OCASI – Intermediate Trauma-Focused Care: A Training for Settlement Workers Serving Refugees


3650 Dixie Rd, Mississauga ON
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Are you a front-line worker serving immigrants and refugees?

Interested in learning how to apply your knowledge of mental health and trauma to your work?

Would you like to learn innovative techniques that will enhance your capacity to serve clients with mental health and trauma needs?

If you answered YES to these questions, then this training, delivered by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), in partnership with St. Michael’s Hospital is for you!

The training will help you to:

• Increase knowledge about the specific mechanisms of trauma

• Improve competency with identification and assessment

• Use a specialized Tool-Kit to facilitate support

• Increase your strategies in managing individuals in need

• Provide structured referrals to reduce waiting-time for specialists