Contextual Considerations in SOT Service Provision: Responding to International, National, and Local Challenges
Join us for Contextual Considerations in SOT Service Provision: Responding to International, National, and Local Challenges Webinar hosted by The National Capacity Building (NCB) Project at the Center for Victims of Torture and The National Consortium of Torture Treatments Programs (NCTTP).
Date: February 26th, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET (12:00 – 1:00 CT, 11:00 – 12:00 MT, 10:00 – 11:00 PT)
Description: This webinar will speak to the contextual issues and pressures facing displaced people and survivors of torture seeking new lives in the US. We will discuss international issues, such as receiving “bad news from home,” ongoing familial separation and survivor guilt. Within this, we will discuss best practices in sleep hygiene, meaning making, and the importance of familial communication. In terms of domestic/national issues, we will explore potential changes to the US government’s approach to asylum, ways of supporting marginalized clients, and the challenges/possibilities within the new funding realities. At the local level, we will discuss “Know Your Rights” initiatives, crisis intervention, and having access to up to date information re: local resources.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
Attendees will have a sense of the ongoing stressors that argue against the “post” in PTSD, and will discuss ways to maintain familial connections, maximize meaning making, and facilitate improved sleep hygiene.
Discussion of the impact of proposed changes of policy (legal and financial), and ways for service providers and centers to support their clients and their programs.
Sharing the most updated “best practices” for assuring that clients know their rights and are prepared for potential challenges in terms of local resources and supports.
Who should attend?
Staff of torture rehabilitation programs that are funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement and/or are members of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs as well as others who provide services to survivors of torture. This session is designed for providers working with survivors of torture and forced migration populations.