Parent Engagement: Immigrant and Refugee Families Winnie Chow, MA Community-University Partnership for the Study Of Children, Youth, and Families (CUP) University of Alberta Innovative Approaches to Developmental Screening Learning Event April 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 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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