CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Tuesday May 5th, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Working in Schools 1/2
Room: C4.1
| Supporting the post-school transition of senior secondary students from refugee backgrounds Louise Kleinbergs, Noah Jiyane |
| Learning Community Hubs - Fostering Recovery and Belonging through Education Mastura Abd Rahman |
| Peace Building with Youth - Navigating the Impacts of Overseas Conflict Austin McRevey, Marcel Bentana |
| Translaguaging as a Pedagogical Pathway to Recovery for Refugee-Affected Children Dr Sue Ollerhead, Dr Nicole Loehr |
| School Transitions - A Trauma-Informed and Strength-Based Group Program for Youth from Refugee-Like Backgrounds Facing Transition to Mainstream School John Shen, Christine Wong |
| School Based Health and Wellbeing Hubs: Trauma Informed, Culturally Safe Models Supporting Refugee Young Women Jacinta Bongiorno |
| “I found out my child has autism and then the war broke out”... Rachelle Coe |
Working with Older Adults
Room: C4.2
| Clinical Considerations for Working with Older Adult Refugees Lilian Harman |
| Homesick to Homely - Bhutanese Seniors Program Tika Poudyel |
| Living & Dying with Dignity: Co-Designed End of Life Guidelines Rachael Ferris, Amy Hiscox |
| Prevalence and Determinants of Quality of Life among Rohingya Older Adults Residing in the Refugee Camp in Bangladesh Afsana Anwar, Dr. Gülşah Kurt, Dr Uday Narayan Yadav, Dr Md Nazmul Huda, Saruna Chimire, Shovon Bhattacharjee, Amit Arora, Mehrab Ali, Probal Kumar Mondal, Abu Ansar Md Rizwan, Suvasish Das Shuvo, Dr Sabuj Kanti Mistry |
| Garden of Hope: Healing, Belonging and Renewal for Senior Palestinian Refugees Mago Shaheen |
| Exploring the Impact of a Culturally Responsive Swimming Program on the Wellbeing of Afghan Refugee Women over 50 Angie Martin Garcia |
| Keeping in Contact: Community Driven Approach to Reconnecting CALD Seniors Living with the Legacies of Trauma Subadra Velayudan |
Responding to Intergenerational Trauma
Room: C4.3
| Culture Food Stories: Building Intergenerational Connections through a Karen Traditional Cooking Project Saw Reginald Shwe, Moses Chitlu Wyn |
| Longitudinal Trajectories of Parental Anger, Child Mental Health, and Asylum-Related Stress over Five Years in Farsi- and Dari-Speaking Families in Australia Reza Rostami, Dr Ruth Wells, Professor Zachary Steel |
| From Classroom to Community: Age-Specific, Culturally-Safe Self-Regulation for Refugee Children, Adolescents, Families & Elders Shweta Goyal |
| Legacy of Wounds: Exploring Transgenerational Trauma in Refugee Families Mr Mariano Coello, Professor Sibylle Schwab, Dr Natalie Matosin, Dr Shakeh Momartin, Dr Doris Asante, Jenny Salcedo Giraldo, Dr Myat Pan Hmone, Luz Dominguez, Jorge Aroche |
| Seeking Inner Safety: In the Search for a Collective Healing Refuge Vivianna Rodriguez Carreon, Mónica Novoa-Gómez |
| Bridging Cultures, Building Health: Addressing Intergenerational Conflict in Refugee Families through Cultural Competency Huthami Behayaa |
| The Need for Appropriate Intergenerational Conflicts and Trauma Responses within Multicultural Communities to Prevent Youth Crimes and Enhance Familial Relationships Dr John Bosco, Naome Rusera |
Working with Women 1/2
Room: C4.4
| Rebuilding Lives: Supporting Ezidi Women Survivors of ISIS Captivity in Resettlement Maqboola Ibrahim, Ali Reid |
| Women, (Im)mobilities and Carcerality: Redefining Justice Toward a Global Ethic of Care Dr Rimple Mehta |
| Beyond the Pitch: Football as a Social Superpower for Women Blur Abdulla, Tavga Siyani, Anthony Ferretto |
| Mental Health Service Providers’ Perspectives on Working with Middle Eastern Refugee Women in South Australia Dr Roheena Tahir |
| Resettlement and Identity Reformulation: Exploring Lived Experience of Sri Lankan Tamil Women with Refugee Backgrounds Living in Australia Samanmalee Dimuthu Kumari Mukadange, Dr Mandy Hughes, Associate Professor Louise Whitaker |
| Collective Healing through a Multicultural Women’s Group Zainab Hummed |
| Community Healing and Resilience: Integrating Settlement, Health, and Safety for CALD Women and Children Melissa Monteiro |
Research and Evaluation
Room: C4.5
