Parent Engagement: Immigrant and Refugee Families
Winnie Chow, MACommunity-University Partnership for the StudyOf Children, Youth, and Families (CUP)University of Alberta
Innovative Approaches to Developmental Screening Learning EventApril 22nd, 2009
Funded by the Canadian Council on Learning
Outline
Context of Immigrant and Refugee Families in Canada Community Based Research
Project with Multicultural Health Brokers Factors to Consider when working with
Immigrant and Refugee Families
Immigrant and Refugee Context•Majority of Immigrants enter Canada under the skill worker class (56%)
•Employment Opportunities and Home Environment
•Canada is home to 250 000 refugees
•Canadian Transportation Loan Requirement
Lessons Learned
Building Relationships with Immigrant and Refugee Families
Using the ASQ Tool within an Immigrant and Refugee context
Considerations for designing Community Workshop/Program with immigrant and refugee participants.
Building Relationships
Culture of Screening and Assessment
Time to Build Trust
Family Involvement
Using the ASQ Tool within an Immigrant and Refugee context
Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) 18- and 36-month questionnaires
Squires, Bricker, & Potter (1999)
Exposure
Fine Motor #5. Does your child turn the pages of a book by himself? (He may turn more than one page at a time.)
Yes Sometimes Not Yet
Feeding
Problem Solving #3. After a crumb or Cheerio is dropped into a small, clear bottle, does your child purposely turn the bottle over to dump it out? You may show him how to do this. You can use a plastic soda-pop bottle or baby bottle.
Yes Sometimes Not Yet
Community Workshop/Program Considerations
Concept of Play
Workshop Format
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