Immigrant Youth and Mental Health: Promoting Healing After Trauma (Medford)

Immigrant Youth and Mental Health

Promoting Healing after Trauma

Daytime Session
Monday, October 15, 2018
9:00am – 3:00pm
JC Health and Human Services
140 S Holly St
Medford OR 97501

Evening session
Monday, October 15, 2018
6-8:00pm
Providence Medford Medical Center
Mary Norbert Hall
1111 Crater Lake Ave
Medford OR  97504

PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!

The daytime session is intended for educators,  care providers, therapists, and agency staff.   

There will be an evening session which is intended for parents and families with interpretation,  however everyone is welcome to attend.        

Immigrant youth are considered to be at high risk for mental health concerns with the lingering uncertainty that exists about their future and that of their immediate family.

This full day conference will address:

• How trauma impacts refugee and immigrant children
• How to best support immigrant and refugee youth and families in school and in the community
• Successful community and school interventions
• How to promote healing.

Please join Swindells as we welcome these dynamic experts in their fields as they share their personal experience in promoting healing and understanding for immigrant youth.

Dr. Omar Reda, board-certified psychiatrist, is a graduate of the Benghazi Medical School and has a Masters certificate in Global Mental Health from Harvard.  He authored “Untangled”, a program which utilizes family bonding and psychosocial healing practices to empower trauma survivors, their caregivers and loved ones.

Nura Elmagbari MS is the founder of Daughters of Eve, providing empowerment opportunities for Muslim girls and president of the Portland Refugee Support Group who assists refugees acclimate to life here through education, skills training and psycho-social support.

Bernal Cruz, MSW is a child welfare expert serving migrant youth and unaccompanied children. He has nearly 20 years of experience providing complex mental health services to children and families in schools, hospitals, foster care settings, refugee and residential facilities for diverse populations.

YOU MUST PREREGISTER TO ATTEND

To register please contact Kathy at Katherine.Keesee@Providence.org  or at 541-732-5958.    Space is limited so please register early.

Lunch will be provided so please indicate any dietary restriction at registration… ie.  vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, etc.

No child care will be provided.

If you need any special accommodations, please let me know asap.

Thanks to the support of the Oregon Department of Education, there will be 5 hours of PDUs available for free.  Inquire at registration

This event is a collaborative effort between Swindells Resource Center,  Jackson County Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education, Jackson County Developmental Disabilities Services, Jackson County Mental Health Services,  Unete, Center for Farm Worker Advocacy, and our event sponsors Jackson Care Connect, AllCare Health and the Oregon Department of  Education.