| An Evaluation of the Afghan Evacuee Resettlement Programme in Aotearoa New Zealand Dr Nadia Charania, Dr Fahima Saeid, Shalini Pillai, Dr Irene Zeng, Priyanka Kumar, Claudia Gaylor, Professor Eleanor Holroyd |
| An Evidence-Based Bio-Psycho-Social Approach for Trauma-Relief, Resilience and Empowerment Dr Katrien Hertog |
| Transnational Authoritarian Shadows: Foreign Interference, the Erosion of Social Capital and Challenges for the Settlement Sector in Australia Mubashar Hasan, Dr Atem Atem |
| What are the Social, Economic and Psychological Factors that Influence the Mental Health of Refugees in Protracted Displacement? A Longitudinal Investigation Dr Philippa Specker, Dr. Gülşah Kurt, Prof Belinda Liddell, David Keegan, Dr Randy Nandyatama, Rizka Argadianti Rachmah, Professor Angela Nickerson |
| Understanding the Health Impacts of Immigration Detention on Asylum Seekers and Refugees Bafreen Sherif, Dr Debbie Hocking, Dr Letizia M Affaticati, Associate Professor Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Professor Susan Rees, Professor Suresh Sundram |
| Lessons from Working with a Refugee Background Community to Promote Culturally Safe Approaches to Research Shadow Toke, Dr Ignacio Correa-Velez, Ta Mwe Paw Noe, Christina Lay, Sa Blut Moo Soe, Hser Win, Eh Su, Blossom Taw, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs |
| Evaluating What Heals: Community Development Evaluation within a Torture and Trauma Service Jasmina Bajraktarevic, Ali Rasoli |
Staff Wellbeing and Support
Room: C4.6
| Sustaining Bicultural Mental Health Workers Affected by the Palestine, Gaza Crisis: Strategies for Supporting Those Who Provide Care Hannah Jamaleddine, Ebaa Sawalha |
| Supporting Local Humanitarian Workers through Online Group-Based Supervision Program: Evidence from a Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study Dr Gülşah Kurt, Fatema Almeamari, Hafsa El-Dardery, Ayaa Kardouh, Scarlett Wong, Michael McGrath, Louis Klein, Ammar Beetar, Salah Lekkeh, Ahmed El-Vecih, Dr Ceren Acarturk, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Prof Zachary Steel, Prof Simon Rosenbaum, Dr Ruth Wells |
| Resilience by Design: A Program for Navigating Vicarious Trauma and Burnout for Trauma Practitioners Tanja Stojadinovic |
| Language, Power and Praxis: Rethinking Organisational Responses to Sociopolitical Challenges Nadia Alvinia, Ebaa Sawalha |
| The Impact of Trauma on Us Amy Smith |
| From Exhaustion to Resilience: An Integrative Self-Care Program for Refugee Trauma Service Providers Timothy Wong |
| Sustaining Refugee Trauma Therapists Pearl Fernandes |
Healing in Community: Collective Approaches to Refugee Trauma
Room: C4.7
| From Silence to Story: How Lived Experience and Storytelling Can Shape Refugee Recovery and Resettlement Bede Ngaruko |
| Bridging Systems, Healing Communities: Collaborative Community-Based Mental Health Responses for Ezidi Refugees in Armidale Catherine Kelly, Eaowyn Vaughan-Johnson, Kakie (Rukia) Modi, Shiroq Alali, Salwa Muhi |
| Salamati (Wellbeing) Group Program Zabi Mazoori |
| Sharing Mental Health Needs and Practice Insights from Programs with Muslim and Palestinian Communities Fazlinda Faroo |
| Healing in Community: Culturally Grounded Healing Circles for Collective Grief and Refugee Trauma Recovery Ziyad Serhan, Ayman Islam |
| Social Support Group Intervention in Rehabilitation of Refugee Survivors of Torture/Violence Mary Nabwogi |
| Exploring the Influence of Nature on the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Refugees Marta Artemenko |
Embedding Lived Experience in Program Design
Room: C4.8
| Culturally Grounded Mental Health Literacy: Co-Designing Language Resources with Afghan and Karen/Karenni Communities Dr Matin Ghayour Minaie, Snezana Krstic, Zorica Dasic |
| Client-Centred Innovation in Refugee Mental Health: A Qualitative Study of "Doing What Matters in Times of Stress" Psycho-Education Groups offered by Cross-Cultural Facilitators with Lived Experience Ruzaika Arshad, Huthami Behayaa |
| Breaking Barriers, Building Trust: “Health in My Language” as a Bridge to Informed Health Choices Anna Chyzhyk |
| Co-Designing Resilience: The First Community-Informed Project Tailored for Latin American Refugees in Australia Paola Borquez-Arce, Dr Liza Beinart |
