Training

Welcoming Schools for Students from Refugee Backgrounds

Are you interested in learning about, trauma-informed, cross-cultural practice for working with refugee background students in school settings?

To join the workshop please complete the registration form below and return it to Annette Mortensen, RASNZ Manager Training and Development

annette@rasnz.co.nz

Registration form Auckland 2024

Registration form Timaru 2024

Registration form Dunedin 2024

Registration form Invercargill 2024

Workshops for Auckland Schools

Workshops are being offered in Auckland on the following dates

Workshops for Timaru, Invercargill and Dunedin Schools

Workshops are being offered in Timaru, Invercargill and Dunedin on the following dates

Training Timaru, Invercargill and Dunedin 2024

Workshops are free of charge

The training is offered by Refugees as Survivors NZ (RASNZ), a specialist mental health agency based at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre/Te Āhuru Mōwai o Aotearoa. The facilitators have many years experience in supporting children, young people and communities from refugee backgrounds through their resettlement journey.

We offer school teams insight into the realities of the refugee experience, settlement in New Zealand and of the impact on learning and students.

Teachers, administrators, learning support teams and school-based health and social service providers will learn about how to effectively meet the needs of students from refugee backgrounds.

You will learn about:

Who are refugees?
The refugee journey and resettlement in New Zealand
How trauma impacts young people’s brains, body, memory, emotions, relationships, behaviour and capacity to learn
How to respond to traumatised children and young people
Activities and strategies that help children and young people heal from the impacts of trauma
How to improve student’s behavioural and cognitive capacity
Best practice through exploration of case scenarios
Services and supports for schools/agencies

RASNZ supports capacity building and skills development for services who work with people from refugee backgrounds

Skills training for people from refugee backgrounds.
Training health, education, social service, and resettlement support providers in understanding the needs of people from refugee backgrounds.
Cross-cultural Trauma- Informed Care Training for health and non-health professionals who work with people from refugee backgrounds
Mental health training for organisations who work with people from refugee backgrounds.
Training for schools to help with refugee background student learning and engagement.
Training for health, mental health, education and social service undergrad and post grad students

School Based Training Info click here
To book our school based training please use this form
Community Training click here
Health Professionals Training click here
To book our community and Health Professionals Training please use this form

Contact our Research & Training Manager for more information

Welcoming Schools Training Videos 2023

RASNZ Welcoming Schools and Tertiary Organisations for Students from Refugee Backgrounds online videos 2023

Thank you to the universities, schools and resettlement agencies who participated in this training

Working with English Language Learners from Refugee Backgrounds

Thank you to all ESOL Teachers who participated in this Training

Working with learners from refugee backgrounds for the Tertiary Education Sector

Thank you to all Tertiary Education Teachers who participated in this Training

RASNZ aims to be a safe place for all people and cultures. We work alongside people with expansive sexualities, genders and bodies with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to celebrate the diverse and rich lives of individuals and communities.