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ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES’ UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR Lutheran Social Services' Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program was formed in 1975 as a result of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare request for assistance from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to resettle unaccompanied refugee minors. This program began in 1981; it is still operating asof March 2014.
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES’ UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR Lutheran Social Services' Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program was formed in 1975 as a result of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare request for assistance from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to resettle unaccompanied refugee minors. This program began in 1981; it is still operating asof March 2014.
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
GUARDIANSHIP INFORMATION BY STATE Establishing guardianship (or in some states, custody) is recommended when a refugee family is caring for non-biological children under 18. The following searchable directory provides basic information about the guardianship procedures in each state. This information has been collected from communicating with clerks of courts, legal THE CENTRAL AMERICAN MINOR (CAM) PROGRAM The CAM Program was implemented by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration from December 2014 to August 2017 in response to the arrival of an unprecedented number of unaccompanied youth from Central America on the southern U.S. border. Intended to be a part of a regional humanitarian strategy to deterchildren
PROTECTING YOUTH: PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL Be confident in your ability to make a timely report and a supportive response. Be equipped to protect youth from sexual abuse and harassment, prevent abuse and harassment from occurring in your program, and build a safe and healthy culture. Passing score: 80%. Course time: 2 hours. Upon completion of the course, you can printyour certificate
REFUGEE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK Refugee Health Information Network. RHIN provides resources on various refugee health issues in addition to general health resources. Most resources are available in multiple languages. Search their clearinghouse according to topic, language, or resource category.Language (s):
HELPING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER Helping Refugee and Immigrant Families Stay Together. Ellen, a 14-year-old Liberian youth, was reunited with her mother whom she had not seen since the age of three. She moved in with her mother and joined her new step-father and two younger step-sisters. Not longafter her
CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The final barrier identified was overall cultural adjustment. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youth themselves. Please take a moment to better understandthe
MAYA HEALTH TOOLKIT FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) generously provided the funding for the creation of the Maya Health Toolkit for Medical Providers. Over the years, Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB/MRS) noticed an increasing need for Maya language and cultural resources, as cases around the United States revealed a growing CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE: A BRIDGE The Child Welfare League of America defines cultural competence as: The ability of individuals and systems to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and faiths or religions in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, tribes, and communities, and protects and preserves the MUSLIM POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL This is an adaptation of the Power and Control Wheel developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program in Duluth, Minnesota. It is specifically for Muslims and includes sections on using intimidation; emotional abuse; isolation; minimizing, denying, and blaming; children; male privilege; economic abuse; and coercion and threats. STRONG ROOTS AND BRIGHT FUTURES: PROMOTING SUCCESSFUL Heidi Ellis, PhD, Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience, Boston Children's Hospital, discusses the risk and protective processes most critical to refugee youth adjustment; Lyn Morland, MSW, MA, BRYCS, provides effective family strengthening models that promote positive youth adjustment; and Dina Birman, PhD, BRYCS Consultant and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES’ UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR Lutheran Social Services' Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program was formed in 1975 as a result of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare request for assistance from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to resettle unaccompanied refugee minors. This program began in 1981; it is still operating asof March 2014.
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES’ UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR Lutheran Social Services' Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program was formed in 1975 as a result of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare request for assistance from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to resettle unaccompanied refugee minors. This program began in 1981; it is still operating asof March 2014.
