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Promoting Refugee & Immigrant Adjustment & Well Being

Monday, September 22, 2008 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM (ET)

Shrewsbury, MA

Promoting Refugee & Immigrant Adjustment & Well Being

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Attendee Ended Free  

Event Details

Program Agenda

9:00am - Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30am -  Keynote Address by Dr. Jose Hidalgo of Latin American Health Institute, Boston
Compounded Trauma: Physical and Psychological Effects from a Warzone

10:30am - Concurrent Workshops
(1) Refugee Youth: Strategies for Integration and Achievement
(2) The Path to Education and Professional Licensing
(3) Tackling Cultural and Psychological Barriers to Work

12:00pm - Lunch**

12:45pm - Extreme Fatigue: An  Interactive Workshop on Combating Compassion Fatigue with Dr. Ruth Bersin, Refugee Immigrant Ministry and Rose Gould of the Office for Refugees and Immigrants

1:30pm - Concurrent Workshops
 (6) Overcoming Housing Challenges: The Big Picture in MA and Navigating the System 
(7) Building Local Partnerships and Community Supports
 (8) Transportation: The Road to Creative Solutions

3:00pm - Closing Comments and Evaluation Completion

Please click on the registration button below to register for this conference.

** Please note any dietary restrictions or special needs on the registration form. 

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Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center
222 Maple Avenue
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

Monday, September 22, 2008 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM (ET)


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Refugee Immigration Ministry



Refugee Immigration Ministry is a non-profit, interfaith organization whose mission is "Building community with uprooted people to serve the common good," based upon the conviction that community is vital to people while they adapt to a new country after surviving severe trauma. Volunteers are crucial for RIM, and they help provide entree for clients into the wider community. Programs include: Cluster-based resettlement, chaplaincy for detainees, job preparation and case management. For information on volunteering check the RIM website: www.r-i-m.net.