Caring for Asylum seeking Refugees and Unaccompanied Children 24/25

Target Group:

This training is targeted at:

• Professionals in direct contact with children who undertake or contribute to risk assessments and multi-agency meetings including social workers, family support workers, foster carers, health professionals, schools, police and others who work with children at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation who work for the London Borough of Sutton

Competency level: 

• Group Level 2 (regular contact with children, young people and/or parent/carer) or Level 3 (predominantly working with children) or above (including strategic leads), and NHS Inter-Collegiate Standards 2 and above for health professionals.

Aims:

The aims of this session are:

• To meet the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children more effectively;
• To gain clarity around your own values and beliefs about this client group.

Learning Outcomes:

• By attending this course, participants will have:

  • An improved knowledge of the experience of being an unaccompanied asylum seeking or refugee child;
  • An improved knowledge and awareness of the UK asylum seeking process and legal framework;
  • An increased knowledge about the needs of asylum seeking and refugee children.