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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Conference

 

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Workshop Session 1
1. Refugee Resettlement and Community Integration: Who Does What, When, and for Whom? 
Burna Dunn & Myrna Ann Adkins, Spring Institute for Inter-cultural Learning
 
2. Global Gardens Refugee Agriculture Project: Community Building and Integration through Agriculture and Entrepreneurship
Katie Painter, Idaho Office for Refugees, Global Gardens Program; Buta Muzuri, African Community Development; Dadiri Nuro, Muhidin Aden, Mwaliko Mberwa, Somali Bantu Zigua Community
 
 
4. How Do Secondary Students Learn English Through Content: Understanding Sheltered Instruction  
Grace Dalpiaz, Stacey Roth, Hester Comstock, Jill Ball & Jolene Lincoln, Boise School District
 
5. Interpreting in the Mental Health Setting
Marla Lipscomb & Linda Lester, Tidwell Social Work and Consulting
 
 
Workshop Session 2
 
1. Common Ground: Bridging the Gap With Refugees Through Experiential Job-Training and Community Engagement 
Tara Russell, Aileen Hale, Devi Kharel &  Kituta Asimba, The Momentum Group
 
2. Learn How to Be a Trainer  
Kathy Tidwell, Boise State University & Tidwell Social Work & Consulting
 
3. Youth Engagement
Rob Weserman, Jacque Dahl, & other BGC Program Staff, Boys & Girls Club
 
4. Teaching Traumatized Youth in Northern Uganda  
Kelley Moneymaker, BoiseSchool District
 
5. Death & Dying in the Refugee Community
Mindy Wolverton, Saint Luke’s Home Health & Hospice
 
Workshop Session 3
 
1. Expanding Perspectives: Building Competencies Through Self Assessment
Jamie Delavan, Idaho Department of Health & Welfare; Wendy Morgan, Idaho Office for Refugees
 
2. Finding Affordable Housing  
Zoe Ann Olson & Ritchie Eppink, Idaho Legal Aid
 
3. Identity Formation for Refugee Youth  
Kathy Tidwell, Boise State University & Tidwell Social Work & Consulting
 
4. Helping Refugee Youth Integrate Into the Public School System
Emily Bergstrom, Boise School District & Ellen Albus International Rescue Committee
 
5. CARE Clinic: Crossing the Cultural Chasm
Judith Hobbs, St. Alphonsus RMC; Eunice Njiraini, St. Alphonsus & Agency for New Americans
 
 
 
Workshop Session 4
 
1. The Game of Refugee Resettlement
Stacey Shaw, Amelia Self & Joshua Lloyd, IRC Salt Lake City
 
2. Steps to Becoming a Successful Boise State University Student
Julia Drew, Kristine Barney & Gail Shuck, Boise State University
 
3. English Language Training and the Use of Film for Survivors of Torture & Trauma
Corey Simon, BostonCenter for Refugee Health & Human Rights; Burna Dunn, Spring Institute
 
4. A Common Thread: Telling Refugee Stories Through Fabric Art
Mary Ellen Frischmuth & Lisa Sterling, BoiseSchool District
 
5. Case Management to Support Idaho Medicaid Clients
Kathleen Giuntoli & Becky Krisko, Qualis Health
 
 
 
Workshop Session 5
 
1. Basic Mental Health Considerations for Non Mental Health Professionals
Steve Rainey, English Language Center
 
2. Immigration, Refugees, and the Law
Terri MacDonald, ANA; Dawn Rice, WR; Leslye Moore, IRC & Ernie Hoidal
 
3. All the Same Underneath? Not necessarily!: Understanding Differing Worldviews
Renee Johns, Crossing Points
 
4. Community Participation in Research: How to Connect and What to Expect
Mikal Black, Terri Soelberg, Boise State University
 
5. Refugee Health: The First 8 Months and Beyond- Best Practices From SAMG
Dr. Laura Tirrell, Dr. Steve Greenberg & Dr. Louis Roser, Saint Alphonsus Medical Group
 

 

This event was generously sponsored by:

The Idaho Office for Refugees

Boise State University Service-Learning Program
 

The US Census Bureau
  www.census.gov

National Association of Social Workers- Idaho Chapter

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

 

 

Local Updates

01.05.10
MAA Innovations in Technical Assistance (MITA)
Recently, ECDC was awarded funding from the Office of Refugee Resettlement to provide innovative technical assistance to ECBOs from around the country.  The goal of this initiative is to provide intensive one-on-one Technical Assistance (TA) to Ethnic Community-Based Organizations (ECBOs) and/or Mutual Assistant Associations (MAAs), in order to enhance their capacity to serve more refugees with comprehensive, quality services that are well-managed and well-resourced.
For more information: CLICK HERE

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Boise State Partners With Mountain States Group on Refugee Issues
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