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8th EDITION STANDARDS
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENTAnn Morison
Standards Development and Performance Measurement
September 2006
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SERVICE STANDARDS: BASICS
• Previously termed “S” (service) standards... that term has been retired
• Numbering system has been replaced and services are listed by abbreviation (IRR) in alphabetical order
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DEFINITION
• Differs from the purpose standard
• Describes what services are provided
• The IRR Standards compliment and can be implemented along with related services
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IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (IRR): PURPOSE STANDARD
Immigrants and refugees acquire the cross-cultural information, skills, and social support network needed to gain stability, make a positive personal and social adjustment, maintain family connections and well-being, and achieve educational, economic and civic participation goals.
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CORE CONCEPTS: OVERVIEW
• Main Ideas or “PILLARS” that lend support to achieving the purpose. Each heads a SECTION PART.
• Scan the section to identify these important practices
• Every core concept is written in measurable terms – every core concept is a Program Output• An Example: Collaborative, Culturally Competent
Outreach “Effective, culturally competent outreach strategies connect potential service recipients with accurate, timely information about community resources and services availability and eligibility.”
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13 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CORE CONCEPTS
IRR 1. Collaborative, Culturally Competent Outreach
IRR 2. Screening and IntakeIRR 3. AssessmentIRR 4. Service Planning, Coordination and
MonitoringIRR 5. Service PhilosophyIRR 6. Transition AssistanceIRR 7. Sponsoring Families, Groups, and
Communities
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13 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CORE CONCEPTS
IRR 8. Resettlement Practice
IRR 9. Resettlement Practice with Separated and Unaccompanied Children
IRR 10. Immigration, Citizenship, and Naturalization Legal Assistance
IRR 11. Case Closing
IRR 12. Aftercare and Follow-Up
IRR 13 . Personnel
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DOES EVERY CORE CONCEPTAPPLY TO OUR ORGANIZATION?
• Core Concepts may carry an NA option
• Organization may not serve Special Risk Populations
• Application for an NA continues to be a COA Standards feature
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RESEARCH DISCUSSION
• EFFECTIVE PRACTICE, LIMITED GENERALIZABILITY
– COMPREHENSIVE RESETTLEMENT PRACTICE WITH SEPERATED AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
– IRR 9
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RESEARCH DISCUSSION
• PROBABLY EFFECTIVE PRACTICE– COLLABORATIVE, CULTURALLY
COMPETENT OUTREACH, IRR 1– SKILLFUL, INDIVIDUALIZED, FAMILY-
FOCUSED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ASSESSMENT, IRR 3
– BI-CULTURAL TRANSITION ASSISTANCE, IRR 6
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WHAT ARE INDICATORS OF STRONG IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT?
• HEALTH AND WELFARE – IRR 2.02 – IRR 4.05 – IRR 6.05- 6.06 – IRR 9.01- 9.03 – IRR 10.01- 10.02 – IRR 13.02, IRR 13.09
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WHAT ARE INDICATORS OF STRONG IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT?
• STRONG PURPOSE AND CLEAR PHILOSOPHY THAT CONNECTS PARTICULAR NEEDS, INTERVENTIONS, AND OUTCOMES
• EVIDENCE OF EFFORTS TO MEASURE GAINS APPROPRIATE FOR NEEDS AND INTERVENTIONS
• NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTIES IMPLEMENTING CORE CONCEPTS
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