| Witness to War (W2W): Australia’s First Multilingual Hotline Supporting Refugee Communities Affected by Overseas Conflict Yassmen Yahya |
| The Peer Mentors Program: Lived Experience as Leadership Kristin Briggs, Eloise Higgs, Sarah Mulenga |
| Beyond Stigma: Co-designing a mental health promotion framework in refugee and migrant communities Sanam Ahmadzada, Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, Dr Ignacio Correa-Velez, Dr Amy Hickman |
Supporting Healing with Art and Dance
Room: C4.9
| Yarning in the Refugee Space: How the Arts and Tactile Connection may Support Trauma-Informed Work within Refugee Communities Amelia-Jayne Yiakmis, Catherine Hugo |
| The Role of Rhythmic Interventions in Trauma Recovery: Lessons from Rhythm2Recovery Facilitation Rebecca Rylands |
| Healing Through Movement: Tango as a Therapeutic Intervention for Refugee Trauma Recovery Cecilia Carranza, David Perez Garcia |
| Imagining New Narratives – Expressive Arts Therapy with Children Impacted by Refugee Related Trauma and Loss Lisa Jenkins, Kim Nefyn |
| Beyond Trauma: How Art Fosters Healing, Pride and Social Connection Argyro Vourdoumpa, Yuliya Klymenko |
| From the Edge: Explore and Express with the Arts Caroline Hochstetter, Dr Lydia Gitau |
| Art for Life-Healing, Empowerment, and Renewal for Refugee and Trauma Survivors at Challenging Times Noha Moukaddem |
Primary Health Care to Refugees
Room: C4.10
| Early Intervention: Integrating the Child and Family Health Nursing Specialty in Refugee Services across Australia Julia Shadid |
| Empowering Refugees through Nutrition Education: Pathways to Health and Resilience Sayori Tsugawa |
| Understanding Equity-Oriented Maternity Care for Women of Refugee Background in High-Income Countries: A Qualitative Systematic Review Aishah Jameel, Dr Nicole Pope, Fran Hearn, Dr Amita Tuteja1, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs |
| Refugee Camp in my Hospital Lisa Atkins, Melissa Galanto |
| Culturally Responsive AOD Interventions for People Seeking Asylum - Lessons from Clinical Practice Nirekha De Silva, Prajwal Patnaik, Teguh Syahbahar |
| The Translated Health Resources for Refugee Communities Project Jesusa Helaratne, Lisa Woodland |
| Strengthening Refugee Health Through Refugee Nurse Advocate (RNA) Led Capacity Building and Student Placements with the Insight and Guidance of Survivors of Torture and Trauma Bridgit McAteer |
Tuesday May 5th, 3:30pm–5:00pm
Working in Schools 2/2
Room: C4.1
| Lesson Drawing from Aotearoa New Zealand Policies and Practices on School Based Trauma-Informed approach (TIA) for Children with Refugee Backgrounds Jane Ira Febriana Smith |
| “SABUTI” – Finding our Ways through Grief: Groupwork Program with Young People of Chin Backgrounds Chris Hortin, Sal Pe |
| In the Shadow of Trauma and Multilingualism: How do we Identify and Support Refugee-Background Learners with Additional Learning Needs? Simone Cassidy |
| Help Increase Peace (HIP): A Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Approach to Conflict Transformation in Schools Ma Antonina Ortega, Constantina Karamitos |
| Refugee Education Support Program Caroline Burton |
Working with Families
Room: C4.2
| Understanding the Mental Health Impact of Having Missing Family for Forcibly Displaced Refugees: First Findings from the Project Researching the Impact of Separated and Missing (PRISM) Family Professor Belinda Liddell, Katherine Wright, Nicole Batch, Dr Jill Stockwell, Dr Kimberly Archer, Dr Melissa Freire, Dr Yulisha Byrow, Joshua Wong, Stephanie Murphy, Joanne Golding, Professor Richard Bryant, Professor Angela Nickerson |
| Culturally Safe Parenting: A Community-Led Approach to Healing and Empowerment Magdalena Kuyang, Septime Akimana |
| The Value of Systemic Work in Supporting Relational Safety, Development, Identity and Belonging for Children from Refugee and Asylum Seeker Backgrounds, Utilising a Relational and Child-Centered Lens within Family and Wider Systems Angie Tiani, Tegrin Christie, Angelique Cayeux, Vanessa Clothier |
| When All is at Sea: Attachment Insecurity Mediates Risk in Tamil Asylum-Seeking Families Dr Lux Ratnamohan, Bhiravi Thambi |
| Healing Through Connection and Education Ishraga Furawi |
Faith and Spirituality Based Interventions
Room: C4.3
