For Educators
Educators are well-placed to build relationships with students that are built on trust, respect and a belief in the inherent potential of each student. As the psychiatrist Judith Herman points out, these kinds of relationships provide the context in which healing from trauma occurs. They allow the student to rebuild “the basic capacities for trust, autonomy, initiative, competence, identity, and intimacy. Just as these capabilities are originally formed, they must be re‐formed in relationships with other people” (Herman, 1998).
Tip Sheets & Checklists
Briefing Sheets
Supporting Students with Refugee Experience During an International Crisis
By STARTTS Image adapted from original work by Zainab Mujtaba
Supporting 74 Ezidi Genocide Commemoration (Also known as Roja Resh or Black day), 3rd of August
By Rachelle Coe & Nicole Loehr
Supporting Students with Sudanese Heritage during the 2023 Conflict in Sudan
WARNING: This document contains distressing details about the conflict in Sudan. 11 May 2023
Supporting Children and Adolescents Affected by the War in Ukraine
By STARTTS - Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors
BRIEFING SHEET FOR EDUCATORS IN NSW: Supporting Students Affected by the War in Ukraine
By The School Liaison Team, STARTTS 1 March 2022
Briefing Sheet for Educators in NSW: Supporting Students and Families with Links to Afghanistan during NSW COVID-19 Restrictions
Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces intensified since May 2021 in response to the gradual withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan. On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured…
Supporting Students in the Wake of the Beirut Explosion
The horrific explosion that ripped through Beirut, Lebanon on 4 August came on the back of a crippling economic crisis which has decimated people’s life savings, rising COVID-19 infections, food…
Teaching and Learning
Supporting Student Wellbeing during COVID-19 Restrictions and Remote-learning – Deb’s Digest Term 4, 2021
By Deb Gould Image credit: HaticeEROL, Pixabay “I can’t do this anymore”, “Nothing I do makes any difference”. By the time this edition comes out, NSW students will have been learning…
Nercy Clarke on Supporting Students through Grief and Growth
By Maeve Galea Image Source: Sarah Horrigan, flikr ‘For young people with a refugee background, grief experiences could vary from having lost a close family member to grieving the loss…
Suspensions and Expulsions in NSW Schools – Deb’s Digest Term 2, 2021
By Deb Gould Image credit: Abhinav Thakur (CCO) This is not a hints and tips piece; very far from it. Hopefully, it will stimulate reflection on the fact that 32,300…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep8 – Windows and Mirrors: Teaching and Sharing Refugee Stories in the Classroom
Teacher, psychologist and writer Jemima Shafei-Ongu talks to Nicole Loehr about how texts with refugee themes can be used in the classroom in a way that respects the psychological safety…
Hints for Healing and STARTTS in Schools Webinar for PETAA (Primary English Teaching Association Australia)
On 10 March 2021, School Liaison Officer Nicole Loehr delivered a webinar for PETAA (Primary English Teacher Association Australia), which PETAA have generously made available to the public. In this…
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Supporting and Maintaining a Safe Work Environment for Multicultural School Staff
Multilingual School Staff enrich our school communities with their language skills, cultural knowledge and a strong desire to support student learning and wellbeing. The STARTTS School Liaison Team has produced…
Supporting Students with Refugee Experience During an International Crisis
By STARTTS Image adapted from original work by Zainab Mujtaba
Supporting 74 Ezidi Genocide Commemoration (Also known as Roja Resh or Black day), 3rd of August
By Rachelle Coe & Nicole Loehr
Supporting Students with Sudanese Heritage during the 2023 Conflict in Sudan
WARNING: This document contains distressing details about the conflict in Sudan. 11 May 2023
Supporting Children and Adolescents Affected by the War in Ukraine
By STARTTS - Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors
Hints for Healing Podcast S2, Ep 1: Resettlement of Recent Afghan Evacuees in Victorian Schools
Image source: School's In for Refugees, Victoria Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. Welcome to Season 2 of the Hints for Healing Podcast! In this season we welcome guests to…
BRIEFING SHEET FOR EDUCATORS IN NSW: Supporting Students Affected by the War in Ukraine
By The School Liaison Team, STARTTS 1 March 2022
Supporting Student Wellbeing during COVID-19 Restrictions and Remote-learning – Deb’s Digest Term 4, 2021
By Deb Gould Image credit: HaticeEROL, Pixabay “I can’t do this anymore”, “Nothing I do makes any difference”. By the time this edition comes out, NSW students will have been learning…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep14 – Supporting Students and Families with Afghan Backgrounds
In this episode, Nicole Loehr speaks with STARTTS Senior Clinician and Clinical Trainer, Nooria Mehraby. Nooria trained as a medical doctor in her native Afghanistan before completing a Master of Counselling in Australia. She…
Support for Dari-Speaking Parents Affected by the Crisis in Afghanistan: How parents can promote the wellbeing of their children and themselves during COVID-19 restrictions (Language: Dari)
In this special edition podcast in Dari, STARTTS Senior Clinician/Clinical Trainer, Nooria Mehraby, MD, addresses Afghan parents across NSW. In this podcast, Nooria provides: An introduction to STARTTS services An…
Briefing Sheet for Educators in NSW: Supporting Students and Families with Links to Afghanistan during NSW COVID-19 Restrictions
Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces intensified since May 2021 in response to the gradual withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan. On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured…
We Need to Talk about Devices – Deb’s Digest Term 3, 2021
By Deb Gould Image source: pxfuel Initially, Nicole and I had flagged ‘gaming’ as this term’s topic. But, with the average gamer being 34 (Brand et al., 2019), this doesn’t really cover the concern that many of…
Nercy Clarke on Supporting Students through Grief and Growth
By Maeve Galea Image Source: Sarah Horrigan, flikr ‘For young people with a refugee background, grief experiences could vary from having lost a close family member to grieving the loss…
Suspensions and Expulsions in NSW Schools – Deb’s Digest Term 2, 2021
By Deb Gould Image credit: Abhinav Thakur (CCO) This is not a hints and tips piece; very far from it. Hopefully, it will stimulate reflection on the fact that 32,300…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep8 – Windows and Mirrors: Teaching and Sharing Refugee Stories in the Classroom
Teacher, psychologist and writer Jemima Shafei-Ongu talks to Nicole Loehr about how texts with refugee themes can be used in the classroom in a way that respects the psychological safety…
Hints for Healing and STARTTS in Schools Webinar for PETAA (Primary English Teaching Association Australia)
On 10 March 2021, School Liaison Officer Nicole Loehr delivered a webinar for PETAA (Primary English Teacher Association Australia), which PETAA have generously made available to the public. In this…
Supporting Students in the Wake of the Beirut Explosion
The horrific explosion that ripped through Beirut, Lebanon on 4 August came on the back of a crippling economic crisis which has decimated people’s life savings, rising COVID-19 infections, food…
