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Hosted on May 15th, 2025 the training was delivered by ​​Rob Callus, Training Officer for Community Integration, Switchboard and Teddy Spelman, Program Officer of Tutoring & Instruction, IRC. Refugee and newcomer students are more likely to be bullied and may not understand how to effectively manage these situations, which could lead to further feelings of…
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The Going to Mira Loma High School Virtual Reality 360 experience immerses learners in, and orients them to, a typical U.S. high school experience. Presented in English, Pashto, and Dari! Benefits of using VR with newcomers and instructions included!
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The Using Ride-Share Services 360 VR experience immerses learners in how to use ride-share services to access vital community resources, such as a clinic visit. Benefits of using VR with newcomers and instructions included!
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The Exploring Secondary Education Pathways 360 VR experience immerses users in a walkthrough of a University and a technical program for the construction industry. Benefits of using VR with newcomers and instructions included!
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Addressing bullying is a critical component of ensuring a child’s safety and well-being. It is essential to have ongoing discussions with both the child and their caregiver to reinforce awareness, encourage open communication, and provide guidance on how to handle such situations effectively. Below is a structured script designed to facilitate these conversations, helping caseworkers…
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Newcomers face unique risks and vulnerabilities due to their experiences of forced displacement, exposure to potentially traumatic experiences, and the complex stressors of resettlement. Safety planning can be a necessary or helpful intervention to maintain newcomers’ overall safety and wellness. This short guide provides an overview of safety plans and the safety planning process to…
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Service providers play a critical role in identifying, assessing, and managing the risk of suicide. This guide informs service providers about the fundamentals of utilizing safety plans with newcomers experiencing suicidal thinking or risk.  This guide accompanies Switchboard’s editable Suicidal Ideation Safety Plan Template, which can be used when working with clients expressing thoughts about…
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This safety plan template can be used when working with clients expressing thoughts about death or suicide. It is appropriate for clients who are thinking about suicide but have no immediate plan or intent to do so; these clients are able to use coping strategies and their support system to remain safe on their own.…
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Safety planning is essential when supporting clients at risk of family violence, which is used as an umbrella term for domestic violence and intimate partner violence. This guide will explore the fundamentals of using safety plans with newcomers to help them manage these dangers and stay safe. Switchboard’s editable Family Violence Safety Plan Template accompanies…
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This template can be adapted for use when working with clients experiencing or at risk of family violence. Family violence can include both domestic violence (a pattern of abusive behaviors within a household between people such as spouses, partners, family members, or cohabitants) and intimate partner violence (abuse or aggression in a romantic relationship between…
