Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research SESSION ONE Introduction to the Course Getting to Know you and and Confidentiality Agreement
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research This course is a “Training of Trainers” You may use the materials to learn new ways of conducting community consultations You may use the materials to teach others how to do this.
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research In the course we will explore ways in which we can: Run successful consultations with refugee communities Provide safe spaces for discussing difficult issues Draw on community capabilities, knowledge and expertise
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research The methodology is flexible and adaptable The materials have been designed so that you can adapt them to suit your own needs It is designed to be used with people from diverse backgrounds and educational attainment It can be used with interpreters and with large groups. The DVD is useful to show participants in consultations what you hoping to achieve
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research Confidentiality helps to build trust
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research Confidentiality Confidentiality means that we all promise not to discuss anything we hear in this training without the permission of the person who tells the story. It is a promise which we give to each other – the trainers, the participants, service providers Interpreters and staff. If we all agree to do this, then we can learn to trust each other and discuss things openly, because we know it will not be spread around the community or used in reports without our permission.
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research Group Confidentiality Agreement We the participants and facilitators of this “Community Consultations using Reciprocal Research” training agree to keep confidential any of the stories shared by individual participants during this training. NameSignatureDate
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research Confidentiality Agreement We, “the trainers” representing the Centre for Refugee Research and STARTTS promise that any information that we gather as part of this training will be totally confidential. We guarantee that any written reports, photographs and film produced from this training will not be published or shown without written permission from the women’s organisations involved. No names will be used in any reports from this training. If this information is used with your permission, you will be sent copies of the reports and multimedia presentations within two weeks of their publication. Trainers signatures:Date: I understand and accept this agreement. Participants signatures: Date:
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research Being clear about: a. why the Consultation is taking place b. deciding with participants how the information collected will be used? What do participants want to learn from this training course? Why are people taking part in this consultation?
Copyright Eileen Pittaway and Linda Bartolomei, UNSW Centre for Refugee Research