Family Resettlement and CAPS Program
Workshop
Working with a high number of families from the CALD (Cultural and Linguistically Diverse) community, being new arrivals or second and third generation we have realized that there is a great need for a culturally- aware, sensitive and tailored support programs to help make their resettlement process easier, smoother and less stressful and challenging.
Whānau, families, parents and caregivers who move to new places face additional challenges with their parenting job to parents who live in their own home country and this is exactly what this program is all about. The available resources are mainly in English and the support they offer does not take into consideration the cultural differences between the New Zealand culture and other cultures thoroughly.

Our work in the area of supporting whānau, caregivers and children from CALD community members with their parenting journey is one of our organization’s main objectives. Our staff have been working with the migrants and refugee communities for a number of years and has developed many programs and projects to meet their needs, especially in the area of social, emotional and mental resettlement as well as economic development and social integration.
Family Resettlement Support workshop is a 1 – 2 days workshop delivered by an experienced Cultural-Competency Trainer or, if the participants are from the same background, then it is delivered by a Cultural Bridging Facilitator (CBF) from their community and in their own language.
This program fills the existing gap in the education and support received by the CALD community and migrants and refugees coming to New Zealand in terms of understanding and coping with cultural and emotional challenges, parenting style as well as understanding the New Zealand education and legal system.
Some of the topics covered are: Stages of moving to new place, factors shaping our parenting style, challenges faced by the family and the child in their resettlement journey, children and teenagers brain development, New Zealand education and legal systems, different parenting techniques and different personalities of children and finally discussing some ideas and approaches on working with children to support them in their resettlement journey.

Cultural Appropriate Parenting Support CAPS