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Webinars

Webinars are seminars held on the web on serving survivors of torture.  To see lists of webinars by topic please review the left-hand side of the page.

Some of the webinars are available to members only, and you will have to log in to see all the webinars. 

A list of upcoming webinars is available here.

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All Webinars in Chronological Order

ESL as a Mental Health Intervention (click to play)
07-15-2009

Resources

PowerPoint from the Webinar


Cultural Adjustment, Mental Health, and ESL:  The Role of the Teacher
A very helpful resource that includes information on the connection between ESL and mental health.  It is written for ESL teachers and, as it states in the book, “It is not meant to turn ESL providers into therapists or mental health specialists” but it suggests ESL activities to address mental health issues.

The Spring Institute has many other interesting and helpful publications as well, including Mental Health of Refugee Children and Refugee Children with Low Literacy Skills or Interrupted Education.

As a technical assistance provider through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, The Spring Institute is also available as a resource to answer questions on the information presented in this Webinar, language, and intercultural issues.  They may be contacted at:

Phone: (303) 863-0188
Fax: (303) 863-0178
E-mail: spring@springinstitute.org

Rocky Mountain Survivors Center staff are also available to share insight and feedback about the ESL as a Mental Health Intervention Within a Torture Treatment Center pilot project with participants.  RMSC can be contacted at:

Phone:  303-321-3221 x213 or x203
Fax:  303-321-3314
Email:   rmsc@rmscdenver.org