Understanding and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities

Understanding and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities

This FREE online course is developed to help front-line practitioners working with immigrant and refugee communities to better understand issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and develop a supportive response for survivors with intersectional identities.

Course Learning Objectives: 

• Strategies for responding to disclosures of violence, specific to immigrant and refugee communities using an anti-racism and anti-oppression framework.
• Recognizing the signs and symptoms of violence specific to immigrant and refugee communities.
• Identify family law specific to immigrant and refugee communities.
• Outline practical strategies for front-line workers to practice self-care and community care as well as recognizing and avoiding compassion fatigue