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Calling for Applicants – E-Learning “Fostering the Resilient Spirit”

The Florida Center for Survivors of Torture
National Partnership for Community Training

Fostering the Resilient Spirit E-Learning Application

 

The National Partnership for Community Training (NPCT) is now accepting applications for candidates for our 2012 E-learning course “Fostering the Resilient Spirit”. The 8week course begins on July 23rdand ends on September 14th, 2012. The course is divided into four 2-week segments consisting of webinars, reading assignments, case studies and group discussions led by experts in the torture treatment fieldfrom NYU/Bellevue Program for Survivors of Torture, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma and the Florida Center for Survivors of Torture.

Target Audience
This course is intended for individuals who have attended an onsite NPCT training in the past three years and who provide direct service to refugee/asylee populations in the following disciplines: mental health, medical, legal, social service, case management and spiritual.

About the course
This eight-week course is divided into three major themes: working with traumatized children and families; resiliency and self-sufficiency with a focus on group treatment; and measuring trauma in a primary care setting. Participants will be given two weeks of guided instruction to unpack each of those three themes. In the final two weeks of the course the participants will apply what they have learned to a practical learning project that fits the needs of their community.

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Kate Porterfield’s Webinar – “Working Clinically with Traumatized Refugee Children and Families”

In this webinar, Dr. Porterfield will discuss the effects of war trauma and violence on refugee children and their families and how service providers can assess and intervene with these families.

This webinar will use a case presentation of a traumatized refugee family from Kosovo to illustrate basic principles of assessment and intervention for those who work directly with refugee families.

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The Integrated Health And Mental Approach To The Care Of Torture Survivors

presented by
Dr. Richard Mollica of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma

The National Partnership for Community Training and Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma invites you to join Dr. Richard Mollica for a webinar on “The Integrated Health and Mental Approach to the Care of Torture Survivors” on Wednesday, May 23 at 2:00PM.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

There is a deep human reality that lies at the heart of violent experiences that must play a central role in healing and recovery. This webinar will present a toolkit for addressing these life experiences and healing the wounds of mass violence by focusing on the patient’s mental health and physical needs.

Dr. Mollica will discuss the 11 point toolkit which includes diagnosis and treatment, reinforcing self-healing, reducing high risk behaviors and preventing burnout.

Richard F. Mollica, M.D., M.A.R. is the Director of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT) of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from the University of New Mexico and completed his Psychiatry residency at Yale Medical School. While at Yale he also trained in epidemiology and received a philosophy degree from the Divinity School. In 1981, Dr. Mollica co-founded the Indochinese Psychiatry Clinic (IPC), one of the first clinical programs for refugees in the United States. Over the past two decades HPRT and IPC have pioneered the mental health care of survivors of mass violence and torture. HPRT/IPC’s clinical model has been replicated throughout the world.

 

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RYFP Newsletter January 2012 – Palm Beach County

In this issue:

Outside the Classroom, RYFP Field Trips and Activities, Hot Careers, Be Part of the Education Process, Burgeoning Artists, From the Desk of Niki Kelly

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RYFP Newsletter January 2012 – Tampa Bay

In this issue:

From the Desk of Niki Kelly, Holiday Gift Giving, Volunteer Corner, Winter Break, Parent Corner, Filed Trip Photos

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RYFP Newsletter – Miami Springs – January 2012

In this issue:

Holiday Gift Giving, Volunteers of the Month, Staff Changes, Winter Break, From the Desk of Niki Kelly, Success Story
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RYFP Newsletter, Fall 2011, Hillsborough County

In this issue:

All About Fall, 2011 CANFF-RYFP Cup, Volunteers of the Month, Study Skills, One Child’s Story, From the Desk of Niki Kelly, Parent Power
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RYFP Newsletter, Fall 2011, Palm Beach County

In this issue:

Back to School, From the Desk of Niki Kelly, How Your Career Affects Our Future, Summer Field Trips, Healthy Eating Tips

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RYFP Newsletter, Fall 2011, Miami-Dade County

In this issue:

Summer Adventures, From the Desk of Niki Kelly, Getting Involved at Your Child’s School, Learning Good Study Habits, What Clients are Saying about RYFP
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Dr. Richard Mollica’s Webinar: “Health Promotion for Torture and Trauma Survivors”

In this webinar Dr. Richard Mollica, director of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, discussed how refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers who have experienced extreme violence and torture are now demonstrating serious chronic illness such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and stroke in countries of resettlement. This webinar helps participants to understand how health promotion can help our clients learn what a health curriculum looks like, learn how to educate clients about healthy lifestyles including how to talk with their doctors about their concerns. Key points addressed include: understanding the impact of traumatic life experiences on one’s physical health, understanding that impact within the cultural context, and learning how the promotion of preventative care and healthy lifestyles early on can have a positive impact in the lives of clients.

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