The impact of insecure environment, traumatic incidents, and chronic stress heavily impacts Syrian refugees.
To help frontline workers better understand them, the Jewish Family Services of ottawa is organizing (JFS) a mental wellness workshop.
The following topics will be covered:
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Understanding Syrian Culture and cross cultural sensitivity
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Emotional experiences related to migration journey
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Impact of war and trauma
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Recognition of emotional struggles refugees are facing
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How to help
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Worker self-care
By the end of this workshop, attendees will be able to understand syrian culture, journey, and emotional struggle.
Date: Tuesday, 21st of January, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m
Venue: JFS Main office, 2255 Carling Avenue, 3rd Floor
To obtain more information, please get in touch with Lamia Al-Ansari at (613) 722 2225 ext 302 or llalansari@jfsottawa.com