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Newsletter Ed Issue #71 - Feb 2023
Latest News

New Refugee Policy for Queensland
Queensland has launched the second Refugee Health and Wellbeing Policy and Action Plan (2022-2027). View it here.

Watch the video showing the Launch and the CALd COVID Healht Engagement Celebration here.

True Relationships & Reproductive Health's 50th Anniversary Gala
Join TRUE for their 50th Anniversary Gala!
  • Thu 16th Mar 2023, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm AEST
  • Victoria Park Ballroom
  • 309 Herston Rd, Herston QLD 4006, Australia
More Information and Register here

NDIS Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) 
Strategy Information Session 
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is co-designing a new Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) Strategy and action plan. We are doing this by working with people with disability from CALD backgrounds. This information session will provide an overview of the project and share key learnings about ways to improve the NDIS for CALD people with disability.
Workshop dates: 7, 8  & 9 February, 2023
More Information and Register here

Fee free courses for Nurses and Midwives announced

QNMU members have lobbied for some time for fee- free courses for Nurses and Midwives to address critical workforce shortages. The QLD Government has listened.

For the duration of 2023, First Nations Queenslanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds can study a Diploma of Nursing for free, thanks to the Federal and State governments’ skills agreement.

Eligibility criteria will be managed by TAFE QLD & CQU.
Read more here
Queensland's current traffic light level is GREEN
Read more about EVA
Resources for Clinicians

RACGP curriculum includes Migrant, refugee and asylum seeker health  

This section provides a summary of the area of practice for this unit and highlights the importance of this topic to general practice and the role of the GP.
Read more here
Refugee and Migrant Health Toolkit
WHO has developed a Refugee and migrant health toolkit, a web-based one-stop comprehensive platform of tools and resources, to support the global, regional, and country efforts in implementing health and migration-related activities.
See the Toolkit
Culturally informed ways to support mental health

This resource aims to support practitioners from a range of mental health, social work and community-sector backgrounds who work with children and families from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.
Read more here

Interpreting Services for PHN Commissioned mental health services
Providers of mental health services funded by a Primary Health Network, organisations are now able to access interpreting Services funded by the Australian Government through the National Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS National).
More Information
Translated Resources

New Translated Resource for Ukrainians

A new fact sheet outlining how to see a Specialist in Queensland has been developed by the Refugee Health Network Queensland in English and Ukrainian. Download it here: Ukrainian and English
More Translated Ukrainian Resources
View the recent (Jan,2023) Health Translations update with translated health resources related to:
  • COVID-19
  • Extreme heat
  • Water safety
  • Fire Safety
  • Family violence
  • Women's health
  • Smoking
  • Children's health
  • Oral health
  • Cancer
  • Food and nutrition
See new translated resources

Translated messages about COVID
COVID-19 vaccines information pack for West African communities: Translated information in this pack is available in 3 West African languages: Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
Download the information pack

Translated resources for families where a parent has a mental illness.

Three resources have been translated into: Arabic, Chinese, Dinka, Hindi, Spanish, Swahili & Vietnamese.
Research 

Age and environmental factors predict psychological symptoms in adolescent refugees during the initial post-resettlement phase - Debbie C. Hocking1,2* and Suresh Sundram1,2,3 Read it here.

Research commissioned by SSI and conducted by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra highlights trends and disparities in the economic participation of migrant and refugee women in Australia. Read it here.
Upcoming Training and Conferences

Online Seminar to mark the International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 2023
Female Genital Mutilation Awareness Australia (FGMAA) invites you to an online Seminar to mark the International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 2023

Date: Monday, 6 February 2023
Time: 12:30-2:30pm AEDT
Venue: Online on Zoom

Register here
More Information

Multicultural Health Symposium: A Culture of Care
The symposium is being held on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 May 2023 at Brisbane Technology Park. It will showcase current multicultural health initiatives from across the state and foster networking and collaboration opportunities. Over the two days, attendees will hear from industry leaders, peers, and community members.

Call for abstracts.

Metro South Health's Health Equity and Access Team encourage health professionals, community organisations and members to submit abstracts.

Key dates
  • Deadline for submission: Thursday 23 February 2023
  • Deadline for speaker confirmation: March 2023
  • Program announced: March/April 2023
  • Multicultural Health Symposium Conference: Thursday 25 - Friday 26 May 2023
More Information and Call for Abstracts
The 3rd Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference will be held in Adelaide from 9-11 October 2023, organised by the Overseas Services to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (OSSTT) on behalf of the Forum of Australian Services to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT).

Individuals and communities from refugee backgrounds, clinicians, practitioners, researchers, thinkers and policy makers are invited to submit an abstract across one or more of the conference streams. More information.

