Refugees arrive in the U.S. after experiencing trauma, loss, and long periods of uncertainty. For refugees with mental health issues, screening is a critical beginning step on the journey towards healing. Continue the dialogue from the RHTAC January 25, 2012 webinar, Tools and Strategies for Refugee Mental Health Screening: Introducing the RHS-15, presented by Dr. Michael Hollifield.
What are your thoughts on refugee mental health screening? Leave your comments below.
Continuing education credit is available for this webinar. You must register on the Baystate Continuing Education learner portal at least 24 hours before the start time of the event in order to receive credit.
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Refugee Health Orientation Continuum Webinar
December 5, 2011
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Full webinar slides and recording coming soon! Check back for a summary document of the Domestic Health Orientation Community Dialogue.
Resources reinforce learning and provide additional information on the U.S. health care system to refugees receiving domestic health orientation. Continue the dialogue from the December 5, 2011 webinar, Refugee Health Orientation Continuum: Overseas and Domestic Perspectives, co-sponsored by Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) and RHTAC.
What resources (videos, activities, websites, fact sheets, etc.) are you using for refugee domestic health orientation? Are these resources available at no-cost? Are these resources available in languages other than English? Leave your comments below.
Techniques and content of domestic health orientations can be tailored to fit the needs of refugee audiences. Continue the dialogue from the December 5, 2011 webinar, Refugee Health Orientation Continuum: Overseas and Domestic Perspectives, co-sponsored by Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) and RHTAC.
What strategies help adult refugees learn and use information from domestic health orientation? What teaching styles work well with refugees? What strategies would you recommend for refugees who are not literate? What strategies would you recommend for health orientations where refugees of various languages and cultures learn together? Leave a comment below.
Evaluation and research provide insight into effective domestic health orientation techniques and affects of health orientation on refugee health behaviors. Continue the dialogue from the December 5, 2011 webinar, Refugee Health Orientation Continuum: Overseas and Domestic Perspectives, co-sponsored by Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) and RHTAC.
What evaluation methods are being used to measure knowledge and skills gained by refugees after participating in domestic health orientations? What research projects are studying the effectiveness of refugee health orientations? Leave your comments below.