Brief History of the ISC (25)

Since November 1976, the ISC has been providing over 300 lectures, workshops, in-service training and other types of consultation services to leaders, administrators, managers, line staffs, and volunteers of public, private, religious and refugee organizations in 24 States.

The ISC has directly contributed to the drafting and publication of specialized research and training materials, including:

– Indochinese Refugees Dietary Habits (PA. Dept. of Health)

– MAA Training of Trainers Manual (Federal ORR)

– Vocational ESL Resource Manual (Federal ORR)

– Mainstream English Language Training Manual (Federal ORR)

– MAA-Technical Assistance Consortium Newsletter (Federal ORR)

– Refugee Community Outreach and Networking ( Illinois State – DPA)

– Integrated Refugee Mental Health Services (NY State – OMH)

– Practical Approaches to Self-Sufficiency ( Rhode-Island State ORR)

– Asian Elderly Community Outreach Strategies ( Lincoln Univ. , Philadelphia , PA )

– Resource Development & Proposal Writing (DHHS – Region I)

– Multicultural Coalition Building ( New-Hampshire State – DHR)

– Indochinese Refugee Social Adjustments (PA. Dept. of Education)

– Refugee Employment Services (NY State – Dept. of Social Services)

– Program Management & Organizational Development (NY State – DSS)

– Communication & Leadership Skills (NY State – DSS)

– Vietnamese Culture & Language ( Ohio State – DOE)

– Planned Secondary Resettlement (ISA, San Jose – CA)

– Leadership Development ( Connecticut State – DHR)

– Refugee Program Management ( New Jersey State – DHS)

– Delivery of Culturally-sensitive Employment Services to Refugees (PHAC)

– Status Report on the Refugee Resettlement Program in PA (PHAC)

– Cross-cultural Communication (AT&T – Washington , D.C. )

– Mainstream Approach to Refugee Employment Services (CA State – DSS)

– Asian Perspectives on Health & Mental Health ( Connecticut Dept. of Mental Health)

– Cultural Competence in Social Services (ABPA, Harrisburg , PA )

– 4 Refugee Cultural Orientation Manuals (Federal ORR)

– 4 Cultural Awareness Training Manuals (Federal ORR)

– 12 Cultural Perspectives Newsletters (Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement)

– Southeast Asian Concept of Health Manual (Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement)

– Effective Communication & Listening Skills ( U.S. Dept. of Education)

– Refugee Cultures Series (PA Training & Technical Assistance Network)