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Hints for Healing is about showcasing the diverse and multidisciplinary work which contributes to the psychological recovery, resettlement and development of children and learners with a refugee experience.
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Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
In this podcast, delivered in Arabic, STARTTS staff discuss what parents/carers can do to support their children during an international crisis, how to manage their children's exposure to media related to the crisis, and where to seek professional support for their children and themselves.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Rafik Tanious returns to Hints for Healing to tie together the four episodes on racism and anti-racism leave you with some concluding remarks. We hope this season has been helpful in forming your conceptualisations of how racism impacts on students with refugee experience and what can be done to ameliorate its effects.
Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
In this episode, STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Rafik Tanious, discusses how all forms of racism impact on the developing individual and highlights how schools can work against racism and toward inclusion, belonging and recovery for learners with refugee experience.
Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery.
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Dianne Jacobus (STARTTS’ Coffs Harbour Youth Community Development Project Worker) discusses three arts-based anti-racism projects she has worked on in Coffs Harbour: All One Under the Sun, Change the Story and Stand Up/Stand By.
Show notes:
Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery. Image from https://www.alloneunderthesun.com.au/
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
In this episode, Marica Stipanovic (Principal Policy Officer, Anti-Racism, NSW Department of Education) discusses how the NSW Department of Education is tackling racism and shares highlights from the Department's 2022 revision of their Anti Racism Policy.
Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery. Image supplied by the NSW Department of Education.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
In this episode, Dr Virginia Mapedzahama (African Women Australia) and Rafik Tanious (STARTTS) discuss structural racism in Australia and what is needed to combat it effectively.
- African Women Australia
- Diversity Council Australia
- https://mindtribes.com.au/reports/
- Leaked audio reveals Queensland police staff in racist conversations, joking about violence to black people and protesters
Produced by Nicole Loehr. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery. Image supplied by Virginia Mapedzahama.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
In Season 3, Hints for Healing examines four forms of racism, how racism impacts on learners with refugee experience and what is being done to combat this. In this introduction, STARTTS School Liaison Counsellor, Rafik Tanious, introduces the four forms or racism: structural racism, institutional racism, interpersonal racism and personal racism.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Eric Avery. Royalty free image from Pixabay. Produced by Nicole Loehr.
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
In this episode, 19 year-old Afghan-Australian, Farzana Nazari talks about her experiences of transitioning from her Intensive English Centre to mainstream high school. Farzana also discusses what gave her strength and comfort during the turmoil of 2021, when the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan coincided with a prolonged covid-19 lockdown in Sydney, all while she was preparing for her Year 12 exams. Image supplied by Farzana Nazari.
For assistance with visa applications, the following services may be able to assist:
- RACS – Refugee Advice and Casework Service. Call +61(2) 8317 6500
- Legal Aid Refugee Service. Call - +61(2) 8713 6725
- Jesuit Refugee Services. Legal Support. Call – +61(2) 9356 3888
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
In this episode, STARTTS Youth Program Team Leader, Lina Ishu discusses how she and her team used flexibility, creativity and consultation to adapt to the needs of Afghan Young People in the context of the 2021 Taliban takeover and the COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney, Australia. Lina explains how a range of supports including small online groups, large forums, fundraisers, art competitions and social media communication channels were offered to minimise isolation and reach out with pathways to mental health support.
Find out more about STARTTS Services for Children and Young People here.
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
In this episode, STARTTS Community Development Group Worker, Rohullah Rahimi, spoke with Nicole Loehr about how recent evacuees from Afghanistan are being impacted by their ordeal. He discusses what educators can do to support the resettlement and recovery of young Afghans and also talks about the various groups and forums, he and STARTTS colleagues have been facilitating for their Afghan clients.
Groups that Rohullah and colleagues are involved in facilitating at STARTTS:
- Australian Citizenship Test Preparation group for Permanent Residents
- Women’s yoga group (run by a colleague)
- Excursions
- Afghan Youth Gathering – Afghan Young People are on Steering Committee – aimed at 12-24 year olds.
- Community Groups and Forums – Afghan Community RoundTable Discussion and also a support group for recent evacuees.
- If you would like to discuss Community Development Programs for Afghan members of the community, please call STARTTS on (02) 9646 6666 and ask for Rohullah Rahimi.
Links to where to donate to support Afghans:
- https://www.redcross.org.au/donation/afghanistan-crisis-appeal/
- https://www.unicef.org.au/donate/donate-once
- https://hub.givar.com/campaigns/youth-future-fund-supporting-young-people-from-refugee-and-migrant-backgrounds
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-21/how-to-help-people-in-afghanistan/100393916
People seeking information about the immigration status of recent arrivals from Afghanistan or information about pathways for Afghans to resettle in Australia, are advised to consult The Department of Home Affairs Afghanistan Update and the Refugee Advice and Casework Service Afghanistan Crisis Response Clinic.