POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Body-Focussed and Creative Interventions
| Body First: Somatic Approaches to Healing in Refugee Communities Jannine Nock, Maleeha Ahmed |
| From Trauma to Resilience: A Ten-Week Kundalini Yoga Program for Refugees Ahilya Horsfall, Kristine Spencer |
| Meditative Art for Healing: A Pilot Study with Middle-Aged and Elderly Non-English-Speaking Refugees Dr Ming Chao |
| Resetting the Rhythm: Fitness & HRV Training for Newly Arrived Refugee Adolescent Boys Sanja Stefanovic, Samy Matty |
| Roots for Recovery: Nature-Connected Therapeutic Group Work in Adult Refugee Education Settings Liz Arcus |
| Tango-Based Interventions with Ukrainian Clients Olga Kurushyna |
Clinical and Counselling
| Counselling Trauma Survivors in Immigration Detention Bernadette McGrath |
| Finding Home: A Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Approach to Complex, Intergenerational Psychosocial Issues, Experienced by Chin and Karen Community in Eastern Melbourne Ram Siakhel, Lisa O’Beirne |
| From Trauma and Loss to Hope, and Beyond. A Message of Thanks Delivered Through a Trauma Assessment Mary Ruth Sheahan |
| “It’s Not Just the War—It’s Everything After”: Individual and Community-Based Approaches to Complex Trauma Recovery Among Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees Sivaharani Mayuran |
| Psychosocial Support and Mental Health Recovery in Practice Susan Jarnason, Azadeh Rabiee, Svetlana Tuffy, Areeg El Faitouri, Shaden Odeh, Hossein Taqi Esfahani |
| Reflecting on Using EMDR with Women who have Experienced War Atrocities who may be at Risk of Dissociative Collapse when Re-Experiencing Memories of War Jeanette Ninnis |
| Seasons of GROWTH: Narrative-Based Grief and Loss Programs for Khmer, Arabic, and Uyghur Communities in Western Sydney Melek Ucak |
| What If We Started with Culture, Not Diagnosis? Culturally Grounded Suicide Prevention with Ezidi and Mandaean Refugee Communities Yuhana Nashmi, Yassmen Yahya |
| Working Together While Waiting: Learnings from a Counselling Waitlist Group Katerina Volny |
| Working with Genocide Survivors: Are We Prepared to Listen, Learn, and Stay? Yuhana Nashmi, Farhan Almito |
Community Development and Capacity Building
| Addressing Unspoken Pain – A Journey of Healing and Growth Chharvy Kim, Naila Hassan, Melek Ucak |
| Beyond Survival: Collective Healing and Culturally Safe Practices for Refugee Wellbeing Zainab Sakha |
| Beyond Survival, Towards Belonging: A Community-Led Approach to Healing and Integration in Townsville Consulata Sakaria |
| Communities Healing to Thrive Bashira Nizam Uddin, Debbie Carstens |
| Creative Expressions – Writing and Art: Your Voice. Your Words. Your Pictures. Providing Opportunities for Former Refugees to Share Stories, Poems and Art within Community and with the Broader Community to Promote Inclusion, Understanding and Pride Ann Burbrook |
| Cultural Congruence in Trauma-Informed Practice: Navigating Ongoing Trauma and Cultural Identity in Refugee Resettlement Viktoriia Fomina |
| From Helpless to Hopeful - A Culturally Safe, Community Led Model of Suicide Prevention for Multicultural Communities Estuela Fuentes, Riziki Saidi |
| Learner Drivers Education and Wellbeing Program Tareq Bakhtani, Asia Batool, Zamarai Samim |
| Navigating Complexities and Adapting for Effective Engagement Cecilia Loki |
| Rolling for Connection: Empowering Ukrainian Women Leaders Teresa Kohut |
| Stories on the Plate: The Missing Piece of Resettlement in Regional Australia Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Dr Fred Gale, Dr Kim Beasy, Dr Alana Mann |
| Sumud: Collective Healing for a Collective Wound Paz Roman, Flora Ayyad, Mago Shaheen |
| The Wollongong World Cup: Sport, Belonging, and Healing Across Former Refugee Communities Francis Htjaru Kayphoe, Kane Elder |
| Understanding Yourself in Relation to Your Culture, Someone Else’s Culture, and Multicultural Australia Deng Riak, Sal Pe |
| ‘We’re important, valuable and we’ve got insights’: Learning from clients and communities at Foundation House Amy Kludas, Samantha Furneaux, Archana Bhat, Julia Doherty |
| Welcome Home: A Lesson in Cross-Cultural Exchange Belle Kwan |
International Insights
| Addressing Layered Refugee Trauma with Contextual Interventions Olivia Niyodusenga |
| Against the Tide Hasti Rostami |
| Building Resilient Refugee-Hosting Communities in Burundi through Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions Richard Manirakunda |
