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Working with Refugee Families in the Child Welfare System

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Authors
Patricia Shannon, PhD, LP
Jennifer Simmelink, MSW

Description
This module provides information about the major refugee groups in Minnesota, the Karen, Bhutanese, Oromo, Somali, and Iraqi. It provides political and cultural context for these groups as well as information about factors that impact them in the child welfare system. It also includes recommendations for child welfare workers who work with these populations.

NOTE: CEU credit is not available for this module because it can be completed in less than 30 minutes.

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