Families in Cultural Transition groups run in Families in Cultural Transition and modified the included those for Sudanese, Sierra Leonean, program to suit local conditions and specific Tibetan, Karen and Hazara people. Planned needs. groups for 2007–08 include people from West and STARTTS has assisted other forum agencies Central Africa, Iraq and other Arabic-speaking implement in Families in Cultural Transition communities. various ways including by training program teams There are more than 30 program-trained in Darwin, Brisbane and Canberra and delivering facilitators in New South Wales. They are the program training in Tasmania for counsellors currently located within STARTTS, among various and facilitators. refugee communities that STARTTS pays to run Contact details the program, and in the New South Wales STARTTS Carramar (Head Office) Department of Education and Training. 152–168 The Horsley Drive The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Carramar NSW 2163 Torture and Trauma is a national network of eight Phone: 02 9794 1900 specialist rehabilitation services that work with Fax: 02 9794 1910 survivors of torture and trauma. Members of the Website: forum in the Northern Territory, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania have taken up
Families in Cultural Transition groups run in included those for Sudanese, Sierra Leonean, Tibetan, Karen and Hazara people. Planned groups for 2007–08 include people from West and Central Africa, Iraq and other Arabic-speaking communities. There are more than 30 program-trained facilitators in New South Wales. They are currently located within STARTTS, among various refugee communities that STARTTS pays to run the program, and in the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma is a national network of eight specialist rehabilitation services that work with survivors of torture and trauma. Members of the forum in the Northern Territory, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania have taken up Families in Cultural Transition and modified the program to suit local conditions and specific needs. STARTTS has assisted other forum agencies implement Families in Cultural Transition in various ways including by training program teams in Darwin, Brisbane and Canberra and delivering the program training in Tasmania for counsellors and facilitators. Contact details STARTTS Carramar (Head Office) 152–168 The Horsley Drive Carramar NSW 2163 Phone: 02 9794 1900 Fax: 02 9794 1910 Website:
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