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This guide, published by World Education Services, provides resources and guidance to internationally trained immigrants seeking to use their education in the field of allied health in the United States. It explores career pathways related to allied health, as well as alternative careers that may not require a license. Features include: Strategies for achieving career…
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This guide is designed to help clients with international training explore career pathways related to the field of nursing, as well as alternative careers that use related skills but may not require a license.
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This article highlights examples of and data on the economic impact of housing stability on local communities, reflects on current success, and looks ahead to future opportunities.
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This info guide provides strategies to encourage newcomer youth and families to participate in programs and services. These strategies can be applied in both mandatory programs (e.g., school attendance, foster care requirements) and voluntary programs (e.g., after-school activities, recreational programs). This guide is especially relevant to support youth participating in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM)…
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This guide reviews the basics of family violence within refugee and newcomer families, including core concepts for survivor-centered service provision.
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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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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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The purpose of this guide is to provide insights and tools for addressing newcomers’ mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) needs. Implementing these MHPSS tools and best practices can help newcomer service providers— including caseworkers, social workers, qualified mental health professionals, and other community-based service providers—deliver effective MHPSS services and foster resilience among the newcomers they…
