Core Concepts in Working with Survivors of Torture and Trauma
FREE WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
How should I approach my work with survivors of torture and trauma?
1 day introductory workshop
Thursday, 25 February 2010 - Fully Booked.
Friday, 30 April 2010
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Friday, 15 October 2010
Workshop outline
This one-day workshop is designed to provide workers with an understanding of what refugees have been through, the impact of these traumatic experiences and the recovery process from trauma. This workshop does not cover specific clinical strategies as these are covered in the 2-day clinical workshop.
Workshop Program:
- The Refugee Experience
- The Impact of Torture and Trauma
- Helping Survivors of Torture and Trauma Recover
- The Impact on You as a Worker
- STARTTS’ Services
Target Group
This workshop is open to health and allied health professionals such as doctors, psychologists, social workers, counsellors, nurses, physiotherapists, dentists. Students studying a health profession are welcome to attend. Note that this is a pre-requisite to many of the more specialised STARTTS workshops.
Cost: Free
Pre-requisite : None
Times:
All workshops run from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Registration is from 9:00am. Please ensure that you arrive before 9:30am as all workshops start on time.
Location:
All workshops are held at STARTTS Carramar Office:
152-168 The Horsley Drive, Carramar, NSW, 2163.
For parking and transport details, please check the handbook, or call 9794-1900.
Registration:
The Registration form will soon be available for download.
For further information please email Jacqueline Donoso, or call 9794-1900. |