As Catharine Hannay shares in her latest blogpost for our sister org, the Center for Adolescent Studies , “If you work with immigrants, and especially with refugees and asylum seekers, it’s essential to understand the ways they may been impacted by trauma, as well as the complexities of adjusting to a new society.” Without careful […]
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As Catharine Hannay shares in her latest blogpost for CAS, “If you work with immigrants, and especially with refugees and asylum seekers, it’s essential to understand the ways they may been impacted by trauma, as well as the complexities of adjusting to a new society.” Without careful consideration for past lived experiences and any previous […]
Denise Ziya Berte, Ph.D, Psychologist and Founding Director, Liberty Center for Survivors of Torture Moderator: Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma For resources and event coverage from the two-day workshop “Covering Immigrants & Refugees,” click here: http://bit.ly/1ct7S2B Immigration (Organization Sector),Refugee (Field Of Study),Immigrant,Journalism (Literary School Or Movement),Trauma (Cause Of Death),Dart Center […]
Rachel is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studies Global Migration & Social Justice. She is passionate about supporting immigrants and refugees and working to end the dehumanisation and criminalisation of these communities. To help her work towards her ambition, we took her to visit organisations in Glasgow which are supporting refugees; Refuweegee and Milk Café (both […]
Immigrant and refugee youth are exposed to specific traumas and stressors when acclimating to a new country, from increased isolation to a lack of stability. In this talk, Dr. Jeffrey Winer describes the intervention framework developed by his team at Boston Children’s Hospital and how educators can implement those techniques in the classroom. Jeffrey P. […]