| Your Life Matters 'Transit from Trauma to an Extraordinary Life' Angela Peris |
| Bearing Witness and Holding Hope: Working with Muslim Children and Adolescents from Palestine, Gaza Experiencing Ongoing Trauma Hannah Jamaleddine |
| Persecution on Religious Grounds: A Personal Narrative of Displacement, Identity, and the Struggle for Dignity Abida Chaudhry |
| Spirituality in Psychotherapy Preeti Chhatwal |
| Being and Doing in Transcultural Psychiatry: Rethinking Clinical Encounters with Refugees and Asylum Seekers Nga Tran |
Working with Women 2/2
Room: C4.4
| Mental Health Perspectives of Middle Eastern Refugee Women and Their Service Providers in South Australia Dr Roheena Tahir |
| Supporting Refugee Background Women’s Safety and Autonomy in Regional Australia through a Collaborative Industry and University Research Partnership Dr Mandy Hughes, Associate Professor Louise Whitaker |
| Sister's Support: Stories of Healing and Integration in the African Refugee Communities in Australia Rose Karlo, Tahani Elnour |
| Culturally and Racially Marginalised Young Women in Southwest Sydney: Equity of Opportunity and Civic Engagement Dr Rimple Mehta, Dr Melissa Phillips, Dr Chris Panagiotaros, Maeve Brown |
| Tackling Initial Isolation and Mental Health Challenges of Newly Resettling Refugees in a Women’s Group Pilot Project Agnes Tobias-Laszlovszky |
International Insights
Room: C4.5
| Beyond Shelter: Multinational Civil-Military Learning and Integrative Healing in Refugee Recovery COL(S) William Kruft |
| An International Pilot at the Crossroads of Torture Recovery and Refugee Resettlement Jayne Fleming, Polly Rossdale, Fatemeh Jafari |
| From Here to Home - Supporting Survivors of Modern Slavery Through Trauma-Informed Voluntary Return Clare Camilleri |
| Social Isolation and Loneliness Double the Risk of Health Adversities among Refugees in a Low-Resource Context: Evidence from a Longitudinal Survey in Indonesia Dr Gülşah Kurt, Dr Philippa Specker, Professor Belinda Liddell, David Keegan, Dr Randy Nandyatama, Atika Yuanita, Rizka Argadianti Rachmah, Dr Joel Hoffman, Dr Shraddha Kashyap, Diah Tricesaria, Mitra Khakbaz, Zico Pestalozzi, Professor Angela Nickerson |
| Clinical Mental Health Supervision in a Humanitarian Context in LMICs: PEACE Model for Community Engagement Sabiha Jahan, Md Omar Faruk, Dr Gülşah Kurt, Shaun Nemorin, Ariel Zarate, Dr Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder, Professor Simon Rosenbaum, Dr Ruth Wells |
Professional Development and Supervision
Room: C4.6
| Intersectional Supervision Framework Tanja Stojadinovic |
| Embedding Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) in a FASSTT Agency Context – a Peer Led Model of Professional Development Kathleen McBride, Dr Susannah Tipping |
| Sustainable, Trauma-Informed Leadership in Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Complexity and Centring Resilience Through Lived Experience Aklilu Hibtit |
| Reflective Learnings from Living Supervision – Honouring Trust, Professionalism, and Co-Creation in Trauma Therapy Riziki Saidi |
| Trauma-Informed Leadership: Leading with Awareness, Care, and Resilience Amy Smith |
Building Bridges: Interpreters and Translators
Room: C4.7
| Translation and Cultural Adaptation of Oral Health Quality of Life Tools for Ethiopian Refugees in New Zealand: A Pilot Study Beth Ketema |
| Creating Bridges of Understanding in the Therapeutic Space Maija Maulder |
| Listening Beyond Words: A Qualitative Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Preliterate African and Ezidi Refugee Women Mavice Hove |
| Toward Language Justice: Reframing the Role of Interpreters in Refugee Trauma Recovery Mikhael Touma |
| Beyond Translation: The Emotional Labour of Interpreters in Trauma Work Insiyaah Mesiwala, Reem Wakim |
Learning from First Nations' Practices
Room: C4.8
| All One Under the Sun Looking Back, Moving Forward. Evaluation Findings and Reflections on Remedy to Racism Project in Regional NSW Jasmina Bajraktarevic, Naomi Steinborner |
| “Ngurawaa-dhu-ngu (Dharug) – Building Connections” Embedding First Nations Voices in the Families in Cultural Transition Program Daria Rzasa, Piteeri Michail |
| Journey of Courage: Building Safer Communities through Youth Resilience, First Nations Cultural Connection, and Belonging Merveille Hodari, Murray-Jo Kamara |
