma |
| Friday 9 November, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day workshop aims to provide clinicians with additional skills for clinical practice in the treatment of child and adolescent refugee survivors of torture and trauma. An integrated psychological, social and neurological approach to developmental trauma and treatment will be presented. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=393. |
| STARTTS Professional Development Workshop: Core concepts in working with people from refugee backgrounds |
| Thursday 22 November, Carramar NSW |
| This one-day introductory workshop is designed to put a framework of understanding around working with refugees and asylum seekers. It focuses on understanding the link between what refugees have been through, the sorts of issues and behaviours refugees may present with, and how to work in a way that promotes recovery and minimises the risk of retraumatisation. |
| Details: $149.00 per person ($99.00 for students); 9:30am-4:30pm; STARTTS, 152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar; for further details and to register, visit www.startts.org.au/default.aspx?id=388. |
| Mental health and wellbeing for newly arrived immigrant and refugee women |
| Thursday 29 November, Collingwood VIC |
| Each year the Multicultural Centre for Women's Health (MCWH) presents a series of seminars about immigrant and refugee women's health and wellbeing. The final seminar for 2012 will discuss the impact of migration and resettlement in Australia on immigrant and refugee women's mental health and wellbeing. The mental health issues immigrant and refugee women face in their new environment and how they deal with them will be featured during the seminar. |
| Details: Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Suite 207, Level 2, Carringbush Building, 134 Cambridge Street, Collingwood; for further information contact Dr Salma Al-Khudairi (03) 9418 0999 training@mcwh.com.au or Ozana Bozic (03) 9418 0999 reception@mcwh.com.au; register online at www.mcwh.com.au. |