Sehat wa Salamati
صحت و سلامتی
Health & Wellness
Addressing Child Trauma In Afghan Refugee Families
Sehat wa Salamati
صحت و سلامتی
(Health & Wellness)
Workshop: Addressing Child Trauma In Afghan Refugee Families
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
9:00AM - 4:30PM (Registration starts at 8:30AM)
Location: UC Davis Health School of Medicine, Education Building (Lecture Hall 1222)
4610 X St, Sacramento, CA 95817
Online registration is LIVE now. [REGISTER HERE]
Registration is FREE & halal food will be provided.
About
There is an estimated 250,000 people with Afghan ancestry in the United States (U.S.), with majority having immigrated in 2010 or later. Following the 2021 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, 80,000 Afghan nationals relocated to the U.S. with half of the evacuees being children. Sacramento, CA is one of the top areas of resettlement in the country for Afghan refugees. Many children and families arrive having already endured collective trauma and multiple traumatic events, and face a long road ahead of them with resettlement challenges in the U.S.
Join this in-person workshop to learn from leading experts in the field of mental health and trauma treatment of children and families of Afghan refugees. There will be presentations and discussion on the historical context of Afghan refugees and trauma, clinical manifestations, strengths and resilience, sharing of lived experiences, and culture-informed prevention and treatment strategies.
Learning Objectives
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Describe causes and clinical manifestations of child trauma among Afghan refugees
2. Identify barriers to accessing trauma treatment
3. Describe culture-informed trauma treatment for Afghan refugee children
Additional Information:
*RAMS is approved by the California Psychological Association (CPA) to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) now recognizes CE credit offered by any CPA-approved provider for license renewal for its licensees. RAMS maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
*COVID POLICY: All attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination & a negative COVID PCR or antigen test result to attend the workshop. Masks will be required.
*ADDITIONAL RESOURCE PAGE FOR SUPPORTING AFGHAN REFUGEE CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Speakers:
Andres Felipe Sciolla, M.D
Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Clinical Psychiatry
UC Davis Health
Caroline Giroux, M.D
Professor of Psychiatry; Trauma Recovery Center Director
UC Davis Health
Marius P. Koga, MD, MPH, FRSPH
Associate Professor & Director of Ulysses Refugee Health Research Training Program
Dept of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis
Qais Alemi, PhD, MPH, MBA
Associate Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Loma Linda University, School of Behavioral health
Khoban Kochai, MPH
Assistant Director
UC Davis Health, Diversity, Equity, and inclusion
Gulshan Yusufzai, Executive Director
Muslim American Society-Social Services Foundation (MAS-SSF)
Mohammad Sediq Hazratzai MD, MPH
Trainer, Program Director, Public Health Institute (PHI)
Visiting Professor, Dept of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, UC Davis