| Interwoven: Learning and Healing across Cultures among Refugees and First Nations through Craft-Making Rosa Vasseghi |
| Stories of Resettlement: Pakistani Refugee Mothers in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand Saniya Surani |
Body-Focused Interventions 1/3
Room: C4.9
| Talking Sand Karthika Neduveli |
| When the Hands Speak: Integrating Clay Field Therapy in Individual and Group Work with Survivors of Trauma Yuhana Nashmi |
| Threads of Healing: Integrating Mindfulness Practices with a Familiar Craft Arefa Hassani, Beheshteh Samimi |
| Unveiling the Dance of Asha 2: Understanding Rhythms of a Lost Culture Veena O'Sullivan, Pearl Fernandes |
| Bridging Body and Mind: Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of Integrated Interventions for the Wellbeing of People Affected by Conflict Aditi Chaudhari, Apoorwa Chaudhari, Sandra O-Frans |
Suicide Prevention
Room: C4.10
| The Longitudinal Association Between Depression, Post-Migration Stressors, and Suicidality in Refugees Marta Gurzeda, Dr Philippa Specker1, Professor Belinda Liddell, Professor Nicholas Procter, Dr. Gülşah Kurt, Professor Richard Bryant, Professor Meaghan O'Donnell, Tadgh McMahon, MA Vicki Mau, Professor Angela Nickerson |
| From Training to Transformation: Capacity Building for Suicide Prevention in Refugee and Asylum Seeker Communities Bethany Farley, Natalia Borodina |
| Culturally Responsive Suicide Prevention: A Framework for CALD and Refugee Communities Ziyad Serhan, Daniel Samuta |
| Breaking the Cycle: A Community-Led Suicide Postvention and Prevention Model for Refugee Settings Amandhi Caldera, Susan Wyatt |
| Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Suicide among Immigrants from the Horn of Africa in Victoria, Australia Yonas Mihtsuntu |
Wednesday May 6th, 10:45am–12:15pm
Working with Youth 1/2
Room: C4.1
| From Social Tales to Mountain Trails: An Exploration of Hiking as a Pathway to Connection and Confidence for Afghan Young Women Nina Nymeyer, Ana Marija Alachkovska |
| Basketball with Meaning for African-Australian Young People: ‘Hoop for a Cause’ Projects Sagalee Aba Omer |
| Reclaiming Young People’s Voices: The Power of Storytelling through Youth-Led Leadership and Advocacy Initiates Nouralhuda Akhlaki, Asal Mehdi Jabar |
| A Critical Intersectionality Framework: Rethinking Trauma-Informed Support for Queer Youth Seeking Asylum in Australia Saymore Masaisai |
| They Just ‘Get Me’ – Escaping Loneliness in Rural and Regional Australia - 20 Youth Camps in 2 Years Jo McGregor |
Early Childhood
Room: C4.2
| Early Childhood Educator Training and Consultations Shauna Murphy, Maria Voukelatos |
| Healing Through the Skies: Coping With Grief Through a Therapeutic Group Activity for Children in Palestine Ziyad Serhan, Dr Samah Jabr, Zaynab Hinnawi, Ayman Islam |
| The First 1000 Days - Identifying and Trialling Strategies to Enhance Trauma Recovery and Child Development in Perinatal Care for the Mother and Child from Refugee-Like Backgrounds Rosemary Signorelli, Jenny Guo, Shauna Murphy, Maria Voukelatos |
| Child Parent Psychotherapy: Fostering Relational Security in the Early Years Bindii Thorogood |
| A Sense of Belonging in Early Childhood Journey Sabira Sukurma |
Working with Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Room: C4.3
| Journey Mapping of Consent Over Time and Place - Centering Wisdom Skills and Knowledge of Refugee Communities in Responding to Sexual Violence Kristen Proud, Hsa Ree |
| Supervision as Collaboration: Centering Women’s Lived Experience and Leadership in a Refugee-Led Organisation in Indonesia Nimo Ahmed, Elise McKenzie, Anna Perry |
| Systemic Gaps, Survivor Voices: Legal Pathways for Refugee Women Facing Gender-Based Violence in Indonesia Desi Yunitasari, Devi Yusvitasari |
| STARTTS' Hayat Amina (Safe Life) Project - Early Interventions to Sexual Violence for Refugee Communities Dr Belinda Green |
| Knowledge and Innovation: Testing Domestic Violence Screening and Response among Newly Refugee Women in Settlement Services Jacqui Cameron, Tadgh McMahon |
Masculinity, Mental Health, and Community
Room: C4.4
