About the training

Organisations operating in the settlement sector and more generally in human service delivery are not only looking at meeting immediate needs but are exploring ways to achieve better outcomes and increase the impact of their work. Strength-based approach - tapping into the skills and assets of people such as newly arrived refugees and migrants is one way to achieve this.

Be it in areas of refugee settlement or other human services design and delivery, this 2-day training will assist participants to develop a clear understanding of the guiding principles and successful settlement factors that underpins community consultation and engagement as well as service development and delivery. You will be able to incorporate a strength-based approach and learn practical strategies that you can apply in your day to day work and help sustain positive outcomes in service delivery in the long term. It is underpinned by Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Principles and collaborative Community Engagement.

Supported by theory and practical models demonstrated through Om’s cross-sectoral professional expertise as well as rich lived experience and international research, key topics include:

• Self-Awareness: Building Inside-out; Principles of Personal Vision and Personal Leadership
• Refugee Settlement: Guiding Principles; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Applied to Refugee Settlement
• Five Steps to Successful Settlement; Internal (Mental) and External (Physical) factors
• Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Principles; Asset Mapping; Appreciative Inquiry
• Community Engagement: Role of Service Providers, Creating Space for Resident Action and Engagement; Role of community organisations, Community Leadership.