Please join the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies-California (CGRS-CA) and Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) on a training about working with Ukrainian refugees. This training will equip legal practitioners with culturally competent, trauma-informed tools to improve legal outcomes and client trust for Ukrainians and Russian-speaking asylum seekers affected by war.
Our presenters will provide best practices specifically tailored to the cultural dynamics, trauma expressions, and trust barriers unique to post-Soviet populations – making sure practitioners can provide effective and ethical representation.
This training will also provide an overview of eligibility for asylum, and how persecution can be demonstrated in a client’s declaration. Attendees will gain insights from immigration practitioners, non-profit caseworkers, and clinical psychologists on how best to serve the populations most impacted by the war in Ukraine.