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
GUARDIANSHIP INFORMATION BY STATE Establishing guardianship (or in some states, custody) is recommended when a refugee family is caring for non-biological children under 18. The following searchable directory provides basic information about the guardianship procedures in each state. This information has been collected from communicating with clerks of courts, legal THE CENTRAL AMERICAN MINOR (CAM) PROGRAM The CAM Program was implemented by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration from December 2014 to August 2017 in response to the arrival of an unprecedented number of unaccompanied youth from Central America on the southern U.S. border. Intended to be a part of a regional humanitarian strategy to deterchildren
PROTECTING YOUTH: PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL Be confident in your ability to make a timely report and a supportive response. Be equipped to protect youth from sexual abuse and harassment, prevent abuse and harassment from occurring in your program, and build a safe and healthy culture. Passing score: 80%. Course time: 2 hours. Upon completion of the course, you can printyour certificate
REFUGEE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK Refugee Health Information Network. RHIN provides resources on various refugee health issues in addition to general health resources. Most resources are available in multiple languages. Search their clearinghouse according to topic, language, or resource category.Language (s):
HELPING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER Helping Refugee and Immigrant Families Stay Together. Ellen, a 14-year-old Liberian youth, was reunited with her mother whom she had not seen since the age of three. She moved in with her mother and joined her new step-father and two younger step-sisters. Not longafter her
CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The final barrier identified was overall cultural adjustment. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youth themselves. Please take a moment to better understandthe
MAYA HEALTH TOOLKIT FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) generously provided the funding for the creation of the Maya Health Toolkit for Medical Providers. Over the years, Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB/MRS) noticed an increasing need for Maya language and cultural resources, as cases around the United States revealed a growing CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE: A BRIDGE The Child Welfare League of America defines cultural competence as: The ability of individuals and systems to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and faiths or religions in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, tribes, and communities, and protects and preserves the MUSLIM POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL This is an adaptation of the Power and Control Wheel developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program in Duluth, Minnesota. It is specifically for Muslims and includes sections on using intimidation; emotional abuse; isolation; minimizing, denying, and blaming; children; male privilege; economic abuse; and coercion and threats. STRONG ROOTS AND BRIGHT FUTURES: PROMOTING SUCCESSFUL Heidi Ellis, PhD, Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience, Boston Children's Hospital, discusses the risk and protective processes most critical to refugee youth adjustment; Lyn Morland, MSW, MA, BRYCS, provides effective family strengthening models that promote positive youth adjustment; and Dina Birman, PhD, BRYCS Consultant and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. FAMILY STRENGTHENING Family Strengthening – BRYCS. Most refugee families make the difficult decision to resettle in a strange country for the sake of their children, seeking safety, security and opportunity. Like American parents, they hope for their children’s lives to be better than their own. Yet, the realities of raising children in a newcountry can be
DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a role I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOMALI YOUTH: RESEARCH AND Introduction This handout compiles selective research and resources to assist organizations serving Somali youth.i BRYCS prioritizes resources that incorporate a “Positive Youth Development” approach, by: Focusing on strengths and assets rather than deficits and problems. For example, emphasizing the skills and competencies that will be needed in the transition to adulthood. Acquiring BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEE For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. FAMILY STRENGTHENING Family Strengthening – BRYCS. Most refugee families make the difficult decision to resettle in a strange country for the sake of their children, seeking safety, security and opportunity. Like American parents, they hope for their children’s lives to be better than their own. Yet, the realities of raising children in a newcountry can be
DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a role I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOMALI YOUTH: RESEARCH AND Introduction This handout compiles selective research and resources to assist organizations serving Somali youth.i BRYCS prioritizes resources that incorporate a “Positive Youth Development” approach, by: Focusing on strengths and assets rather than deficits and problems. For example, emphasizing the skills and competencies that will be needed in the transition to adulthood. Acquiring BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEE For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
REFUGEE PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT "Community Navigators" from newcomer refugee communities are chosen based on their leadership in their respective communities and interest or background in education. They are trained in a "Train-the-Trainer" model and facilitate the following: Parent Workshops: Community Navigators are trained in a "Parent Engagement" curriculum and utilize this curriculum as a foundation to facilitate PROTECTING YOUTH: PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL Be confident in your ability to make a timely report and a supportive response. Be equipped to protect youth from sexual abuse and harassment, prevent abuse and harassment from occurring in your program, and build a safe and healthy culture. Passing score: 80%. Course time: 2 hours. Upon completion of the course, you can printyour certificate
CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE: A BRIDGE The Child Welfare League of America defines cultural competence as: The ability of individuals and systems to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and faiths or religions in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, tribes, and communities, and protects and preserves the CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The final barrier identified was overall cultural adjustment. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youth themselves. Please take a moment to better understandthe
TRANSLATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP TEST QUESTIONS 1-888-572-6500 info@brycs.org. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 3211 Fourth Street NE Washington, DC 20017 LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES’ UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR Lutheran Social Services' Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program was formed in 1975 as a result of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare request for assistance from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to resettle unaccompanied refugee minors. This program began in 1981; it is still operating asof March 2014.
SUGGESTIONS FOR INTERVIEWING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT "Biases, cultural differences, and linguistic misunderstandings have the potential to exert a powerful influence in interviews with immigrants- even when interviews have the best intentions." (Fontes, 2009, p.7) Interviewing recently-arrived refugee or immigrant children and families in such settings as the school, social services office, health clinic, or early childhood program can take special TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
BULLYING DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, ETHNICITY, AND This chapter addresses the issue of bullying and bully victimization as a function of immigration status, ethnicity, and race. Although all bully victimization is distressing, there may be a special pain that accompanies victimization that is based upon a child's familial ethnicor racial identity.
BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. FAMILY STRENGTHENING Family Strengthening – BRYCS. Most refugee families make the difficult decision to resettle in a strange country for the sake of their children, seeking safety, security and opportunity. Like American parents, they hope for their children’s lives to be better than their own. Yet, the realities of raising children in a newcountry can be
DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a role I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOMALI YOUTH: RESEARCH AND Introduction This handout compiles selective research and resources to assist organizations serving Somali youth.i BRYCS prioritizes resources that incorporate a “Positive Youth Development” approach, by: Focusing on strengths and assets rather than deficits and problems. For example, emphasizing the skills and competencies that will be needed in the transition to adulthood. Acquiring BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEE For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. FAMILY STRENGTHENING Family Strengthening – BRYCS. Most refugee families make the difficult decision to resettle in a strange country for the sake of their children, seeking safety, security and opportunity. Like American parents, they hope for their children’s lives to be better than their own. Yet, the realities of raising children in a newcountry can be
DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a role I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOMALI YOUTH: RESEARCH AND Introduction This handout compiles selective research and resources to assist organizations serving Somali youth.i BRYCS prioritizes resources that incorporate a “Positive Youth Development” approach, by: Focusing on strengths and assets rather than deficits and problems. For example, emphasizing the skills and competencies that will be needed in the transition to adulthood. Acquiring BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEE For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in LANGUAGE INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES FROM REFUGEE LANGUAGE Integration Barriers: Perspectives from Refugee Youth. In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The first barrier identified was learning English. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youththemselves.
WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
REFUGEE PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT "Community Navigators" from newcomer refugee communities are chosen based on their leadership in their respective communities and interest or background in education. They are trained in a "Train-the-Trainer" model and facilitate the following: Parent Workshops: Community Navigators are trained in a "Parent Engagement" curriculum and utilize this curriculum as a foundation to facilitate PROTECTING YOUTH: PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL Be confident in your ability to make a timely report and a supportive response. Be equipped to protect youth from sexual abuse and harassment, prevent abuse and harassment from occurring in your program, and build a safe and healthy culture. Passing score: 80%. Course time: 2 hours. Upon completion of the course, you can printyour certificate
CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE: A BRIDGE The Child Welfare League of America defines cultural competence as: The ability of individuals and systems to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and faiths or religions in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, tribes, and communities, and protects and preserves the CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT INTEGRATION BARRIERS: PERSPECTIVES In February, 25 refugee youth gathered in Washington, DC to identify and discuss the biggest barriers they face adjusting to life in America. The final barrier identified was overall cultural adjustment. These barriers, causes, impacts, and solutions all came from the refugee youth themselves. Please take a moment to better understandthe
TRANSLATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP TEST QUESTIONS 1-888-572-6500 info@brycs.org. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 3211 Fourth Street NE Washington, DC 20017 LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES’ UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR Lutheran Social Services' Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program was formed in 1975 as a result of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare request for assistance from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to resettle unaccompanied refugee minors. This program began in 1981; it is still operating asof March 2014.
SUGGESTIONS FOR INTERVIEWING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT "Biases, cultural differences, and linguistic misunderstandings have the potential to exert a powerful influence in interviews with immigrants- even when interviews have the best intentions." (Fontes, 2009, p.7) Interviewing recently-arrived refugee or immigrant children and families in such settings as the school, social services office, health clinic, or early childhood program can take special TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
DIALOGUE ACROSS CULTURES: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT Dialogue Across Cultures: Teachers’ Perceptions about Communication with Diverse Families. Presents findings on how teachers perceive parental involvement and their knowledge and practical use of culture to enhance learning. Culture is defined as a “dynamic, systematic, and historic construct” which encapsulates ethnicity and race aswell
BULLYING DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, ETHNICITY, AND This chapter addresses the issue of bullying and bully victimization as a function of immigration status, ethnicity, and race. Although all bully victimization is distressing, there may be a special pain that accompanies victimization that is based upon a child's familial ethnicor racial identity.
BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEE For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you ROZA PROMOTIONS, INC. Currently, Roza Promotions, Inc. offers youth educational programs to refugee children to help them succeed in school, sports and recreation programs to offer them positive alternatives to life in the streets, and summer programs. Educational Programs Roza Promotions, Inc. provides refugee youth with after-school tutorial and homework assistance. The program helps youth prepare for college WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is commonly practiced in about 28 countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. It can be performed for a variety of reasons including ‘coming of age’ or rite of passage from child to adulthood; it can signal in a physical way the full membership of a girl or young woman in their clan, lineage or ethnic community; it can be used to indicate marriageability within BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEE For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you ROZA PROMOTIONS, INC. Currently, Roza Promotions, Inc. offers youth educational programs to refugee children to help them succeed in school, sports and recreation programs to offer them positive alternatives to life in the streets, and summer programs. Educational Programs Roza Promotions, Inc. provides refugee youth with after-school tutorial and homework assistance. The program helps youth prepare for college WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is commonly practiced in about 28 countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. It can be performed for a variety of reasons including ‘coming of age’ or rite of passage from child to adulthood; it can signal in a physical way the full membership of a girl or young woman in their clan, lineage or ethnic community; it can be used to indicate marriageability within REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! GUARDIANSHIP INFORMATION BY STATE Establishing guardianship (or in some states, custody) is recommended when a refugee family is caring for non-biological children under 18. The following searchable directory provides basic information about the guardianship procedures in each state. This information has been collected from communicating with clerks of courts, legal REFUGEE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK Refugee Health Information Network. RHIN provides resources on various refugee health issues in addition to general health resources. Most resources are available in multiple languages. Search their clearinghouse according to topic, language, or resource category.Language (s):
THE LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER METTA HEALTH The Metta (meaning loving kindness and compassion in Buddhist Pali) Health Center combines Eastern traditional medicine with Western medicine in a holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Services include primary health care, mental health services, nutrition counseling, social work services, acupuncture, massage therapy and community health education through weekly SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS: KNOW THE PROCESS, LOOK FOR THE Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and its reauthorizations, in the U.S. no youth should be considered a “child prostitute”—minors (children under the age of 18) induced into commercial sex acts are, by definition, victims of human trafficking. Many of these victims are not kidnapped or confined, but lead “double lives,” going to HELPING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER Helping Refugee and Immigrant Families Stay Together. Ellen, a 14-year-old Liberian youth, was reunited with her mother whom she had not seen since the age of three. She moved in with her mother and joined her new step-father and two younger step-sisters. Not longafter her
REFUGEE PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT "Community Navigators" from newcomer refugee communities are chosen based on their leadership in their respective communities and interest or background in education. They are trained in a "Train-the-Trainer" model and facilitate the following: Parent Workshops: Community Navigators are trained in a "Parent Engagement" curriculum and utilize this curriculum as a foundation to facilitate BULLYING DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, ETHNICITY, AND This chapter addresses the issue of bullying and bully victimization as a function of immigration status, ethnicity, and race. Although all bully victimization is distressing, there may be a special pain that accompanies victimization that is based upon a child's familial ethnicor racial identity.
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
STRENGTHS-BASED PROGRAMMING: THE EXAMPLE OF SOMALI REFUGEE Strengths-Based Programming: The Example of Somali Refugee Youth. The main challenges facing Somali youth as they try to integrate into mainstream society include difficulty with the U.S. education system, maintaining parental and family relationships that are supportive, managing and understanding the multiple identities and roles they are BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEEIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE CENTERIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICESREFUGEE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTSUK REFUGEE PROBLEMSGERMANY REFUGEE PROBLEMSOUTH AFRICA REFUGEEPROBLEM
For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you ROZA PROMOTIONS, INC. Currently, Roza Promotions, Inc. offers youth educational programs to refugee children to help them succeed in school, sports and recreation programs to offer them positive alternatives to life in the streets, and summer programs. Educational Programs Roza Promotions, Inc. provides refugee youth with after-school tutorial and homework assistance. The program helps youth prepare for college WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is commonly practiced in about 28 countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. It can be performed for a variety of reasons including ‘coming of age’ or rite of passage from child to adulthood; it can signal in a physical way the full membership of a girl or young woman in their clan, lineage or ethnic community; it can be used to indicate marriageability within BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEEIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE CENTERIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICESREFUGEE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTSUK REFUGEE PROBLEMSGERMANY REFUGEE PROBLEMSOUTH AFRICA REFUGEEPROBLEM
