8 th EDITION STANDARDS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT Ann Morison Standards Development and Performance Measurement September 2006.

8th EDITION STANDARDS

IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENTAnn Morison

Standards Development and Performance Measurement

September 2006

Apr 20, 2023 © Council on Accreditation 2005 All Rights Reserved

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


DEFINITION

• Differs from the purpose standard

• Describes what services are provided

• The IRR Standards compliment and can be implemented along with related services


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.


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.”


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


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


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


RESEARCH DISCUSSION

• EFFECTIVE PRACTICE, LIMITED GENERALIZABILITY

– COMPREHENSIVE RESETTLEMENT PRACTICE WITH SEPERATED AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN

– IRR 9


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


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


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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