Families in Cultural Transition (FICT)

The Families in Cultural Transition (FICT) program is a ten week series of workshops designed to help newly arrived people from refugee backgrounds make sense of the changes that they and their family members may be experiencing as they transition to their new life in Australia. Through sharing their settlement experiences with one another and with the ongoing support of trained Facilitators, participants build confidence and understanding of Australia and its often different culture and systems. Group participants are also given the opportunity to consider the potential impacts of their migration and pre-migration experience, and steps they may be able to take to assist them in bringing healing and hope for the future.

FICT is not only an education program, it also helps participants make new friends, connect with other community members and groups. Role plays, discussion, interviews, games, guest speakers and case studies are all used to stimulate thinking, explore emotions and encourage learning.

For more information, visit the FICT page on the STARTTS website.