Caring for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking & Refugee Children

Aim:

• To explore reasons why children become unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees.
• To explore the impact of the "refugee-making process" on unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children.
• To familiarise carers with the asylum-seeking process for unaccompanied children.
• To introduce the legal framework for the care and protection of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children.
• To explore the role of carers in the care and protection of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children.
• To prepare carers to help them provide quality care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children.

Objectives:

• To have an improved understanding of the experiences and meaning of being an unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee child
• To have an increased awareness of the needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children
• To have improved understanding of the UK asylum-seeking process and the legal framework for the care and protection of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children
• To have improved skills to meet the needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children

Training Method
Tutor input, Question and answer session, Group work Case Studies, Practice of skills
Course Materials
All participants will receive a course booklet containing all the key ideas and support material covered on the course.
Course length

1 or 2 Days, 10am - 230pm.

Suitability

This course is suitable for Residential Care Staff, Care Support Staff, Foster Carers, Social Workers, Teachers and Learning Support Assistance.