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Iranian educators Society for Families By: Poran Poregbal

Iranian educators Society for Families By: Poran Poregbal. Our Society & Who is Who.

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Iranian educators Society for Families By: Poran Poregbal

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  1. Iranian educators Society for FamiliesBy: Poran Poregbal Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  2. Our Society & Who is Who • Is the first non-profit society that was established to offer clinical counselling and Social Support the Iranian – Farsi-speaking community using education and information sharing programs as significant tools.   Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  3. Our Social Media • Society Website: http://iranianeducators.com/ • Persian blog: http://familyeducate.blogspot.com/ • Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/@IranEduSoc • Facebookpage: https://www.facebook.com/IranianEducators Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  4. Our Board Members Board of Directors: • Vahid Dabagghian, SFU Adjunct Professor • Azadeh Alimadad, (Treasurer) • Hamid Golfar, Technician • Parvin Hakiman, Retired Teacher • Fariba khoddami, Professor in English Literature Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  5. Our Team • Poran Poregbal; Executive Director, therapist, clinical supervisor, MA, RSW, RCC • Ali Khoddami, therapist, facilitator, and trainer, MA, RCC. • Farangis H.Nejad, therapist, facilitator, and Trainer, MA, RCC. • Afsoun Golchin, clinical educator, family counsellor, facilitator, MA. • Minoo Habibi, BA, professional counselling candidate • Golnoosh Hakiman, BA, MA candidate • Soheila Ansari, Employment counsellor • Mahboubeh Sayyad, youth volunteer Coordinator, BA in psychology • Roja Bagheri, Youth Facilitator, MA • Shiva Tehrani, Youth Facilitator, MA candidate • Farokh Farhadi, youth Facilitator, MA Candidate • Golnar Vaziri, BA in psychology • Nilofar Attar, BA Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  6. Incorporated Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  7. Our Mandate Our mandate is: • To serve the Iranian and Farsi speaking families with a holistic approach in extending therapeutic and support services.  • To serve all and everyone. • To promote social justice and equality. Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  8. Our Mission Organization’s mission statement: • To educate and empower Farsi-Speaking families and individuals in overcoming their immigration challenges in order to integrate and participate in the Canadian society. Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  9. Our Programs Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  10. History • April 23, 2009 • Little investment as 100.00 each • Office in Lonsdale • Open house in November 2009 • Start of our services • Presentations and Networking • Help of social media for promotion of our services Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  11. Ethics in Counselling & Ethics in Professional Work • We adhere to Ethical codes of BC Association for clinical Counsellors. Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  12. Benefits of Our Programs • Strengthening families, • Building relationships, • Creating bonds between parents & children, • Highlighting healthy parenting, • Assisting ailing marriages and teaching skills in a healthy marriage, • Healthy dating & relationships after divorce. • Dilemma of divorce in our communities. • Exploring addiction & families. Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  13. Partnership • Municipal Partnership / Sponsorship of our Parenting Program with Some School Authorities: • Burnaby School District # 41 • Coquitlam School Districts # 43 • Vancouver School Board # 39 • West Vancouver School District # 45 • The Share Society / SHARE Family and Community Services • S.U.C.C.E.S.S in Coquitlam BC • Quad Sense Well Being Centre • S.U.C.C.E.S.S in Burnaby BC • The District of North Vancouver (DNV) Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  14. Partnership • Kitsilano Neighbourhood House • TriCity Iranian Cultural Society • North Shore Family Caregiver Support Program • Canucks Family Education Centre • Canadian Iranian Foundation • Canadian Cancer Society • Richmond Multicultural Community Services • Battered Women’s Support Services • Burnaby Iranian Senior Centre • BC Probation and Family Court in Port Coquitlam BC • Musaic Multicultural Society • Parvaz TV: Hosted programs / 13 weeks Family Health Discussions on TV Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  15. 2012 Brochure Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  16. 2012 Brochure Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  17. 2010 Victim Seminar Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  18. 2010 Victim Seminars Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  19. 2010 Victim Seminar Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  20. 2011 Victim Seminar Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  21. And Next: Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  22. BC Association Professional Care Award 2010-2011 Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

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  29. Real Issues we are all dealing with Factors (back home) impacting our human and emotional life: • Discrimination, gender apartheid, helplessness, despair, human rights violations, victimizations, loss of dreams, lost opportunities, excessive sadness – suicide • Women in rage and frustrated • Traumas that is in our immigrant luggage. Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  30. Censorship in Iran Iranian Culture in a State of EmergencyBy; Mostafa Khalaji , Bronwen Robertson, & Maryam Aghdami, July 2011 The need for knowing and the urge for learning are huge. Censorship impact families life. Importance of education and promotion of social - life skills for women, children, and families. Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  31. Challenges with Parenting • Parenting concerns; parents concern about kids education • Overprotection of children • Unspoken abuse / neglect/ lose-lose relationship • Lack of boundaries • Group childminding/ Lack of parenting skills • Overwhelming amount of issues Parents have to deal with • Lack of involvement of fathers in children’ life • No Manual! Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  32. Youth often Forgotten • Issues of over protection or neglect: youth forgotten • Absent parents; often fathers • Young children supposed to be “mature” • Demand for respect from parents • Teenager’s need not understood • Excessive amount of pressure on kids to study = become doctors/engineers • At times lack of respect for children’s wants-wishes-dreams • Parents know better; A disease unclassified. Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

  33. The best we Do is to offer Copy right @ Iranian Educators Society for Families

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