Unit 1
The Refugee Experience and Its Impact on New Arrivals
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Unit Descriptor |
This unit provides information about the refugee experience and its impact on new arrivals. It is the Foundation unit for the Training Package Good Food for New Arrivals |
| Employability Skills |
The unit contains Employability Skills |
| Application of the Unit | This unit will be used by health workers, teachers, volunteers, government departments and organisations that are providing support services for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers |
| Competency Field |
While the unit is directly related to Community Services the unit is also related to:
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| Element | Performance Criteria |
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1.1 Identify aspects of the refugee experience and the impact they have on new arrivals |
1.1 Define ‘refugee', ‘asylum seeker' and ‘migrant'. |
| 1.2 Identify attributes of new and emerging communities in Australia. |
2.1 Identify support mechanisms that facilitate community engagement. |
| 1.3 Recognise the impact of the refugee experience on settlement in Australia. |
3.1 Reflect on attitudes and perceptions of Australia and how others |
| 1.4 Recognise the impact of refugee's experiences of torture and trauma on settlement in Australia |
4.1 Define ‘health', recognising the differences in definition to |

