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Archived Webinar: Introducing Switchboard
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 20, 2019
Topic(s): Organizational Development
Date: March 20, 2019
Topic(s): Organizational Development
This webinar was presented by Jason Crislip, Switchboard Director, to introduce Switchboard and explain the services available to refugee-service providers. By the end of this 30-minute session, you will be able to: Describe what the Switchboard program is; Describe the technical assistance, trainings, and resources available to you through Switchboard; and Use Switchboard’s website to …
Archived Webinar: The Business Case for Investing in Refugee Talent
Author(s): Cities of Migration
Date: February 26, 2019
Topic(s): Employment
Subtopic(s): Job Development, Job Readiness
Date: February 26, 2019
Topic(s): Employment
Subtopic(s): Job Development, Job Readiness
Watch this webinar to hear from a leading expert in the economic case for refugee labor market integration, and an employer that has created a program to specifically target immigrant and refugee recruitment, and has realized the benefit in its workplace. In this webinar you will: Learn how integrating refugees into the workforce benefits our …
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Archived Webinar: Boundaries in the Electronic Age
Author(s): Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
Date: January 23, 2019
Topic(s): Case Management, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Boundaries
Date: January 23, 2019
Topic(s): Case Management, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Boundaries
This webinar examined ethical and professional practice issues related to the electronic evolution in methods of communication. Use of internet searches on clients, communication via texting, the use of blogs and help sites, friending on social media sites, were discussed along with things which may require the development of program policies and/or standards. Objectives: After …
Archived Webinar: A Closer Look: The Unique Needs and Promise of Children of Black Immigrants and Refugees
Author(s): Foundation for Child Development
Date: January 8, 2019
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Child and Youth Wellbeing
Date: January 8, 2019
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Child and Youth Wellbeing
This webinar focuses on the educational, health, and mental health outcomes of black immigrants and children in refugee families and include a discussion of research and policy recommendations on how to best serve and support them.
Archived Webinar: Family Engagement with Refugee Populations
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: September 29, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education
Date: September 29, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education
Watch this webinar to discover best practices for engaging refugee, immigrant, and English Learner families in their children’s education. Key frameworks and strategies linked to learning are discussed along with information on populations being resettled in the U.S. (Please Note: This webinar is most appropriate for those that already have a basic understanding of who …
Archived Webinar: Refugee Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: Doubly Vulnerable
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: September 27, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Safety
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Domestic Violence
Date: September 27, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Safety
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing, Domestic Violence
Children who are exposed to intimate partner violence suffer. In fact, “mother treated violently” is one of the ten Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) known to impact children’s health into adulthood. This webinar discussed the overlaps between children who witness intimate partner violence (IPV) and children who grow up in refugee families, as well as culture …
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Archived Webinar: Raising Teens in a New Country: Using the BRYCS Guide in Your Work with Refugee Families
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: September 26, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
Date: September 26, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
Whether you work in child welfare, education, resettlement or another field, this archived webinar will help you use a dual generational approach with parents and teens to address their common challenges with the help of BRYCS’ parenting guidebook Raising Teens in a New Country.
Archived Webinar: Organizational Sustainability: A View from 3 Perspectives
Author(s): Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
Date: September 19, 2018
Topic(s): Health, Mental Health and Wellness, Organizational Development
Date: September 19, 2018
Topic(s): Health, Mental Health and Wellness, Organizational Development
In the first session of this two-part webinar, presenters examined organizational sustainability through three essential factors: financial stability, partnership development, and staff retention. Participants had the opportunity to identify and explore strategies and practices in each of these areas that can help them develop more sustainable, healthy, vibrant organizations. In the second session, presenters shared …
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Archived Webinar: What Now? Post-High School, College & Career Readiness for Refugee Youth
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: September 11, 2018
Topic(s): Adult Education, Child, Youth, and Family Services, Employment
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Higher Education
Date: September 11, 2018
Topic(s): Adult Education, Child, Youth, and Family Services, Employment
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Higher Education
Watch this webinar to gain insight into ways to prepare refugee students for higher education and careers, including involving refugee parents in decision making. Presenters also shared promising practices among programs serving refugee youth transitioning to adulthood.
Archived Webinar: To Speak or Not to Speak about Past Trauma: Shifting the Focus to the Present Impacts of Current Events and Assimilation on Immigrant Children
Author(s): Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Date: September 10, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Behavioral Healthcare, Child and Youth Wellbeing, Grief and Healing
Date: September 10, 2018
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Behavioral Healthcare, Child and Youth Wellbeing, Grief and Healing
This webinar covers how to assess and respond to a child’s current difficulties arising from assimilation and tragic events in news reports. The webinar also includes how to recognize stress induced reactions in children and what to recommend to both children and their parents to support adjustment and healing.
