Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Practices with Immigrants: A Training Series for Community Practitioners and Organizations

Self-paced

About This Course

This is a 5-module online asynchronous, self-paced course that explores how service organizations and practitioners can implement policies and practices to increase inclusivity of immigrant families, and how trauma-informed practice can be tailored to address the unique experiences of immigrant families. It also includes discussion of a model for implementing immigrant specialist navigators within organizations. This course is intended for leaders, frontline practitioners, and other professionals in organizations that serve immigrant families across a variety of community settings. It is available in English and in Spanish.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

Identify and apply conceptualizations of trauma and migration trauma exposure to current work with immigrant populations.
Describe and apply the impact of historical and political contexts to work with immigrant populations.
Analyze and apply trauma-informed practices, assessment tools, and interventions to work with immigrant populations.
Identify and implement immigrant inclusive policies and practices for working with immigrants at the individual and organizational levels, including an immigrant specialist navigator role.
Identify and apply strategies to prevent and address secondary trauma and to promote self-care when working with immigrant populations.

Course Modules

Module One: Migration & Trauma: Working with Immigrant Communities.

Module 1 covers traditional, contemporary, and cultural conceptualizations of trauma as they relate to immigrant communities and how these conceptualizations guide culturally responsive practices. It also reviews the unique and varied experiences pre-migration, in-transit, post-migration, and in resettlement. It discusses the cumulative effects of migration on mental, behavioral, and physical health, as well as culturally relevant trauma responses and warning signs.

Module Two: Historical & Political Contexts.

Module 2 provides an overview of historical and recent migration trends in the U.S. and the major immigration categories and legal relief options available to immigrants. It also provides an overview of important immigration enforcement trends and policies in the U.S. within the context of impacts to immigrant families’ and children’s experiences of trauma.

Module Three: Trauma-Informed Practices & Interventions with Immigrants.

Module 3 provides an overview of the core principles of trauma-informed care for immigrants as well as culturally specific practices when working with immigrant populations. It also reviews clinical assessment measures and interventions relevant for use with immigrants.

Module Four: Immigrant-Inclusive Organizational Policies and Practices.

Module 4 offers recommendations and guidelines for organizational policies and practices to increase inclusivity of immigrant families and their unique needs and experiences. It also reviews a model for implementing an immigrant specialist navigator role into organizations.

Module Five: Secondary Trauma among Practitioners Working with Immigrant Populations.

Module 5 reviews common risk factors and consequences of secondary trauma for providers working with immigrants. It provides an understanding of how organizations can prevent and mitigate secondary trauma in the workplace, including concrete tools for reducing secondary trauma in organizations working with immigrant communities.

Social Work CEUs

This training has been approved for six cultural social work CEUs in New Mexico, provided for free by the NMSU School of Social Work. It may count toward CEUs in other states, but participants are responsible for verifying with their respective state board of social work whether it meets their regulatory requirements. All participants will receive a certificate of completion

Why Microlearning?

Targeted Knowledge: Our microlearning approach breaks complex topics into manageable, engaging modules, making learning effective and enjoyable.
Flexible Access: Study on your schedule. Access course materials anytime, from anywhere, and progress through the curriculum at your own pace.
Advance Your Career: Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to advance your career and drive innovation in your field.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microlearning?

Microlearning is an approach to learning that breaks complex topics into manageable, engaging modules, making learning effective and enjoyable. It emphasizes quick comprehension and retention of information, often tailored to specific learning objectives and accessible on demand.

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