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Resources on Syr ian Refugees, Heal th and Cul tural Competence

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1. A Community Based Mental Health Intervention for Syrian Refugees, UNC Chapel Hill, 2013, http://globalmigration.web.unc.edu/files/2013/09/A-Community-Based-Mental-Health-Intervention-for-Syrian-Refugees.pdf

2. An Annotated Bibliography on Trauma, Mental Health and Primary Health Care in the Middle East, http://hprt-cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Amawi-et-al-Annoted-Bibliography-Trauma-Middle-East-2014.pdf

3. Approaching the vulnerability of refugees: evaluation of cross-cultural psychiatric training of staff in mental health care and refugee reception in Sweden, 2007, http://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6920-14-207

4. A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care, US. Department of Health & Human Services, https://cccm.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov

5. Caring for newly arrived Syrian Refugee Family, CMAJ, http://www.cmaj.ca/site/misc/caring-for-a-newly-arrived-syrian-refugee-family-cmaj.151422.xhtml

6. Caring for Syrian Refugee Children: A Program guide for Welcoming young Children and Their Families, CMAS, http://cmascanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Supporting_Refugees/Caring%20for%20Syrian%20Refugee%20Children-final.pdf

7. Common Mental health Problems in Immigrants and Refugees: General Approach in Primary Care, CMAJ, http://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/12/E959.full

8. Counseling and Psychotherapy with Clients of Middle Eastern Descent: A Qualitative Inquiry, Utah State University, http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1894&context=etd

9. Country Condition Reports on Torture: Syria, https://gulfcoastjewishfamilyandcommunityservices.org/refugee/files/2011/04/CCR-Syria.pdf

10. Cross-Cultural Health Care Resource Guide, Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners, 2010, http://unofficialambassadors.com/wp-content/uploads/files/Cross_Cultural_Healthcare_Resource_Guide.pdf

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11. Culture, Context and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Syrians, A Review for Mental Health and Psychosocial support Staff Working with Syrians Affected by Armed Conflict, 2015, http://www.unhcr.org/55f6b90f9.pdf

12. Cultural Competence for Child and Youth Health Professionals, Caring for kids new to Canada, Canadian Paediatric Society, http://www.kidsnewtocanada.ca/culture/competence

13. Cultural Competence in Mental Health, http://tucollaborative.org/pdfs/Toolkits_Monographs_Guidebooks/community_inclusion/Cultural_Competence_in_MH.pdf

14. Cultural Competency Tools, NKI Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent Mental Health, http://ssrdqst.rfmh.org/cecc/index.php?q=node/460

15. Culturally Competent Care: What does this look like?, Sick Kids, 2014, http://www.simcoe.ca/ChildrenandCommunityServices/Documents/symposium/Culturally%20Competent%20Care%20What%20does%20this%20look%20like.pdf

16. Culturally Competent Care for Diverse Groups, Canadian Psychological Association, http://www.cpa.ca/practitioners/Cultural/

17. Culturally Effective Toolkit, American Academy of Pediatrics, https://www.aap.org/en-us/professional-resources/practice-support/Patient-Management/Pages/Culturally-Effective-Care-Toolkit.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

18. Culturally Sensitive Social Work Practice with Arab Clients in Mental Health Settings, National Association of Social Workers, http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/events/911/alkrenawi.asp

19. Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations, http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/policy/provider-guidelines.aspx

20. Enhancing Cultural Competency, A Resource Kit for Health Care Professionals, Alberta Health Services, 2009, http://fcrc.albertahealthservices.ca/pdfs/Enhancing_Cultural_Competency_Resource_Kit.pdf

21. Establishing collaborative initiatives between mental health and primary care services for ethnocultural populations, Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative, http://www.shared-care.ca/files/EN_CompanionToolkitforEthnocultural.pdf

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22. Lost in Translation: Mental Health of Newcomers, New Canadian Media, 2014, http://newcanadianmedia.ca/item/12705

23. Mental health of refugees and displaced persons in Syria and surrounding countries: a systematic review, Mental health of refugees and displaced persons in Syria and surrounding countries: a systematic review Intervention 2013, Volume 11, Number 3, Page 276 – 294, http://www.interventionjournal.com/sites/default/files/Mental_health_of_refugees_and_displaced_persons_in.5.pdf

24. Middle Eastern (Arab/Chaldean) Patient: A culturally relevant, culturally sensitive, and culturally competent approach, http://scs.msu.edu/media/2012-01-18-MEMCIC/Muslim-ME.pdf

25. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Adults, Here to Help, http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/factsheet/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-and-adults

26. Refugee Health Care: A handbook for health professionals, Ministry of Health, New Zealand, 2012, https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/refugee-health-care-a-handbook-for-health-professionalsv2.pdf

27. Refugees from Syria, Cultural Orientation Resource Center, http://www.cal.org/resource-center/publications/refugees-from-syria

28. Syrian Refugees, Canadian Nurses Association, https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/on-the-issues/better-health/syrian-refugees

29. Syrian Refugee Information Package for Addiction & Mental Health Professionals, Alberta Health Services, http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/refugee/if-refugee-syrian-info-pack-hp.pdf

30. The Educational and Mental Health Needs of Syrian Refugee Children, Migration Policy Institute, http://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/FCD-Sirin-Rogers-FINAL.pdf

31. The Use of Culture Care Theory with Syrian Muslims in the mid-western United States, Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and healthcare, Volume 1 No3 (2011), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256294575_The_Use_of_Culture_Care_Theory_with_Syrian_Muslims_in_the_Mid-Western_United_States

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32. Understanding Psychological Responses to Trauma among Refugees: the Importance of Measurement Validity in Cross-cultural Settings, Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 148, nos. 455 & 456, pp. 60-69., http://royalsoc.org.au/generator/assets/journal/RSNSW_V148-1_Wells.pdf

33. War Trauma in Refugees, Red flags and clinical principles, Here to Help, http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/trauma-and-victimization-vol3/war-trauma-in-refugees

34. Working with Arab American Clients: A Culturally relevant, sensitive, and competent approach, 2015, http://smchealth.org/sites/default/files/pictures/BHS/ArabAmericanPresentationJan2015.pdf

35. Working With Arab American Families: Culturally Competent Practice For School Psychologists, Psychology in the Schools, Vol. 44(2), 2007, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen_Haboush/publication/227635647_Working_with_Arab_American_families_Culturally_competent_practice_for_school_psychologists/links/0c96052023adc9391b000000.pdf