| "Don’t Give Me a Fish, Teach Me How to Fish”: The Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Oorja Kalra, Veena O'Sullivan |
| Documenting Torture and Enforced Disappearance in Syria’s Prisons as an Act of Peace Building Mahmoud Murad, Ahmad Omar, Rawa Asfour |
| Journey of Memories Neda Izadi |
| The Innocent Monster, a Story of Survival and Redemption Saeed Arshad Hashemi |
| The Persistent Challenges of Post-Migration Stressors Delphin Runiga |
Organisational
| Bicultural Workers - Building Bridges and System Change for Multicultural Mental Health Jasmine Phillips |
| Caring for Carers: Wellbeing and Implementation Outcomes for an Online Group Clinical Supervision Program for Local Mental Health Workers Supporting Displaced Syrians in Türkiye and Syria and Rohingya in Bangladesh Dr Ruth Wells, Dr. Gülşah Kurt, Dr Ceren Acarturk, Dr Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder, Professor Zachary Steel, Professor Simon Rosenbaum |
| Digitally Transforming Incident Management: From Reactive to Proactive Safety Culture Himanshu Singh |
| From Classroom to Community: Empowering the Future Workforce in Refugee and Trauma-Informed Care Anthea Christie, Joshua Hall, Luz Dominguez |
| Holding Space for Growth: Group and Individual Supervision at STARTTS David Ajang |
| Holding the Healers: Sustaining Wellbeing in Trauma-Informed Workplaces Joyce Liu |
| More Than Just Flights: Reimagining Staff Travel to Transform Organizational Culture Nusrat Chowdhury |
| Navigating The Landscape of Hope and Hopelessness: Relating Therapeutically and Managing Burnout Amongst Counsellors Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers Haseeba Shamal |
| Preventing Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatic Stress: Organisational Interventions for Health and Social Care Professionals Supporting People from Refugee Backgrounds and First Nations Farnaz Shahimi, Associate Professor Graham Gee, Fran Hearn, Associate Professor Deirdre Gartland, Karen Glover, Professor Stephanie Brown, Josef Szwarc, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs |
| Sustaining the People to Sustain the Work: Lessons on the Role of Bi-Cultural Staff with Lived Refugee Experience Catherine Kelly, Mahmoud Murad, Rebecca Sorrell |
| Sustaining the Workforce: Supervision and Cultural Adaptation in Afghan & Ukrainian Refugee Programs Ankita Guchait |
| The Library as a Partner in Healing and Empowerment: Supporting Work with Refugees and Torture Survivors Samira Hassan, Emina Kovac |
Policy and Advocacy
| Beyond Sympathy: Confronting the Global Retreat on Refugee Support Abida Chaudhry, Seema Dar |
| Bringing a Feminist Lens to Regional Resettlement Policy and Service Dr Margaret Davis |
| From Advocacy to Action: Strengthening Refugee Communities for Lasting Wellbeing Lara Hage, Michelle Hage |
| Toxic Resilient Azita Abdollahian |
| Who’s In and Who’s Out? Addressing Barriers to Access Karthika Viknarasah |
| Writing the Unspeakable: A Comparative Study of Refugee Literature and Law Dr Abida Younas |
Primary Health
| Co-Designing Research to Build Regional Capacity for Culturally Safe Access to Supports and Services for People with Disability from Refugee Communities Associate Professor Kim Robinson, Nido Taveesupmai, Zahir Azimi |
| NSW Health - Refugee Health Flexible Fund Nick Sandrejko, Dr Ilse Blignault |
| Pathways to Inclusion: Refugees Living with a Disability Kristine Datuin |
| Tackling Effective Health Communication with Deaf Newly arrivals in Regional Areas Nyari Garakasha |
| Timely, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Dietetic Care: A Flexible Model for Supporting Newly Arrived Refugees Farah Kalakech |
| Transitioning Patients into Community GP Practices: The Challenges of Humanitarian Refugees Navigating the Health System Michele Greenwood, Pamela Verry, Robin Auld, Jude Dardel |
Research and Evaluation
| A Missing Piece? Co-Designing to Bring Pain Education to Refugee Communities Ruth Appiah, Emma Karran, Karma Phuentsho, Monique Wilson |
| A Systematic Review into Protective and Promotive Factors of Refugee Mental Health Professor Angela Nickerson, Vivian Mai, David Keegan, Casey Willoughby, Kiarne Humphreys, Jenny J.Y. Im, Professor Suresh Sundram, Professor Nicholas Procter, Dr Zac E. Seidler, Dr Florian Scharp, Professor Belinda Liddell |
| Acculturation and its Effects On Cultural Identity and Wellbeing: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Afghan Women’s Experiences Living in Aotearoa New Zealand Alison Gentleman, Professor Martin Dorahy |
