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Developing employment pathways for refugees with a disability
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posted on 2006-01-01, 00:00 authored by A Gartrell, David Edwards, Joe GraffamDeveloping employment pathways for refugees with a disability
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1 - 100Publisher
Deakin UniversityPlace of publication
Geelong, Vic.ISBN-13
9781741560466ISBN-10
1741560462Language
engNotes
May 2006 Table of Contents Acknowledgements i List of Abbreviations ii Executive Summary iii Policy Cultural competence Linkages 1 Introduction: research background 1 Research objectives 2 Definitions 3 ‘Refugee’ 3 ‘Asylum seeker’ 3 ‘Disability’ 4 ‘Work’ 4 2 Migration, refugees and resettlement 7 Immigration 7 Theoretical models of immigrant employment profiles 10 Migration 11 Refugee health: 1 - Physical health 12 Refugee Health: 2 - Mental health: torture, trauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 13 Key points 15 3 Disability and the labour market 17 Access to Services 18 Disability, migration and labour market literatures 21 Disability and the labour market 21 Career development theory 22 Socio-structural perspectives 23 Pathways approach 25 Key points 26 4 Methodology 29 Data sources 29 5 GAPCO employment outcomes 33 Client demographics 33 Employment summary 37 A model of the employment likelihood 40 Key points 41 6 Toward good practice 43 Accessing GAPCO services 43 Relationship building 45 Job seekers’ experience of receiving services with GAPCO 49 Key points 52 7 Systemic barriers to employment 53 Visa status on arrival 54 a) Asylum seekers living on temporary protection visas (TPV) 55 b) Refugees arriving on humanitarian visas 58 Physical and mental health issues 59 Separation from family and lack of social networks 61 Refugee resilience and healing 62 Key points 64 8 Competitiveness in the labour market 65 English language skills 65 Lack of local experience 67 Limited and/or non-transferable skills 68 Poor labour market knowledge 69 Poor understanding of Australian workplace culture 71 Length of residence 74 Status drop 75 Key points 76 9 Socio-structural barriers 79 Age and the labour market 79 Gender and the labour market 82 Ethnicity and cultural differences in the workplace 83 Key points 86 10 Conclusions 87 References 89 Appendix 1: Interview guide for stakeholder interviews Appendix 2: Interview guide for BSL clients Appendix 3: GAPCO / Deakin client surveyPublication classification
A5 Minor research monographCopyright notice
2006, Deakin University and the Brotherhood of St Laurence LtdUsage metrics
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