| Development of a Co-Designed Practice Based Psycho-Educational Support Group to Effectively Address Racism with High School Aged Boys from a Refugee Background Adam Hammer |
| Cook Like a Chef: A Cooking Group Intervention for Improving Mental Wellbeing and Social Connection Among Refugee Men Salah Alrabie |
| Youth Connect: Building Belonging with Bhutanese Boys Tika Poudyel |
| The Journey Program – Exploring Masculinity with Men of All Ages Mark Davis, Merveille Hodari |
| Beyond the Yoga Stereotypes: A Men’s Yoga Project for Strength and Self-Cultivation Roger Ly |
Visual Media as a Tool for Refugee Wellbeing
Room: C4.5
| Crossing the Pacific: Chilean Voices in Australia – Preserving Memory Through Film and Oral History Milena Ben-David |
| Cultural Bridges for Well-Being Noha Elnahas |
| A Family's Journey to Healing: A Community-Led Short Film on Mental Health Ruth Sui Tin Rem Zaathang, Esther Nima Sung |
| Frames of Understanding: Using Animation to Transform Refugee Care Alexandra Cordukes |
| Socially Engaged Photography Abuzar Mazoori |
Learnings in the Clinical Setting
Room: C4.6
| Enhancing EMDR for Refugees with Complex PTSD: Clinical Considerations, Challenges and Emerging Modifications Katherine Theodor |
| Intersecting Timelines: A Multilevel Contextual Mapping Tool to Enhance Empathic Assessment and Trauma Exploration Manuel Morantes |
| Screening for Trauma in Resettlement: Comparative Insights from Afghan and Ukrainian Programs Ankita Guchait |
| Towards Integrated Refugee Work: Comprehensively Integrating Psychosocial Factors for Increased Impact Dr Katrien Hertog, Timothy Wong |
| The Prioritization Scale for Refugees (PSR): A Decision Support Tool for Intake Prioritisation Assessment Magitha Suresh, Pearl Fernandes, Shan Lee Mier, Sivaharani Mayuran, Serlina Wong, Lorin Ghazaleh, Trang Do |
Policy and Advocacy 1/2
Room: C4.7
| Responding to Gender-Based Violence: Culturally Safe and Trauma-Informed Practice with Women Navigating Australia’s Refugee Status Determination Process Dr Lina Koleilat |
| Integrating Trauma-Informed and Truth-Healing Approaches into Refugee Law Practice: Insights from Rohingya Advocacy in Bangladesh Md Mahbul Haque, Jianur Kabir, Ritu Sen Gupta, Disha Sarkar |
| Embedding Trauma Informed Practice through a Refugee Legal and Mental Health Partnership Rosalind Dunne, Cristina Prieto Salvador |
| Legal Advocacy as Trauma Recovery: Supporting Refugee Communities Through Law and Community Resilience Ko Ko Aung |
| Invisible Systems, Unheard Voices: Lived Experience as a Catalyst for Refugee Policy Reform Olivia Sharon Ephraim |
Capacity Building with Refugee Communities
Room: C4.8
| Nothing About Us Without Us - a Model for Strengthening Refugee-Led Organisations Jasmina Bajraktarevic, Arran Saunders |
| Strengthening Refugee Leadership Through Trauma-Informed Practice: Stories of Connection, Confidence, and Collaboration David Ajang |
| Elevating Community Voice: A Trauma-Informed Advisory Group Strengthening Refugee Family Inclusion in Early Childhood Services Kelly Brand, Liz Da Silva |
| Release the Peace Rebecca Blayney |
| Thinking Outside the Box: Resilience and Empowerment through the FICT Program (A Therapeutic, Bio-Psychosocial Group Transforming the Lives of Ahmadiyya Muslim Women in Australia) Atiya-tur Rehman, Seema Dar |
Body-Focused Interventions 2/3
Room: C4.9
| Silent Wounds, Restorative Paths: Trauma Recovery with Hazara Women through Mind–Body Practice Seema Dar, Khadija Saidi |
| Restorative Yoga and Polyvagal Theory in Refugee Trauma Recovery Zakia Ebrahim, Prue Cauley, Katerina Volny |
| Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: Moving Toward Reconnection, Inclusive and Collective Care for Khmer Women Silvana Cannavo, Rebecca Sorrell, Chharvy Kim |
| Bridging Gaps in Pain Management: A Tailored Approach for Refugees Living with Chronic Pain Belinda Cardozo, Amritha Aparnadas |
| Comparing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acupuncture as Adjunct Therapies for Torture and Refugee Trauma Survivors Suffering from Chronic Pain: A Randomized Trial Dr Thuy Tran, Professor Peter Meier, Dr Shakeh Momartin, Mariano Coello |
Primary Health: Disability and Refugee Trauma
Room: C4.10
| From Compliance to Connection: Trauma-Informed Nutrition Care for Refugee Families Feeding Children with Disability Farah Kalakech |
