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BETWEEN BORDERS
Frontline Considerations in Refugee, Immigrant & Migrant (RIM) Mental Health
A different kind of course
Eight weekly, three-hour live sessions that combine short lectures, readings and media, and small-group, interdisciplinary case-based discussion. Cases are examined through legal, clinical, medical, and community-based perspectives.
The course resists prescriptive models, emphasizing clinical judgment, cultural humility, and the ability to navigate complexity, ethical ambiguity, and real-world constraints. It reflects the realities of care coordination across systems and offers a learning space for practitioners doing emotionally demanding work — one that values reflection, limits, and solidarity and connection with peers.


Maheen Hyder, MSW, RSW
Maheen Hyder, MSW, RSW, is a psychotherapist with over ten years of experience working in refugee mental health and forced migration contexts. Her work spans frontline clinical practice, refugee legal systems, and humanitarian settings in Canada and internationally.
This course is perfect for...

Lawyers, legal advocates, paralegals and others supporting refugee protection proceedings

Clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers in direct practice

Case managers, community workers and non-profit organization staffers working with displaced people
Core themes we'll explore:
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LGBTQ+ Persecution & Asylum Claims
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Sexual Violence & Torture
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Families & Intergenerational Impact of Displacement
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Cross-Cultural & Interpreter-Mediated Care
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