For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you ROZA PROMOTIONS, INC. Currently, Roza Promotions, Inc. offers youth educational programs to refugee children to help them succeed in school, sports and recreation programs to offer them positive alternatives to life in the streets, and summer programs. Educational Programs Roza Promotions, Inc. provides refugee youth with after-school tutorial and homework assistance. The program helps youth prepare for college WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is commonly practiced in about 28 countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. It can be performed for a variety of reasons including ‘coming of age’ or rite of passage from child to adulthood; it can signal in a physical way the full membership of a girl or young woman in their clan, lineage or ethnic community; it can be used to indicate marriageability within REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! GUARDIANSHIP INFORMATION BY STATE Establishing guardianship (or in some states, custody) is recommended when a refugee family is caring for non-biological children under 18. The following searchable directory provides basic information about the guardianship procedures in each state. This information has been collected from communicating with clerks of courts, legal REFUGEE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK Refugee Health Information Network. RHIN provides resources on various refugee health issues in addition to general health resources. Most resources are available in multiple languages. Search their clearinghouse according to topic, language, or resource category.Language (s):
THE LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER METTA HEALTH The Metta (meaning loving kindness and compassion in Buddhist Pali) Health Center combines Eastern traditional medicine with Western medicine in a holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Services include primary health care, mental health services, nutrition counseling, social work services, acupuncture, massage therapy and community health education through weekly SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS: KNOW THE PROCESS, LOOK FOR THE Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and its reauthorizations, in the U.S. no youth should be considered a “child prostitute”—minors (children under the age of 18) induced into commercial sex acts are, by definition, victims of human trafficking. Many of these victims are not kidnapped or confined, but lead “double lives,” going to HELPING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER Helping Refugee and Immigrant Families Stay Together. Ellen, a 14-year-old Liberian youth, was reunited with her mother whom she had not seen since the age of three. She moved in with her mother and joined her new step-father and two younger step-sisters. Not longafter her
REFUGEE PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT "Community Navigators" from newcomer refugee communities are chosen based on their leadership in their respective communities and interest or background in education. They are trained in a "Train-the-Trainer" model and facilitate the following: Parent Workshops: Community Navigators are trained in a "Parent Engagement" curriculum and utilize this curriculum as a foundation to facilitate BULLYING DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, ETHNICITY, AND This chapter addresses the issue of bullying and bully victimization as a function of immigration status, ethnicity, and race. Although all bully victimization is distressing, there may be a special pain that accompanies victimization that is based upon a child's familial ethnicor racial identity.
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
STRENGTHS-BASED PROGRAMMING: THE EXAMPLE OF SOMALI REFUGEE Strengths-Based Programming: The Example of Somali Refugee Youth. The main challenges facing Somali youth as they try to integrate into mainstream society include difficulty with the U.S. education system, maintaining parental and family relationships that are supportive, managing and understanding the multiple identities and roles they are BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEEIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE CENTERIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICESREFUGEE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTSUK REFUGEE PROBLEMSGERMANY REFUGEE PROBLEMSOUTH AFRICA REFUGEEPROBLEM
For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you ROZA PROMOTIONS, INC. Currently, Roza Promotions, Inc. offers youth educational programs to refugee children to help them succeed in school, sports and recreation programs to offer them positive alternatives to life in the streets, and summer programs. Educational Programs Roza Promotions, Inc. provides refugee youth with after-school tutorial and homework assistance. The program helps youth prepare for college WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is commonly practiced in about 28 countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. It can be performed for a variety of reasons including ‘coming of age’ or rite of passage from child to adulthood; it can signal in a physical way the full membership of a girl or young woman in their clan, lineage or ethnic community; it can be used to indicate marriageability within BRYCSABOUT BRYCSWHAT’S NEWTOPICSREFUGEE PORTALPROMISING PRACTICESCLEARINGHOUSE Welcome to your information hub for empowering immigrant children and their families. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee-serving and mainstream organizations across the U.S. to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families.ONLINE TRAINING
Created for individuals working within ORR/DCS residences, this module covers professional ethics, boundaries, and conduct; what constitutes child maltreatment; how to respond to and report suspected child maltreatment; and ways to prevent abuse and neglect in residences and protect yourself against allegations. Online Training. REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! DETERMINING CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT ACROSS CULTURES This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and the complexities of assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families. The U.S. child welfare system is built upon the concept of parens patriae -“a legal term that asserts that government has a roleMEPA/IEPA OVERVIEW
MEPA/IEPA Overview. Provides background on and summarizes the major provisions of the Multi Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994, as amended by the Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) of 1996. MEPA/IEPA is the principal federal law that addresses the use of race, color, and national origin in making decisions about foster care and adoptiveplacements.
