Supporting Afghan Students
Students with Afghan heritage represent a large proportion of learners with refugee experience at Australian schools. These resources have been produced in partnership with Afghan Community members and colleagues.
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Hints for Healing Podcast S2, Ep 4 – Navigating Year 12 in 2021: Experiences of an Afghan Australian Woman
In this episode, 19 year-old Afghan-Australian, Farzana Nazari talks about her experiences of transitioning from her Intensive English Centre to mainstream high school. Farzana also discusses what gave her strength…
Hints for Healing Podcast S2, Ep3: Supporting the Recovery of Afghan Youth Through Online Platforms
In this episode, STARTTS Youth Program Team Leader, Lina Ishu discusses how she and her team used flexibility, creativity and consultation to adapt to the needs of Afghan Young People…
Hints for Healing Podcast S2, Ep 2: Supporting the Resettlement of Afghan Evacuees in NSW
In this episode, STARTTS Community Development Group Worker, Rohullah Rahimi, spoke with Nicole Loehr about how recent evacuees from Afghanistan are being impacted by their ordeal. He discusses what educators…
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…
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…






