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Boundaries in the Electronic Age. Webinar Presented by Gary R. Schoener, M.Eq., LP. Image of 2 people with boundary line between them and an ethics sign post with the following: Standards, the Law, Values, Justice, and Fairness.

The Center of Victims of Torture presents: Improving Well-Being for Refugees in Primary Care: A Toolkit for Providers

I am a PROVIDER I am a SURVIVOR I have QUESTIONS

What does HealTorture.org offer Service Providers?
How do I learn about the Healing Process?
What can I learn about via Webinars or by watching Videos?
What if I am a New Employee to a program serving torture survivors?
What resources are available to Students researching the healing process of torture survivors?

We encourage people who are serving survivors of torture to submit resources to this website.

Survivors of Torture Integrated Care Continuum (SOT-ICC)

The SOT-ICC (Integrated Care Continuum for Survivors of Torture) Instrument was developed by the Center for Victims of Torture with support from the NCB project partners, Harvard Program for Refugee Trauma and NYU/Bellevue Program for Survivors of Torture. The NCB technical assistance project is funded by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) through cooperative agreement number 90ZT0142.

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Abstract-Oral Presentation: 2018 NCTTP Research Symposium. Testing New Models of Integrated Care for Survivors of Torture.

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"Collaboration, pilot program could expand the Center for Victims of Torture’s work in MN"

An article at the Minnesota House of Representatives’ Session Daily, “Collaboration, pilot program could expand the Center for Victims of Torture’s work in MN,” quotes CVT’s Peter Dross, director of external relations, and Alison Beckman, senior clinician for external relations, and describes

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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, NCTSN, updated their roster of grantees who received supplemental funds from Congress to provide mental health services to unaccompanied (and formerly unaccompanied) children.

New NCTSN Webinar Series - Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Children

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Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Children (Available in English and Spanish)

Led by the Refugee Trauma and Resilience Center in Boston and in collaboration with the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child

PRO Bono Counseling Project: Continuing Education Workshop

Cultural Competence and Working with Interpreters

Featured Speaker: Kelly Macias, PhD

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Owen Brown Interfaith Center

7246 Cradlerock Way

Columbia, MD 21045

Objectives:

Cultural Competence in Health and Human Services

Explain the need for culturally

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Program for Torture Victims (PVT) and their trusted legal partner, Public Counsel, were published on June 19 on KCET's SoCal Connect!

Hundreds of Torture Survivors Adjust to New Life in SoCal with Organization's Help.

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A new PATH bibliography is now available. Highlights of this quarter's bibliography (Q4 2018) include article summaries on topics including children and youth, health and well-being, refugees, and women.

More about PATH bibliorgraphy: The Partners in Trauma Healing (PATH) bibliography is a resource for current literature on the topic of the mental health status of and treatments for torture survivors, war trauma survivors, refugees, and asylum seekers. This also includes research in the areas of social work that relate directly to the psychological well-being of these populations. The bibliography includes peer reviewed journal article citations in these areas; select original summaries of those articles; and links to the publicly available abstracts and full text versions of these articles. This bibliography is updated and distributed on a quarterly basis. The bibliography does not currently include articles on policy and advocacy.

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For those of you who might have had issues taking some of the Fundamentals in Providing Services to Torture Survivors course modules, we have posted links to all parts of a module on the Fundamentals page.

This course may be especially useful to new SOT staff. This online course comprises nine modules – Core Concepts and Eligibility Requirements, Cultural Competence, Mental Health Services, Social Services, Holistic Care Planning, Working with Interpreters, Self-Care, Legal Services, and Medical Services. Please contact Sara Bracewell with any technical issues in completing the course work.

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A new PATH bibliography is now available. Highlights of this quarter's bibliography (Q3 2018) include article summaries on topics including children and youth, health and well-being, refugees, and women.

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PATH's Q2 2018 bibliography is available. Highlights include article summaries on topics including children and youth, health and well-being, refugees, and women.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have release a web page on how to "Be Safe After a Hurricane"

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The National Partnership for Community Training (NPCT) is searching for refugee leaders to participate in an innovative MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY & LEADERSHIP course. This is a competitive application process as NPCT will sponsor five refugee leaders to participate in a three-week-long personalized online and in-person training on Mental Health Literacy in September 2018.

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Healing Hearts: A New Study Shows Positive Results for Karen Clients. This blog post introduces a new paper titled “Integrated Behavioral Health Care for Karen Refugees: A Qualitative Exploration of Active Ingredients.” The paper discusses the Healing Hearts project’s exploration of the ways integrated behavioral health care (IBHC) can effectively address the needs of Karen refugee clients, showing success across a number of important criteria: participants increased their awareness and access to behavioral health services, increased their opportunity to have complex health conditions treated, and found a beneficial point of contact for care.

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The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) now offers a 24/7 on-line option for applying for legal help. Spread the word!

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A new PATH bibliography is now available. Highlights of this quarter's bibliography (Q1 2018) include article summaries on topics including mental health, refugee men in Canada, and toxic stress in children.

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Craig Higson-Smith, director of research, has published a paper at Torture Journal, titled “Towards a Contextually Appropriate Framework to Guide Counseling of Torture Survivors in Sub-Saharan Africa.” With his co-author, he examines the need for therapeutic interventions beyond those focused solely on past trauma. Here is a blog post introducing the paper. The full paper is available here.

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Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services has just released the newest Spanish and Arabic translations of the guide Raising Teens in a New Country. See the accompanied online training module, as well!

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Shannon Golden, Ph.D., research associate, is the author of a new report of findings from a study of mental health, stressors, coping strategies and more, conducted in two camps in Northern Ethiopia. Read the blog post and the report.

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Now Available: Presentations from the 2017 HHS Integrated Care Meeting. Presentations on the best practices in primary and behavioral care integration from HHS and other federal grantees are now available on YouTube!

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CVT is pleased to share a recently published article in Traumatology, Collaborative Care for Refugees and Torture Survivors: Key Findings from the Literature, co-authored by CVT researchers Dr. Jennifer Esada and Dr. Maria Vukovich, among others.

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We encourage people who are serving survivors of torture to submit resources to this website.

Survivors of Torture Integrated Care Continuum (SOT-ICC)

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"Collaboration, pilot program could expand the Center for Victims of Torture’s work in MN"

Update: NCTSN Grantees Receiving Supplemental Funds for UAC Mental Health

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New NCTSN Webinar Series - Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Children

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PRO Bono Counseling Project: Continuing Education Workshop

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We encourage people who are serving survivors of torture to submit resources to this website.

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"Collaboration, pilot program could expand the Center for Victims of Torture’s work in MN"

Update: NCTSN Grantees Receiving Supplemental Funds for UAC Mental Health

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New NCTSN Webinar Series - Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Unaccompanied Children

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PRO Bono Counseling Project: Continuing Education Workshop

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