Conceptualising our Work with Refugee Families Affected by Refugee Trauma through the Application of Strategic Family Principles
This important Clinical Master Class webinar will give you insight into how traumatic events and losses in the context of organised violence can have a significant impact on family relationships and the ability for families to support each other while rebuilding their lives in Australia.
From Elisabeth Shaw, a Psychologist and CEO of Relationships Australia (NSW), you will learn about strategic family therapy principles, case planning and making good referrals. She will discuss tools and techniques that can bring the broader social network of the client into the conversation, so as to see their suffering in context, and to assist them to understand themselves and their behaviour better.
Haseeba Shamal, a STARTTS Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Supervisor, will take you through a real-life example of how the family dynamics of a Palestinian family from Gaza were strengthened using key strategic family therapy principles such as therapeutic goals, family hierarchy, matching, reframing, and through the use of self to establish a strong therapeutic relationship.
You will be able to engage with Elisabeth Shaw and Haseeba Shamal via a live Q&A panel discussion facilitated by STARTTS’ CEO and Clinical Psychologist, Jorge Aroche. You will come away with many family therapy tools to assist families impacted by trauma.
Elisabeth Shaw
Elisabeth is the CEO of Relationships Australia (NSW) and a clinical and counselling psychologist with Masters degrees in Couple and Family Therapy (UNSW) and Professional Ethics (UNSW), who has focused her whole career on how people live and work well in relationships and communities. This has led her into post graduate teaching, coaching and consulting, and she has authored a number of publications in relation to relationships, clinical practice, organisational life, moral courage and ethics. She is very proud to lead Relationships Australia NSW, part of the RA federated network across Australia, the foremost organisation in relationship well-being assisting NSW through the provision of therapeutic, trauma informed support, mediation, education and family safety services. She continues to see couples and families in her own practice and provides clinical supervision across a range of therapeutic contexts.
Haseeba Shamal
Haseeba Shamal is a Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Supervisor with a strong commitment to supporting individuals and families through mental health and social challenges. Currently, she works as a counsellor and Team Leader in direct services at STARTTS. Haseeba specialises in working with refugees and asylum seekers, an area close to her heart due to her own background as a refugee. Haseeba holds a Master of Counselling Social Work (MCSW), and her therapeutic approach combines evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), trauma-informed care, and strength-based approaches. She focuses on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their emotions and challenges, with the goal of empowering individuals and families to heal and thrive.
Jorge Aroche
Jorge Aroche is a clinical psychologist and STARTTS’ Chief Executive Officer. Jorge was born in Uruguay and has worked with migrants and refugee survivors of torture and organized violence since before 1989, when he joined STARTTS. He has led the organization since March 1997, through some of the most challenging times for refugee services in Australia, helping STARTTS grow from a dozen staff to more than 200, assuming a truly state-wide role and becoming a world leader in this field in the process, while continuing to learn from its clients, its culturally diverse staff and the latest scientific advances. Jorge has also held a number of honorary positions in international humanitarian organizations, Australia government advisory bodies and NGO boards. He was the President of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) from 2016 until November 2020.
CPD points – 1.5 CPD hours
This webinar adheres to the continuing professional development standards of most professional bodies. Please check the CPD policy of your professional body.
Clinical Master Classes are recorded
This event will be recorded. The recordings and slides of many of STARTTS’ previous Clinical Master Classes can be viewed for free via the Free Recorded Webinars page. The slides can be downloaded and you can issue yourself with a certificate of completion after viewing the recordings.
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stts-training@health.nsw.gov.au
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