| Student-Led Speech Pathology Service: A Collaborative Partnership Dr Annie Chan, Jenny Guo, Joshua Hall |
| Refugee Health Rehab Rapid Assessment Pathway: Culturally Responsive Innovation Dr Raylene Lewis, Dr Gemma Hanes, Corinne van Veldhuisen |
| Double (Triple Jeopardy): Refugee, Resettlement and Disability Mark Mahoney |
| Resilience on Trial: NDIS Appeals, Refugee Narratives and the Need for Culturally Safe Services Alicia Rodriguez |
Wednesday May 6th, 1:45pm–3:15pm
Working with Youth 2/2
Room: C4.1
| Empowering Young Refugees through Culturally Informed Mental Health Literacy and Peer Support Dr Matin Ghayour Minaie, Snezana Krstic, Zorica Dasic |
| Challenging Stereotypes and Creating Leaders – First Afghan Girls Football Team in Regional Town Homaira Homaira |
| Youth Leading Youth: Empowerment Through Connection and Choice Anastasiia Kachurovska |
| Youth Start @ STARTTS: Youth-Led After-Hours Sport and Support for Recovery, Belonging, and Opportunity Murray-Jo Kamara, Achourina Kambar |
| Neurofeedback as Part of a Multimodal Approach for a Trauma-Exposed Adolescent: A Case Study Demiana Willing |
Children and Young People
Room: C4.2
| Custodian Model and Life Story Work for the UHMs Ghassan Noujaim |
| Healing the Young Mind, Body and Spirit: Shared Care, Shared Healing - The Royal Children’s Hospital Immigrant Health Clinic and Foundation House Mae Vincent, Associate Professor Georgia Paxton |
| Resettlement and Resilience: Health of Refugee Children in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review Binyam Birhane, Professor Angela Dawson, Professor Andrew Hayen |
| Integrating Neuromodulation into Trauma Recovery: The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) as a Tool for Emotional Regulation in Refugee Children and Young People Sejla Murdoch |
| Resilience and Wellbeing Experienced by Refugee Background Children in the Childhood Resilience Study Associate Professor Deirdre Gartland, Josef Szwarc, Professor Stephanie Brown, Associate Professor Georgia Paxton, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs |
Working with Asylum Seekers in Community and Immigration Detention
Room: C4.3
| The Impact of the Asylum Refusal Application on Mental Health Reza Rostami, Professor Zachary Steel, Dr Ruth Wells |
| Providing Mental Health Support in Environments of Ongoing Harm: An Australian Offshore Processing Perspective Debi Bodden |
| Integrating Therapeutic and Legal Supports to Address Character Grounds Visa Cancellations of Survivors of Torture and Refugee Trauma – A Multidisciplinary Perspective Joshua Hall, James Clarke |
| Decolonising Trauma Treatment Immigration Detention: A Critical Framework for Counsellors Maddison Cassidy |
| From Crisis to Independence: Multidisciplinary Models of Care and Innovation for People Seeking Asylum Marina Alcantara Camarao, Su Park, Emily Cumming |
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Refugee Trauma
Room: C4.4
| Between Worlds: Relational Safety for LGBTQIA+ Refugees in Liminal Spaces Viktoriia Fomina, Paul O'Hanlon-Rose, Saina Avesta |
| Implementing a Peer-Led One-on-One Support Model for Queer Refugees in Brisbane Edwin Surijah, Saina Avesta |
| Insights from Lived Experience: An Evaluation of the Walk on Walk Strong Project's Impact Samantha Tom Cherian, Parissa Bozorg |
| Walking Together: A Lived Experience Perspective on Healing, Connection and Cultural Safety in Support Spaces for People with LGBTIQA+ and Refugee Experiences Alireza Karkouti |
| The Passport of Life: Witnessing Queer People’s Stories of Healing and Survival Across Borders HeatherGrace Jones, Alireza Karkouti |
Trauma Practice in a Digital World: Opportunities and Risks
Room: C4.5
| Every Number Tells a Story – Using Data to Strengthen Outcomes Amy Burkett |
| Bridging Systems and Souls: Extending Social Capital Theory to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Refugee Community Development Jasmina Bajraktarevic, Veylan Attune ChatGPT 5.0 |
| One App, Two Purposes: Capturing Community Capacity Building and Sector Development on the Go Carlena Tu |
| Connected but Alone: The Paradox of Technology and Mental Wellbeing in CALD Communities as a Focus on Refugee and Refugee-Like Context Sheena Swashanti, Naina Fomra |
