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Iraqi Webinars and Other Resources

Date Title
09-17-2008 Iraqi Torture Survivors: Panel Discussion with Experienced Service Providers
08-13-2008 Iraqi Torture Survivors: Assessment and Clinical Case Review
06-11-2008 Approaches & Clinical Experiences in Treating Iraqi Torture Survivors
05-14-2008 Common Iraqi Attitudes on Mental Health, Responses to Trauma, & Implications for Treatment
03-12-2008 Backgrounder on New Iraqi Arrivals

References from Webinars

References from the Curriculum. This webinar presentation is a portion of the material covered in the curriculum.

Article and .pdf files of the forms from August 2008 Webinar. Resources provided by ACCESS from webinar on Iraqi Torture Survivors: Assessment and Clinical Case Review.

Publications

Center for Applied Linguistics Refugee Backgrounder: Refugees from Iraq
Enhanced Refugee Backgrounders provide more in-depth information about refugee groups. Enhanced Refugee Backgrounders describe the group’s history, culture, religion, language, education, and conditions in their countries of asylum.

Being Muslim in America (2009)

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

Muslim Refugees in the United States an on-line book published by Cultural Orientation Resource Center. This on-line book is also available as a free .pdf download and as hardcopy for Purchase from COR's website.

World Health Organization's Iraqi Mental Health Survey 2006/7 Report (pdf)

Country Condition Report on Iraq (pdf) created by the Florida Center for Survivors of Torture

Websites

Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services

International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

Office of Refugee Resettlement

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

World Health Office in Iraq