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Expression of Interest | Refugee Health Project Executive (Contract)

eCALD® Services is looking for a full-time Refugee Health Project Executive to be contracted for 10-12 weeks from April to June 2024.

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85th Edition

This edition promotes eCALD piloting cross-cultural practice supervision as well as new services for the Chinese community in caring for people with dementia.

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Indian Families Social Group [March 2018]

Disability Connect is delighted to announce our Indian Families Social Group for March 2018.

Five new refugee resettlement locations

Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway announced that Whanganui, Levin, Masterton, Blenheim and Timaru have been selected as refugee resettlement locations by the cross-government New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Strategy Senior Officials’ Group. 

Chinese Families Autism Support Group Meeting [February 2018]

The Parent and Family Resource Centre (trading as Disability Connect) is delighted to announce the Chinese Families Autism Support Group meeting in February.

2018 AUT/Government Interpreting Scholarships

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in partnership with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will provide six scholarships to assist speakers of identified rare languages to enrol in and complete the Graduate Certificate in Arts in Interpreting at AUT and to enhance their career opportunities whilst also fulfilling interpretation needs for the government sector. 

Language Assistance Services (LAS)

Central Government agencies are working together under the leadership of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) on a multi-year work programme.

Cross-Cultural Interest Group: “Great Pretenders in Cultural Psychiatry: 2 Cases of Masked Eating Disorders Presenting in Other Forms: Chicken or Egg?” [27th February 2018]

The Cross-Cultural Interest Group presents the forthcoming session on the above topic.

Religious Diversity Centre

The Religious Diversity Centre is a national centre of educational and research excellence fostering an appreciation for and understanding of religious diversity amongst all New Zealanders.

eCALD® A Reflection of 2017

We are reaching the end of 2017 and on reflection, the eCALD® team has had a very busy and amazing year. 

Welcoming Communities / Te Waharoa ki ngā Hapori Standard

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has launched the Welcoming Communities Communities/Te Waharoa ki ngā Hapori Standards on 12 December 2017.

About CALD Cultural Competency

eCALD® Services is the national provider of CALD (culturally and Linguistically Diverse Group) cultural competence training for the health workforce in New Zealand. 

Kai Xin Xing Dong (KXXD)

Kai Xin Xing Dong is reducing stigma and discrimination for young Asian people with experience of mental illness.

Indian Families Social Group [December 2017]

Disability Connect is delighted to announce our Indian Families Social Group for December 2017. This meeting will be in a relaxed ‘conversational’ environment, without an official speaker. The group especially welcomes all parents from the Indian Continent and South Asia.