Looking back - moving forward : refugee health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand / edited by Max Abbott & Shoba Nayar.

Selected addresses and papers delivered at Looking Back and Moving Forward: Refugee Health and Wellbeing Conference held at AUT University, 18-20 November 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part I. Introduction : -- Refugee health and wellbeing: Looking back - moving forward / Max Abbott -- Opening Ministerial Address / Hon. Jonathan Coleman -- Keynote address: Refugee health and protection: a UNHCR global perspective / Richard Towle -- Keynote address: Who needs education about what? A human rights approach to health, education and community participation / Eileen Pittaway -- Keynote address: The voice of the community / Adam Awad -- Part II. Refugee Stories : -- Refugee engagement: the journey / Maria Hayward -- Massoma Mohebbe -- Tsehainesh Gebremeskel Hibitt -- Kayeoo Saijaipadai -- Koa Sorn Thur -- Ma Wa Shwe -- Martha Achin Gak -- Martine Udahemuka -- Osmana Mandal -- Abdirizak Abdi and Khadra Mohamed -- Part III. Non-Governmental Organisations and Government Perspectives : -- Non-Government Organisations: -- Refugee Services -- Refugee Council -- National Refugee Network -- Refugees as Survivors -- English Language Partners -- Government Agencies: -- Department of Labour -- Ministry of Health -- Ministry of Social Development -- Ministry of Education -- Office of Ethnic Affairs -- Part IV. Community Resettlement : -- "What happens there follows us here". Resettled but still at risk: Refugee women and girls at risk in Australia / Rebecca Eckert, Eileen Pittaway, Linda Bartolomei -- Expectations and realities: a prospective study of Bhutanese quota refugees before and after arrival in New Zealand / Vasantha Krishnan, Elizabeth Plumridge, Beth Ferguson -- Bearing witness ro bad policy: Forward movement for Australia's refugee response / Kathi McCulloch, Emma Davey -- Approach to wellbeing of Cambodians in New Zealand: Khmer Kiwis and their Khmer Buddhist transnational community / Man Hau Liev -- Improving the wellbeing of older members of refugee communities through collaborative partnerships and sustainable solutions / Dale Little, Abdikadar Mohamed, Jill Conway -- Part V. Education and Health : -- Improving educational outcomes for young adolescent refugee students / May Cranitch and Virginia Francis -- Addressing gaps in resettlement education: an empowerment model / Maria Hayward -- The complexities of interpreting in refugee contexts: an examination of issues and practice / Ineke Crezee, Maria Hayward, Shirley Jülich -- Adult multicultural education services (AMES) community guides: Building on refugee strength / Susan Chou Allender -- Refugee education for adults and families at Selwyn College / Roy Clements -- Refugees as 'others': a qualitative study of health service responsiveness in the Auckland region / Annette Mortensen -- A triple challenge: Refugee clients presenting with mental health and substance abuse problems / Julie Crosland -- Appendices: -- Appendix A. Conference welcome / Sir Paul Reeves, Dr Nagalingam Rasalingam -- Appendix B. Stocktake plenary / Max Abbott, Joris de Bres -- Appendix C. Submission to the Minister of Immigration -- Appendix D. Conference programme -- Appendix E. Abstracts.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.