Newcomers
Persons who fled their own country, seeking asylum in Canada due to persecution, conflict, or war in their home countries.
What are Refugees
A tern that affirms the interrelatedness of all aspects of identity, including sexuality, gender, culture, community and spirituality.
History of mental illness, substance use, history of abuse or neglect
What are risk factors
The 2 main roles child protection workers engage in
What are protection and support
Approximate number of seniors in Canada
What is 7. 3 million
A culturally responsive assessment model
What is ADDRESSING
The process which rejected the idea that there are more than two genders
What is colonization
Have things gotten so bad that you have thought about hurting yourself or ending your life?
What is a suicide risk assessment question
Engagement, alliance building, empathy and respect are examples of
What are the ways social workers involve parents/caregivers in child welfare
-Repeated ER visits or hospital admissions
-Missing follow-up for appointments
-Acute deterioration in ADLs or cognition
-Unexplained weight loss or failure to thrive
-Refusal of appropriate and needed assistance (e.g., home care, meal delivery)
-Decline in financial status
-Sudden appearance of new “caregiver”
What are red flags for possible abuse
A lack of Canadian experience in ones profession and/or a need for additional education, and possibly, language issues.
What are barriers to employment in Canada
Goal: give the child an opportunity to live in the gender that feels most real or comfortable to that child/youth
What is Gender Affirming Care
3 areas to assess for during a suicide risk assessment
What is intent, plan and means
A mitigation strategy/program for high risk families involved in the child welfare system
What is the Strengthening Family Program
The idea that by staying in their own, existing homes and neighbourhoods, older persons can enjoy better well-being and avoid moving from their homes and communities into unfamiliar settings such as long-term care facilities.
What is Aging in Place
Term that refers to newcomers fitting in, or adopting features of their host country’s culture.
What is acculturation
A harmful strategy that promotes delayed transition, prolonging dysphoria
What is Watchful Waiting
Asari, C-SSRS, ASQ
What are standardized suicide risk assessment tools
Methods used for parties in a case before the courts to come to an agreement short of litigation that involves third-party facilitators or mediators in child abuse or neglect cases to resolve disputes
What is Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods
2 common cognitive assessment tools
What are the mini-cog and MOCA
These 2 groups may have experienced some effects of colonization, they may live in the same neighbourhoods and may experience racism and/or oppression in Canada.
What are Newcomers and Indigenous peoples
The use of hormones and puberty blockers
What is medical transition
Something 42% of people in Canada involved in police involved shootings were experiencing
An assessment that looks at worries, what's going well and what needs to happen
What is the Signs of Safety Assessment tool
3 environmental/social risk factors associated with LGBTQ seniors
•Concealing sexual orientation or gender identity
•Housing discrimination
•Loss of social network or Limited social network