Abulla Agwa Generalist Project

CoordinatorContact (02)96216633MSS(Child and Youth

Studies)UWSBCW(Family and Community)UWSDiploma in History Overseas

WHY FAMILY HARMONY

PROGRAM?

CONTENTS

Issues affecting refugees and humanitarian

entrants

Contributing factors to Intergenerational

Conflicts

Consequences

Copping strategies: Family Harmony Program

Discussion

I SS U E S A F F E C T I N G R E F U G E E S &H U M A N I TA R I A N E N T R A N T S

Legal issues- dealing with the police, DV and Child Protection System, Financial management,Family and relationship in Australia, Accommodation,Unemployment and mismatch b/t skills & occupation, Education challenges (SydWest MSI 2009-2010, DIAC 2011).

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO INTERGENERATIONAL CONFLICT

English language barriers, Unemployment, Lack of understanding of Australian legal system: Child protection, Centrelink benefits, (youth allowance and parenting payment).

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CONFLICT

Cultural clash, pressure to adjust and fit into Australian culture, Pressure from family to conform to African culture, values and beliefs, Identity crises(Identity Moratorium) Marcia 1966Media and technology, Peer pressure.

CONSEQUENCES

Family breakdown,Anger, dismay and despair on parents,Distress on young people (Lim et al 2009),Depression on elderly people

(Mui and King 2006), Acculturative stress

(Berry et al 1987; William and Berry 1991).

COPING STRATEGIES: FAMILY HARMONY PROGRAM

Community development model Promotes effective communication within

families, Training of bi-lingual facilitators, To facilitate sessions for parents and children, Empowering the target group, Promotes dialogue between parents and young people, Apply win-win method to resolve conflicts, Assist families to become more confidence.

CONT’

Collaborative Integrated Model

Work in partnership with other service providers

and

communities,

Cultural sensitive and cultural appropriateness,

Assisting the target group to have better skills of

family conflict resolution, dealing with family power

struggle, how to react to conflict and negotiation.

FAMILY HARMONY TRAINING

FAMILY HARMONY IN SCHOOLS

FAMILY HARMONY EVENT

S E T T L E M E N T I S A P R O C E S S A N D J O U R N E Y

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