together in Australia will probably be Support topic, participants should Indicative content: different from their home country. have: Parenting (talking with and listening to Participants know the ways in attended Orientation sessions children and teenagers, which their children may be affected offered for Family Functioning understanding and by the journey and resettlement. and Social Support adolescent development, being a single parent) Participants know strategies for completed their own working through relationship issues assessment of their Family relationships with partners, children or family achievement against the Key – – (coping with changing roles and typically occur when resettling Outcomes new responsibilities for family into a new life. members e.g. reunification of participated in family sessions families after long separation, Participants can locate services to (where applicable) which changing family power dynamics support their family to build strong explore resettlement through in a new cultural environment) relationships as they settle into a the children’s eyes new life. Family supports participated in discussions (overview of local family and Participants can articulate a plan and activities around issues in youth support services, child for escaping violent or unhealthy family relationships, focusing care, play groups, parenting relationships for themselves or on strategies for building a – programs) others. cohesive family unit in a new country demonstrated an ability, individually or as part of a family group, to locate support services for families in conflict KEY OUTCOMES ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS CORE TOPIC In order to successfully complete 10. Feeling at Home in Australia Participants are aware that Australia’s history the Feeling at Home in Australia Indicative content: begins with its Indigenous topic, participants should have: Types of Australian families (immediate people, followed by and extended families, nuclear families, colonisation by England and attended Orientation sessions single families, step-parents and subsequent waves of offered for Feeling at Home in children, de facto relationships, marriage, immigration from all over Australia working parents) the world. completed their own Valuing and retaining your own culture in Participants are aware assessment of their Australia while complying with Australian that Australia has a achievement against the Key law (accessing local ethnic communities, multicultural policy which Outcomes religious organisations, foreign language values the languages and newspapers, SBS TV and radio, cultures of all its citizens. participated in discussions
Indicative content: Parenting (talking with and listening to children and teenagers, understanding and adolescent development, being a single parent) Family relationships (coping with changing roles and new responsibilities for family members e.g. reunification of families after long separation, changing family power dynamics in a new cultural environment) Family supports (overview of local family and youth support services, child care, play groups, parenting programs) together in Australia will probably be different from their home country. Participants know the ways in which their children may be affected by the journey and resettlement. Participants know strategies for working through relationship issues – with partners, children or family – typically occur when resettling into a new life. Participants can locate services to support their family to build strong relationships as they settle into a new life. Participants can articulate a plan for escaping violent or unhealthy relationships – for themselves or others. Support topic, participants should have: attended Orientation sessions offered for Family Functioning and Social Support completed their own of their achievement against the Key Outcomes participated in family sessions (where applicable) which explore resettlement through the children’s eyes participated in discussions and activities around issues in family relationships, focusing on strategies for building a cohesive family unit in a new country demonstrated an ability, individually or as part of a family group, to locate support services for families in conflict CORE TOPIC KEY OUTCOMES ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS 10. Feeling at Home in Australia Indicative content: Types of Australian families (immediate and extended families, nuclear families, single families, step-parents and children, de facto relationships, marriage, working parents) Valuing and retaining your own culture in Australia while complying with Australian law (accessing local ethnic communities, religious organisations, foreign language newspapers, SBS TV and radio, Participants are aware that Australia’s history begins with its Indigenous people, followed by colonisation by England and subsequent waves of immigration from all over the world. Participants are aware that Australia has a multicultural policy which values the languages and cultures of all its citizens. In order to successfully complete the Feeling at Home in Australia topic, participants should have: attended Orientation sessions offered for Feeling at Home in Australia completed their own of their achievement against the Key Outcomes participated in discussions assessment assessment