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Working with Newcomers, Refugees and Immigrants

Lifetime

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9 lessons

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SOCIAL WORK CPD · ONLINE · SELF-PACED

Working with Newcomers and Refugees Course Online: 2.5 Social Work CPD Hours

Working with Newcomers, Refugees and Immigrants is a practical, self-paced CPD course for social workers and social service workers across Canada. Pathways and status, refugees and asylum, culture and mental health, precarious status, settlement, families, racism and trauma-informed work. It has nine narrated lessons and a 36-question final exam. Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

✓2.5 CPD hours, with a certificate for your CPD record

✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 172 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook

✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, unlimited retakes, then a final exam

✓Access never expires

Need more than one topic? Get all 18 courses for $299 CAD: 54 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $403 compared with buying courses separately.

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At a glance

Working with Newcomers, Refugees and Immigrants at a glance

Detail	Summary
Credit	2.5 instructional hours. Not accredited or approved by any regulator.
Format	Online, self-paced: nine narrated lessons (about 172 minutes), exercises, workbook
Completion	Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent
Documentation	Certificate with course title, completion date and 2.5 hours
Focus areas	Newcomers and Refugees; Cultural Safety; Settlement
Level	Professional: registered social workers, social service workers, students and new graduates
Price	$39 CAD, or the complete pack of 18 courses for $299

What you will learn

What you will learn in this working with newcomers and refugees course

Describe the main immigration pathways and statuses in Canada.
Define refugee, asylum claimant and protected person.
Describe migration stressors and protective factors.
Describe groups with precarious status and their vulnerabilities.
Describe the Canadian settlement system and main services.
Describe common family changes after migration.
Describe interpersonal, institutional and systemic racism.
Recognize trauma responses in newcomers without pathologizing.
Integrate status, safety and strengths in one case.

What is inside

Working with Newcomers and Refugees course curriculum: nine lessons built around real situations

Short narrated lessons with worked examples and practice pauses, each closing with a knowledge check. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.

Lesson 1: Understanding who newcomers are

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 2: Understanding forced migration

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 3: Understanding distress without pathologizing difference

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 4: Rights and risks when status is uncertain

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 5: Building a life in a new place

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 6: Change inside the family

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 7: Naming and responding to discrimination

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 8: Safety, dignity and healing

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 9: Bringing it together

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

CPD hours

Working with Newcomers and Refugees course: 2.5 online CPD hours for Canadian social workers

The course counts as 2.5 instructional hours. Complete every lesson, pass the final exam, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your regulator’s CPD record yourself. Keep the certificate and your notes as evidence.

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Taking more than one course? Get all 18 for $299

The complete pack gives you all 18 courses and 54 CPD hours with a certificate for each, for $299 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $702.

See the complete social work CPD pack

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FAQ

Working with Newcomers and Refugees course: common questions

What is the Working with Newcomers, Refugees and Immigrants course?

A self-paced online CPD course for social workers and social service workers in Canada. Nine narrated video lessons (about 172 minutes), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.

How many CPD hours is it worth?

It counts as 2.5 instructional hours, based on the measured video time rounded down to the nearest half hour. The exercises, workbook and final exam add study time that is not counted.

Is this course accredited by my regulator?

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Which provinces is it for?

Every province and territory outside Quebec. Hour totals and required topics differ by province, so see the requirements by province page.

How much does it cost?

The course is $39 CAD. The complete pack of all 18 courses (54 hours) is $299 CAD.

What do I need to pass?

Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes give feedback with an explanation for every answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.

What evidence will I have for my CPD record?

A certificate showing the course title, completion date and 2.5 hours, the course outline and learning outcomes, and a participant workbook. Ontario registrants can complete the learning log template included with the pack.

Is this clinical or legal advice?

No. It is professional education. Law and practice rules differ by province and territory and change over time, so check current rules and consult your supervisor or counsel for specific situations.

Curriculum

10 Sections
9 Lessons
Lifetime

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Lesson 1: Understanding who newcomers are
2 Items
- 1.1
  Lesson 1: Understanding who newcomers are
- 1.2
  Knowledge Check 1: Understanding who newcomers are
  3 Questions
Lesson 2: Understanding forced migration
2 Items
- 2.1
  Lesson 2: Understanding forced migration
- 2.2
  Knowledge Check 2: Understanding forced migration
  3 Questions
Lesson 3: Understanding distress without pathologizing difference
2 Items
- 3.1
  Lesson 3: Understanding distress without pathologizing difference
- 3.2
  Knowledge Check 3: Understanding distress without pathologizing difference
  3 Questions
Lesson 4: Rights and risks when status is uncertain
2 Items
- 4.1
  Lesson 4: Rights and risks when status is uncertain
- 4.2
  Knowledge Check 4: Rights and risks when status is uncertain
  3 Questions
Lesson 5: Building a life in a new place
2 Items
- 5.1
  Lesson 5: Building a life in a new place
- 5.2
  Knowledge Check 5: Building a life in a new place
  3 Questions
Lesson 6: Change inside the family
2 Items
- 6.1
  Lesson 6: Change inside the family
- 6.2
  Knowledge Check 6: Change inside the family
  3 Questions
Lesson 7: Naming and responding to discrimination
2 Items
- 7.1
  Lesson 7: Naming and responding to discrimination
- 7.2
  Knowledge Check 7: Naming and responding to discrimination
  3 Questions
Lesson 8: Safety, dignity and healing
2 Items
- 8.1
  Lesson 8: Safety, dignity and healing
- 8.2
  Knowledge Check 8: Safety, dignity and healing
  3 Questions
Lesson 9: Bringing it together
2 Items
- 9.1
  Lesson 9: Bringing it together
- 9.2
  Knowledge Check 9: Bringing it together
  3 Questions
Final Exam and Certificate
1 Item
- 10.1
  Final Exam: Working with Newcomers, Refugees and Immigrants
  36 Questions

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