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Workshop
Thursday, 26 November, 10-13h
Friday, 27 November, 14-18h

Carried out by Dr. Mohammed Baobaid (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

Outline
This course will discuss the complexities associated with family violence in immigrant collectivist communities, while living within an individualist dominant culture. The continuum of both collectivist and individualist cultures will be explored, along with their inherent values and beliefs. This will help better understand the dynamic of family violence and safety concerns in in intercultural context. It will present the layers that affect families migrating to Western countries from collectivist societies and conflict zones. After discussing risk factors related to migratory experiences and cultural differences, good practices of culturally appropriate prevention and intervention strategies will be presented.

Readings
• Baobaid, M. and G. Hamed, 2010. Addressing Domestic Violence in Canadian Muslim Communities—A Training Manual for Muslim Communities and Ontario Service Provide. London, Ontario: MRCSSI.
• Baobaid, M., 2015. Early Intervention with Families in Collectivist Communities At-Risk of or Experiencing Family Violence—A Guide for Service Providers. London, Ontario: MRCSSI.
• Baobaid, M., N. Kovacs, L. MacDiarmid and E. Tremblay, 2015. A Culturally Integrative Model of Domestic Violence Response for Immigrant and Newcomer Families of Collectivist Backgrounds. In H. Johnson, B.S. Fisher and V. Jaquier, eds, Critical Issues on Violence Against Women, Oxon and New York: Routledge, pp. 154-165.
• Baobaid, M., n.d. Guidelines for Service Providers: Outreach Strategies for Family Violence Intervention with Immigrant and Minority Communities—Lessons Learned from the Muslim Family Safety Project (MFSP).
• Dwairy, M., 2002. Foundations of psychosocial dynamic personality theory of collective people. Clinical Psychological Review 22, pp. 343-360.
• Haj-Yahia, M.M. and S. Elisheva, 2008. Issues in Intervention with Battered Women in Collectivist Scocieties. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 1-13.
• Sokoloff, N.J., 2008. Expanding the Intersectional Paradigm to Better Understand Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities. Crit Crime 16, pp. 229-255.

Bionote
Dr. Baobaid earned his doctoral degree from the institute of Psychology at the University of Erlangen Nurnberg in Germany and is currently Adjunct professor at the Western University and the Executive Director and founder of the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration in Canada (MRCSSI). Dr. Baobaid has been instrumental in bringing diverse groups to engage them in conversations on sensitive issues such as family violence, criminalization and radicalization in Muslim communities. For 30 years he has conducted research on families and youth at risk of violence and developing culturally appropriate responses in Yemen and Canada. Based on the outcome of his research, a culturally integrative model of family violence prevention and integration programs have been developed and implemented. His work over the years has based upon a successful collaboration between service providers, the community and governmental agencies that has proven to reduce the risk of family violence.