Table 5.

Initiatives to address economic and psychosocial challenges

(Stewart, 2011, Table 5.3)

RECOMMENDATIONS EMERGING FROM OUR

RESEARCH
Focus group consultations in each province resulted in many recommendations
for best practices to meet the career and life development needs of newcomer
and refugee youth. The best practices have been organized according to 13
overarching themes. The best practices intersect at many points with
recommendations for policies to address the challenges faced by newcomers
and refugees (see Recommended Policies, below). Together, these practices and
policies provide the foundation for the teacher lessons and student activities
that follow in Sections 2 and 3 of this guide.

BEST PRACTICES
1. A Holistic Approach
Schools should engage with the families and communities of their students. If
possible, teachers should pay home visits to students who continue to have
challenges at school, and establish partnerships with supporting agencies to do
family work. Schools should help newcomer parents to understand the norms
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and expectations of the Canadian school system, Canadian workplaces, and

Canadian citizenship. Schools should also have regular field trips to settlement
service providers and community support services with the objective to expand
the support networks for students. The community should be able to funnel
information to teachers and mentors.
2. Support Workers in Schools

Stewart, J. (2018). Bridging two worlds : Supporting newcomer and refugee youth. CERIC.
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