What happens when refugees arrive in the U.S.? What sort of education and training do they receive about their new country? Currently, very little scholarly literature exists on the topic, but Caren Frost, director of Global Social Work at the College of Social Work and chair of the university’s Refugee Women’s Health Committee, is hoping to change that. With help from colleagues at the Division of Public Health (along with state government and nonprofit agencies), Frost and others are holding monthly workshops with a number of refugee women’s communities to help address questions they have about their new home. The group participants direct the discussion/training topics, and Frost and her colleagues respond by facilitating discussions with community experts. Frost is available to discuss the ongoing project and what its outcomes may offer the community. Besides the aforementioned project, Frost will also take part in a panel discussion at the Salt Lake City Public Library tilted “Solidarity: Salt Lake City’s Impact on the Refugee Crisis” on Jan.28 that will be guided by the TED Talk “Refugees have the right to be protected.”  The event will take place on the main level of the library in the level four conference room from 7-8:30 p.m. (210 East, 400 South).
Caren Frost Phone: 801-581-5287 | Email: caren.frost@socwk.utah.edu