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Language Access in Healthcare: Domains, Strategies and Implications for Medical Education

Putsch, R, 2002

Putsch outlines the core concepts of communication across language barriers and gives some recommendations on how to organise and teach health care training programmes relating to communication and language

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World Health Organsiation

WHOQOL-SRPB Field Test Instrument - Spirituality, Religiousness and Personal Beliefs Field-Test Instrument

2002

This may be accessed under the Evidence and Research Bibliography. It may be slow to download

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Refugee Studies Centre

Refugee Experience-Psychosocial Training Module

Loughry, M & Ager, A (eds) Oxford: Refugee Studies Centre (Rev.Ed.)., 2001

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World Health Organisation

Declaration of Cooperation Mental Health of Refugees, Displaced and other Populations affected by Conflict and Post-conflict Situtations

2001

The declaration contains two mental health checklists of frequent complaints in emergencies; one for adults and one for children

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UNICEF

Helping Children Cope with the Stresses of War: A Manual for Parents and Teachers

1993

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Culturally sensitive refugee mental health training programs : Task VI, training

Hoshino, G. ; Bamford, P. ; Dubois, D, Refugee Assistance program, University of Minnesota, 1988

Despite its focus on mental health training in the United States sections of this manual may assist those who are developing mental health training programmes for health professionals working with refugees. In particular, section one which examines the danger of making generalisations about the mental health needs of refugee groups and the concept papers relating to clinical training for refugee specific primary care may be of interest.

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Queensland Health

Check lists for Cultural Assessment and Cultural Formulation

Although they are not specific to mental health issues, these checklists may be a useful tool for identifying issues, aspects of illness and areas of care in which cultural sensitivity is essential.

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World Health Organisation

Rapid Assessment of Mental Health Needs of Refugees, Displaced and Other Populations Affected by Conflict and Post Conflict Situations: A Community Orientated Assessment

2001

This assessment tool is aimed at practitioners and emergency relief workers in emergency situations. Sections IV and V contain assessment checklists for cultural and religious factors that should be taken into consideration when considering the mental health needs of refugees and IDPs. It may be accessed under the 'Catastrophe Publications' listings.

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