Lifeline Training

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Open Logan Workshop 2023 - 23 & 24 Feb, 2023
Community Opportunities

Paid Traineeships Skilling Queenslanders for Work programs about to start
These programs are funded by the Queensland Government at no cost to the participants. All courses starting in Logan area soon. Training in Pathways to a career in Hairdressing & Barbering is also available to help enhance existing skills into industry specific skill set to gain entry into various jobs within the hair industry. More information here.

ECCQ - Expression of interest open
ECCQ is continuing to offer Building Austalian Skills for Employment (BASE) traineeships this year.

The program helps unemployed, qualified migrants and university graduates by providing training in workplace skills through the delivery of a Certificate 1 in Workplace Skills and 19 week paid work placement in local Queensland businesses.
More Information

Free University Program
CLEMENTE is a free university program offered to people who have experienced hardship and would like to improve their skills in a supportive and gentle learning environment.
More Information

Asylum Seeker Scholarship available
UniSC Asylum Seeker Scholarship aims to reduce those barriers. The scholarship fully covers the international student fees and includes a $4,000 payment every year. Plus, there’s a $1,000 up-front payment in the first year. As one of the best universities in Australia for our teaching quality and student experience, we are proud to offer an array of support services that are designed to help our students succeed.
 
We currently have four UniSC Asylum Seeker Scholarships for applicants who wish to commence their study in semester 1, 2023. 
More Information

Health Consumer Opportunities

Health Consumers Qld recent Alert packed with news and opportunities to have a say about Health!
Read it here!

The Australian Health System: An overview for young people 
The Youth Health Forum is hosting a master class presented by Jennifer Doggett on Thursday 9 February, on the Australian health system. This is a great opportunity for young people aged 18-30 who are interested in developing a foundational understanding of how our health system works
More Information
Research Opportunities

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia - FECCA launched a national survey that seeks to understand the everyday reality of multiculturalism in Australia from the perspective of Multicultural people who live here.

If this is you, please take your time to fill out this important survey: https://bit.ly/3Xkio7H

Utilities CALD Research Project  
The LOTE Agency is running its third round for its national utilities research project. 
 
Research Participant criteria:
  • Australia-wide
  • Participants need to be at least 18 years old +
  • Have low to moderate English proficiency
  • Participants must be involved in dealing with the utility sector (Paying, setting up accounts, calling customer service for their water, electricity, etc.)
  • Languages: Arabic, Chinese (simplified & Traditional), Dari, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Nepalese, Spanish, Vietnamese.
Upon completion of survey, participants will receive a $15 Coles Voucher. The online survey takes 5-10 minutes to fill out.
Those interested can contact Carla@LoteAgency.com.au to verify they meet the required criteria.

Participate in research on the digital inclusion of young people from a refugee background
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) PhD research looking for service providers to comment on the topic:  Exploring the digital inclusion of young people from a refugee background upon migration and re-settlement in Australia.

Download More information here.
Complete Survey
Positions Vacant & Scholarships

Program Coordinator - Skilling Qlders - Gold Coast

Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast Ltd (MCCGC) & CÜRA, deliver a wide range of services to help multicultural communities, seniors and people with disability stay independent, active, and connected within their communities.  

The position of Program Coordinator will work closely with participants funded under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.  
More Information and Apply

Workforce Development and Clinical Educator - (Psychologist / Social Worker / Occupational - Therapist) 
Workforce Development and Clinical Educator - (Psychologist / Social Worker / Occupational - Therapist) - Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services More info here.

PhD Scholarship opportunity - Older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
A PhD scholarship project opportunity has opened up in an area of study that may be of interest to you. This project opportunity is part of a UQ Earmarked Scholarship aligned with a recently awarded Category 1 research grant. It offers an opportunity to work with leading researchers and contribute to large projects of national significance.
More Information and Apply

Positions - TRUE Relationships & Reproductive Health
Educator – Part Time (45 hrs per fortnight) contract through to 30/6/23. Applications close 15th February 2023
https://www.seek.com.au/job/59927009
 
Lead Nurse Educator, part time (30 hrs per fortnight) contract through 22/7/2023. Applications close 28th February 2023.
https://www.seek.com.au/job/59971357
 
Lead Medical Educator – Part time (16 hrs per fortnight).  Applications close 28th February 2023 -https://www.seek.com.au/job/59972635
 
Bilingual Health Educator, part time (45.6 hrs per fortnight) contract through to 30/6/23. The successful applicant is required to commence on the 27th February 2023.
https://www.seek.com.au/job/59974724
Bits 'n Pieces

Good News Stories
Constitutional recognition through a Voice to Parliament

Logan City Council ran the Swim Logan program, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, until December 2022. The Swim Logan program was delivered in partnership with Logan City Council, Aqualogan, The Aqua English Project and The Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. 

Read about it here:

 
Constitutional recognition through a Voice to Parliament is a body enshrined in the Constitution that would enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to provide advice to the Parliament on policies and projects that impact their lives.

A Voice to Parliament gives the Australian Government the opportunity to make policies with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, rather than for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Read more From the Heart 
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