BACK TO SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF REFUGEEIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE CENTERIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICESREFUGEE PROJECTS FOR STUDENTSUK REFUGEE PROBLEMSGERMANY REFUGEE PROBLEMSOUTH AFRICA REFUGEEPROBLEM
For some students, the start of a brand new school year can be a time of great anticipation, as they begin a new grade, with new teachers and classmates, and reunite with familiar friends. For refugee students, it can be a stressful and challenging time. Differences in I CAME ALL THIS WAY FOR THEM: REFUGEE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries, asking them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States. This Spotlight article summarizes themes and common concerns from these “Parenting Conversations.” Access all of BRYCS’ Refugee Parent Interviews by clicking here. Introduction Here you ROZA PROMOTIONS, INC. Currently, Roza Promotions, Inc. offers youth educational programs to refugee children to help them succeed in school, sports and recreation programs to offer them positive alternatives to life in the streets, and summer programs. Educational Programs Roza Promotions, Inc. provides refugee youth with after-school tutorial and homework assistance. The program helps youth prepare for college WHAT’S WORKING? TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR MENTORING Describes evaluation methods that give mentoring program providers a reliable way to assess the outcomes and benefits of participation in their programs. The evaluation kit contains focus group and interview questions, surveys, and related tools that address the effect of mentoring relationships on youth, the extent to which these relationships meet critical quality benchmarks, and FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is commonly practiced in about 28 countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. It can be performed for a variety of reasons including ‘coming of age’ or rite of passage from child to adulthood; it can signal in a physical way the full membership of a girl or young woman in their clan, lineage or ethnic community; it can be used to indicate marriageability within REFUGEE PORTAL: CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCES FOR Story of Me: An Orientation Workbook for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Participants will complete this workbook during and after Cultural Orientation. Based on variations of activities in On Their Way: An Orientation Curriculum Keeping Safe! GUARDIANSHIP INFORMATION BY STATE Establishing guardianship (or in some states, custody) is recommended when a refugee family is caring for non-biological children under 18. The following searchable directory provides basic information about the guardianship procedures in each state. This information has been collected from communicating with clerks of courts, legal REFUGEE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK Refugee Health Information Network. RHIN provides resources on various refugee health issues in addition to general health resources. Most resources are available in multiple languages. Search their clearinghouse according to topic, language, or resource category.Language (s):
THE LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER METTA HEALTH The Metta (meaning loving kindness and compassion in Buddhist Pali) Health Center combines Eastern traditional medicine with Western medicine in a holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Services include primary health care, mental health services, nutrition counseling, social work services, acupuncture, massage therapy and community health education through weekly SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS: KNOW THE PROCESS, LOOK FOR THE Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and its reauthorizations, in the U.S. no youth should be considered a “child prostitute”—minors (children under the age of 18) induced into commercial sex acts are, by definition, victims of human trafficking. Many of these victims are not kidnapped or confined, but lead “double lives,” going to HELPING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER Helping Refugee and Immigrant Families Stay Together. Ellen, a 14-year-old Liberian youth, was reunited with her mother whom she had not seen since the age of three. She moved in with her mother and joined her new step-father and two younger step-sisters. Not longafter her
REFUGEE PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT "Community Navigators" from newcomer refugee communities are chosen based on their leadership in their respective communities and interest or background in education. They are trained in a "Train-the-Trainer" model and facilitate the following: Parent Workshops: Community Navigators are trained in a "Parent Engagement" curriculum and utilize this curriculum as a foundation to facilitate BULLYING DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, ETHNICITY, AND This chapter addresses the issue of bullying and bully victimization as a function of immigration status, ethnicity, and race. Although all bully victimization is distressing, there may be a special pain that accompanies victimization that is based upon a child's familial ethnicor racial identity.
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION NETWORK Operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Worth, TX, the Network provides professional interpretation and translation services in more than seventy languages. Services include in person and over the phone interpretation, training for interpreters, and document translation. You can support this resettlement agency while getting help with yourtranslation needs!
STRENGTHS-BASED PROGRAMMING: THE EXAMPLE OF SOMALI REFUGEE Strengths-Based Programming: The Example of Somali Refugee Youth. The main challenges facing Somali youth as they try to integrate into mainstream society include difficulty with the U.S. education system, maintaining parental and family relationships that are supportive, managing and understanding the multiple identities and roles they areSkip to content
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