| Community Perceptions of the Factors Which Influence Suicidality Among People of African Background Living in Queensland, Australia: A Community-Based Participatory Research Denis Mbako Jato, Dr Ignacio Correa-Velez, Dr Jerico Pardosi, Associate Professor Kate Murray |
| Critical Reflections on ReStorying Connection with Forcibly Displaced Women: What Does a Decolonial Research Practice Look Like in Action? Dr Lydia Gitau, Dr Poppy de Souza |
| Exploring Food Literacy in the Ezidi Community: Establishing a Research Partnership and the Creation of a Food Literacy Resource Keely O'Brien, Dr Susan Heaney, Professor Lesley MacDonald-Wicks, Dr Kelly Squires, Dr Ashley Young |
| Individual coping strategies of sub-Saharan African forcibly displaced people resettling in High-income countries: Systematic review and Meta-Synthesis Tilahun Gebeyehu, Dr. Gülşah Kurt, Professor Zachary Steel, Dr Ruth Wells |
| Lessons Learned and Unlearned: Navigating Insider Research in Mental Health as a Former Refugee Sanam Ahmadzada |
| Mental Health Conditions, Substance Use and Health Promotion Needs in Refugee Communities: A Qualitative Study from Regional NSW, Australia Masum Billah, Dr Ratika Kumar, Dr Gail Moloney, Michele Greenwood, Dr Gillian Gould |
| Mental Health Disparities by Sex: Unravelling Determinants and Changes in the Refugee Resettlement Process Over a Decade Xin-Yan Bu, Meng Zheng, Professor Andre Renzaho, Dr Thomas Nguyen, Associate Professor Shameran Slewa-Younan, Shi-Yu Feng, Xue-Zhi Liang, Professor Wen Chen |
| Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Contexts: A Qualitative Study of Culturally Safe Approaches Taken by Practitioners In Syria, Türkiye, and Bangladesh Liona Chang, Zoe King, Sabiha Jahan, Fatema Almeamari, Ayaa Kardouh, Fauzia Kabir Chowdhury Lamia, Hafsa El-Dardery, Sowmic Kothaa, Dr Syeda Fatema Alam, Tahmina Sarker Prokrity, Dr Patricia Cullen, Dr Gülşah Kurt, Dr Ruth Wells |
Working with Children and Young People
| Building Connections and Resilience: A Co-Designed Digital Tool Supporting Refugee Youth Mental Health Zheng Han |
| Building Safer Spaces: South Asian Children’s Literature as a Tool for Trauma-Informed Healing Jannine Nock |
| Exploring Children’s Online Privacy Awareness and Protective Practices in the Digital Age Jamal Youssef, Areeg El Faitouri |
| From Awareness to Action: How Be Well Y Talk Transformed Mental Health Understanding in Young Refugees Lina Ishu, Lilly Shamoon |
| From Shy to Confident: Refugee Youth-Led Community Building in Armidale, Regional NSW Salwan Muhi |
| Know Your Rights: Empowering Youth through Building Resilience, Inclusion and Leadership Sarah Mulenga |
| Our Stories, Our Power: The Bold, Brave & Beautiful Journeys of Young Women Nina Nymeyer, Ana Marija Alachkovska |
| Parental Contributions to the Social, Emotional and Behavioural Functioning of South Asian Imigrant and Non-Immigrant Children in Australia Neeraja Shankar, Dr Shiraze Bulsara, Dr John McAloon |
| Peer Support Program for Young Refugee Women: Building Resilience and Reducing Isolation in Early Resettlement Kainaat Ali Sukhera |
| Resilience and Mental Health in Australian Primary School Children - Child and Teacher Informants Dr Jainoor Rana, Allison Greene, Josef Szwarc, Farnaz Shahimi, Associate Professor Elisha Riggs, Associate Professor Deirdre Gartland |
| Responding to the Negative Impacts for 0-6 Year Old Refugees and Their Caregivers, When the Child has Witnessed Various Kinds of Trauma Rosemary Signorelli |
| Revisiting Bronfenbrenner’s Model: Insights from Clinical Supervision into the Psychology of Rohingya Children Sabiha Jahan, Tahmina Sarker Prokrity, Dr Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder, Dr Ruth Wells |
| Silsila: A Psychoeducation Group for Youth with Lived Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Backgrounds Abbigail Scheepers |
| Stories of Recovery: Weaving the Threads of Connection Through Partnerships with Schools in Rural and Regional NSW Monique Buggy, Rachelle Coe, Maria Craven, Anne Hayter, Claire Nevin |
| Supporting Capacity of Chin Karen Young People (SCCKYP) Project Sal Pe, Esther Nima Sung, Ruth Sui Tin Rem Zaathang |
| Ucan2: Supporting Newly Arrived Young People to Build Community Connections Ashley Wallace, Kudzanayi Chirenje, Jessica Bishop |
| Youth Settlement in a Regional Context: An Exploration of Belonging, Identity and Community in the Lives of Young People from Refugee Backgrounds Settling in Canberra Maegan Williams |
4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference
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