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New COVID-19 resources: Fact sheets, podcasts, and more

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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, CORE is creating resources and compiling content produced by others to help you provide accurate, translated information to refugees as quickly as possible.  You can access the collections of COVID-19 information at the following links or learn more about the resources below.  Resources on COVID-19 for Cultural Orientation providers […]

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Register for CORE’s Virtual Practicum 2: Facilitating Remote CO

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CORE invites resettlement staff delivering remote CO to register for our upcoming Virtual Practicum: Facilitating Remote CO. Through this four-week interactive instructor-led online course participants will learn and practice applying best practices on designing and delivering engaging virtual instructor-led CO sessions for refugees. Week 1: Planning for Virtual COThursday, April 16th 2-3 p.m. EST Week […]

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Register for CORE’s Virtual Practicum: Facilitating Remote CO

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CORE invites resettlement staff delivering remote CO to register for our upcoming Virtual Practicum: Facilitating Remote CO. Through this four-week interactive instructor-led online course participants will learn and practice applying best practices on designing and delivering engaging virtual instructor-led CO sessions for refugees. Week 1: Planning for Virtual COTuesday, April 14th 8-9 a.m. EST Week […]

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CORE Webinar: How to Deliver Remote Cultural Orientation

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Join CORE for a special 60-minute webinar that will provide guidance and resources on how to deliver remote Cultural Orientation. In response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) many resettlement organizations are adapting how they provide services, including Cultural Orientation. This webinar will cover best practices on remote Cultural Orientation delivery and CORE will also […]

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Better Together: Overseas and Domestic Trainers Share Their Takeaways from February Exchange

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Although they are connected by the refugees they serve, overseas and domestic Cultural Orientation providers do not usually have regular contact during their workdays. This changed last month, when CORE facilitated an annual exchange, bridging the divide between those serving refugees both pre-departure and post-arrival to the United States.  Seventy-one overseas and domestic Cultural Orientation trainers gathered in two U.S. cities in February to share knowledge and […]

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CORE Offers “Delivering Interactive One-on-One Cultural Orientation” Virtual Practicum This Month

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The second virtual practicum, “Delivering Interactive One-on-One Cultural Orientation,” started this month with 75 participants. The practicum is a four-week interactive instructor-led online course designed for domestic resettlement staff delivering Cultural Orientation. Participants will have the opportunity to enhance the delivery of their organization’s one-on-one Cultural Orientation, improve refugees’ learning experiences, and exchange knowledge with other staff in the field.  Didn’t get a spot […]

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Now in Spanish: CORE’s Animated Video and Podcast Series

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CORE’s four animated videos and the corresponding podcasts are now available in Spanish on CORE’s YouTube Channel.  You can find all four in a YouTube playlist and a SoundCloud playlist, or go directly to each below:  Avoid and Report Fraud: Video and Podcast  Safe Space for Refugees: Video and Podcast  United States Refugees Admissions Program: Video  and Podcast  Reception and Placement Program Overview: Video and Podcast  […]

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Settle In App Improves User Experience, Design

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The latest version of CORE’s Settle In app, released last month, aims to enhance the user experience and also includes exciting new features.   Updates to Settle In include the following:  New Instructor Mode: Cultural Orientation providers should go to the Settings tab and turn on the new Instructor Mode. This will turn off push notifications so providers don’t receive the same encouragement to finish lessons. This […]

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CORE Hosts Annual Cultural Orientation Leadership Meeting

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During the first week of December, CORE hosted the 2019 Cultural Orientation Leadership Meeting for overseas Resettlement Support Center (RSC) Cultural Orientation coordinators and domestic Resettlement Agency (RA) Cultural Orientation focal points. The meeting focused on strengthening linkages across the Cultural Orientation continuum and provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge, information, and expertise for the […]

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