title: Bridging refugee youth and children's services: a case study of cross-service training.
abstract: Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services(BRYCS), a public-private partnership between the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, provides national technical assistance to public child welfare. After a series of "community conversations," BRYCS identified a lack of knowledge among child welfare staff about newcomer refugees, negative stereotypes, and a fear of child protective services among refugees. BRYCS initiated a number of technical assistance initiatives, including a pilot cross-service training project in St. Louis to strengthen collaboration between child welfare and refugee-serving agencies. This article details the lessons learned from this training and recommends changes in policy and practice.
authors.affiliation: BRYCS, Children's Services, Refugee Programs, and Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morland
authors.forename: Julianne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoebing
authors.forename: Juanita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirschke
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology*; D002835:Christianity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008297:Male; D008923:Missouri; D011361:Professional Competence; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States