Free Webinar - COVID-19 and working holistically with refugees

by Canterbury Bankstown Council
  • July 22nd, 2020
  • Providing Holistic Support to Torture and Refugee Trauma Survivors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Best Practice Examples from Australia and Europe

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    This free Clinical Master Class will explore how three torture and trauma rehabilitation services from Australia and Europe quickly adapted from face-to-face to remote services, to be able to respond to the unique challenges faced by survivors of torture and refugee trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    These impacts have been specifically colossal for vulnerable groups of our society such as refugees. In addition to the day to day impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, refuges are faced with additional challenges such as having resettlement put on hold, to delays in the progress of their applications, as well as triggers of their previous trauma and multiple losses. These challenges have intensified existing symptoms of PTSD, anxiety and depression, grief reactions, and have also created further panic, anxiety and fear regarding Covid-19 pandemic. It has been also a challenge for organisations who provide support and rehabilitation services for refugees, as most have been forced to quickly adjust providing face-to-face services to providing interventions using remote technology.

    The presentations by three highly competent national and international speakers from Australia and Sweden will be followed by a Q&A panel discussion with active participation from the audience.

    Note: These lectures will be published a few weeks after the event in the Owl Talks video journal. They can be viewed there later for a fee.


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