Speaking at the CIRH Academy Speaker Series: Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Students with Special Needs in Educational Settings

 










Speaking at the CiRH Academy Speaker Series

Today, I participated as a featured speaker in the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Health (CiRH) Academy’s Speaker Series, a platform dedicated to increasing awareness and building capacity among professionals serving immigrant and refugee communities.

My session, "Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Students with Special Needs in Educational Settings," focused on equipping educators and service providers with essential tools and knowledge to more effectively identify, evaluate, and support refugee students—particularly in the areas of special education, health, wellness, and education-related law and policy.

We also examined the legal frameworks and the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process that guide services for students with disabilities in California, highlighting how these systems can be navigated using culturally responsive, linguistically inclusive, and trauma-informed practices.

As a researcher, advocate, and consultant with 2Teach Global, this work remains a core part of my commitment to driving policy change and advancing equity.

The video recording of this training session will soon be available on the PHI Digital Resource Library:
https://www.cirh.phi.org/digital-resource-library

I remain dedicated to fostering meaningful, lasting change for our most vulnerable students and families.

—Dr. Soraya Fallah



#RefugeeSupport #SpecialEducation #EducationPolicy #EquityInEducation #CulturallyResponsiveEducation #IEPProcess #EducationJustice #ScholarActivist #ImmigrantRights #DrSorayaFallah #2TeachGlobal #WendyWeichelMurawski #FeliciaSisonConlan 🌻

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