Comparisons - Seeking Asylum

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Please note: this website was created in 2003 and there have been several changes in relevant Australian legislation since that time (probably Canadian too). The website is kept online as an overview of the situation at that time but has not and will not be updated.
Credits

		Steve Coates Steve works in web design and content management and worked on this project as part of a Bachelor of Multimedia at Southern Cross, majoring in Instructional Design. He has a background in journalism and runs Flying Fox Multimedia.
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		Anne Simpson Anne has managed the design and development of the Survival Projects with the support of Leone Woodcock, School of Multimedia, Southern Cross University (SCU). The project is a reflection of Anne's interest and involvement in human rights issues. Anne has worked as a national co-ordinator for Rural Australians for Refugees, and also works with the National Refugee Support Network, Sanctuary Refugee Support Network and Amnesty International. A big thank you to Michael Morgan and Leone Woodcock (Lecturers, SCU) for their encouragement and for providing the opportunity to develop the three projects.
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		Maritza Thompson Maritza Thompson migrated to Australia in 1974 following a brutal military coup in her home country of Chile. Her studies have included a Behavioural Science Degree with a double major in psychology from La Trobe University and a postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology from RMIT. Further credentialss include research and teaching within the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne. Maritza is a psychologist with extensive clinical and research training in the area of trauma and cross-cultural psychotherapy. She went back to Chile in 1986, visiting political prisoners and torture survivors. On her return she was one of the founding members of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture. She is presently completing her PhD at The University of Melbourne,focusing on the psychological impact of torture and other forms of organised violence on refugees. Maritza's research led to the establishment of the Refugee Mental Health Service. The service focuses on providing assistance to asylum seekers living in the community and in detention centres. During this period Maritza organised a refugee art group where people were invited to express and share their experiences of torture and survival strategies with other survivors of systematic abuse. This approach proved to be complementary to the research and therapy. A collection of artwork that reflects the experiences of refugees was displayed first in Melbourne and then at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus, the Bellingen Global Festival, Armidale and in Canberra. Maritza's broad experience in psychology has included working with refugee trauma survivors, child sexual assault services, adolescent mental health services and as a counsellor with Southern Cross University, TAFE and in private practice.
	Contact Maritza PO Box 2296 Coffs Harbour NSW AUSTRALIA 2450
		Bachelor of Multimedia @ Southern Cross University This undergraduate degree program provides specialisation in the skills and knowledge required to design, develop and produce state-of-the-art interactive multimedia materials and to operate the associated delivery systems. Units cover media, design and communication principles; the internet; digital media; interactive authoring; audio and video fundamentals; multimedia projects; business; human resources; scriptwriting and project management. The overall course emphasises the implementation of interactive multimedia for both desktop (CDROM) and on-line (Internet) applications.
Contact School of Multimedia at Southern Cross University> somitinfo@scu.edu.au

Credits