Canada receives immigrants and newcomers every day in different classes and categories. Those immigrants come from diverse backgrounds with different personal histories and unique experiences. However, there are specific shared experiences for many, as they make a home for themselves in Canada. The resettlement process may be full of successes, but it also comes with difficulties like alienation, loneliness, frustration, xenophobia, and racism.

All classes of immigrants are assisted in resettling in Canada by a wide range of individuals and organizations, whose mission, in whole or part, is to serve immigrants in their process of adjustment and resettlement to Canadian society.

The program is divided into four sessions, and its goal is to provide front-line workers with an overview of the shared experiences of immigrants as they go through their resettlement journeys (Newcomers mental health support training). Also, it sheds light on culturally responsive approaches to working with immigrants (Assisting newcomers in dealing with cultural shock), as well as discusses key concepts of anti-racism, anti-oppression, power, and privilege, concerning working with the mental health of newcomers and immigrants (Understanding and Dealing with Racism and Oppression). Further, it discusses self-care for frontline workers and resettlement workers to recognize their role and the importance of their well-being (Self-care;  practical strategies for front-line workers).

This session will also promote the mental health of new immigrants by bringing up their awareness of cultural transitions and navigating between home and new cultures, as well as their sense of belonging in a new country. It also enhances an understanding of the predictors of acculturation and the strategies used by immigrants, as well as how to support immigrants through cultural humility.

Canada receives immigrants and newcomers every day in different classes and categories. Those immigrants come from diverse backgrounds with different personal histories and unique experiences. However, there are specific shared experiences for many, as they make a home for themselves in Canada. The resettlement process may be full of successes, but it also comes with difficulties like alienation, loneliness, frustration, xenophobia, and racism.

All classes of immigrants are assisted in resettling in Canada by a wide range of individuals and organizations, whose mission, in whole or part, is to serve immigrants in their process of adjustment and resettlement to Canadian society.

The program is divided into four sessions, and its goal is to provide front-line workers with an overview of the shared experiences of immigrants as they go through their resettlement journeys (Newcomers mental health support training). Also, it sheds light on culturally responsive approaches to working with immigrants (Assisting newcomers in dealing with cultural shock), as well as discusses key concepts of anti-racism, anti-oppression, power, and privilege, concerning working with the mental health of newcomers and immigrants (Understanding and Dealing with Racism and Oppression). Further, it discusses self-care for frontline workers and resettlement workers to recognize their role and the importance of their well-being (Self-care;  practical strategies for front-line workers).

This session will also promote the mental health of new immigrants by bringing up their awareness of cultural transitions and navigating between home and new cultures, as well as their sense of belonging in a new country. It also enhances an understanding of the predictors of acculturation and the strategies used by immigrants, as well as how to support immigrants through cultural humility.