| CAMLAP Joshua Hall |
Neuroscience and Trauma
Room: C4.6
| Feasibility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Neuropsychological Testing in Refugees with PTSD Søren Bothe |
| "Bridging the Gaps": Innovative School-Based Neurofeedback for Refugee Young Adults with Complex Trauma Renee Ettia |
| Reframing Pain: A Trauma-Informed Tool Supporting Refugee Health Louisa Carter, Sean Bezard |
| The Neural Impact of Attachment Priming on Network Connectivity during Social Exclusion: A fMRI Study with Resettled Refugees Professor Belinda Liddell, Dr Pritha Das, Professor Gin Malhi, Professor Angela Nickerson, Professor Kim Felmingham, Dr Mirjana Askovic, Jorge Aroche, Mariano Coello, Professor Richard Bryant |
| The Application of Neurofeedback and the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) in Recovery from 50 Years of Complex PTSD: A Case Study of a Refugee Torture Survivor Joanne Haldane |
Policy and Advocacy 2/2
Room: C4.7
| New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Programme: Building a Sense of Safety and Belonging Amitha Krishnamurthi, Bogdana Tomova |
| Transitioning to a Rights Based Service Approach Anastasia Magriplis, Tia Di Biase |
| Beyond Survival: Rebuilding Life, Identity, and Purpose After Forced Migration: A Sudanese Refugee’s Journey Through Trauma Recovery and Advocacy in Australia Ahmed Eltahir |
| Displacement and Child-Centred Understandings of Protection: Agency, Methodology, and Ethics Bina D'Costa, Michelle Godwin, Charlotte Grech-Madin, Francis Kelei |
| Pop-Up Museums for Belonging: Refugee Voices in Policy and Service Reform Alicia Rodriguez |
Working with Clients from Palestine
Room: C4.8
| Building Trust and Wellbeing: A Holistic Support Model for Displaced Palestinian Individuals and Families in Australia Khaldoon Fahmi |
| Healing in Context: Palestinian Refugees’ Experiences — Beyond Symptoms to the Person and the Context Nooria Mehraby, Yassmen Yahya |
| Building Resilience: Trauma-Informed, Co-Designed Support for Palestinian Families Shirin Dabous |
| Trauma-Informed Care and Decolonising Mental Health: Lessons from Palestine for Refugee Recovery Ziyad Serhan, Dr Samah Jabr, Ayman Islam, Zaynab Hinnawi |
| Psychological Consequences of Torture in Israeli Detentions Dr Khader Rasras |
Body-Focused Interventions 3/3
Room: C4.9
| Complementary Therapies as a Bridge to Counselling Jenny Adams, Feriyal Glaidous |
| Purruna: Supporting Refugee Wellbeing Through Gut Health and Nutrition Elliane Nigem, Ahilya Horsfall |
| Healing the Whole Self: A Mind-Body-Spirit Approach to Refugee Trauma Recovery Susanne McAllister |
| Afghan Women’s Water Safety and Swimming Group: Recovery, Wellbeing, and Belonging Ziba Gulzari |
| Transforming Pain: A Trauma-Focused Physiotherapy Approach Using Integrative Acupuncture Veena O'Sullivan |
Primary Health: Equitable and Culturally Responsive Maternity Care
Room: C4.10
| Loneliness in Wagga Wagga: The Experience of Mothers who Arrived as Refugees An Tran |
| Engagement with Antenatal Care at Two Hospitals Implementing Group Pregnancy Care for Women of Refugee Background Dr Kelly FitzPatrick, Fran Hearn, Associate Professor Deirdre Gartland, Ann Krastev, Dr Ellie McDonald, Shallu Sharma, Professor Lisa Gold, Dr Jane Yelland, Dr Fiona Mensah, Professor Philippa Middleton, Professor Christine East, Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, Josef Szwarc, Professor Stephanie Brown, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs |
| Improving Maternity Care for S’gaw Karen-Speaking Women of Refugee Background: Women, Interpreters and Care Providers’ Perspectives Shadow Toke, Dr Ignacio Correa-Velez, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs |
| العدالة بعدسة أم لاجئة Exploring Equity-Oriented Maternity Care for Arabic-Speaking, Muslim Women of Refugee Background in Victoria Aishah Jameel, Zara Al-Hasany, Eman Alabbassi, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs |
| Building Cultural Humility in Refugee Health Care - a Case Study in Maternity Health Services Leissa West, Sofia Lema, Delia Ramboldini-Gooding |
4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference
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