This session will give professionals an insight into the type of journeys and life experiences our unaccompanied minors have faced and the impact this can have.
We will detail the continued struggles that unaccompanied minors experience after arriving in the UK such as the Home Office processes and numerous interviews and assessments, the impact of being in another country and the frequent lack of information about what has been left behind.
We will look the trauma and re-traumatisation that these experiences invoke and the impact that this can have in the classroom.
This information is delivered through a trauma informed lens.
- Pre-migration experiences of young people
- Country of origin profiles
- Dates of birth
- Why people flee
- During migration
- Migration routes/journeys and experiences
- Trafficking and smuggling
- Post migration
- The asylum process in the UK and how this may impact on young people’s behaviour
From this session you will acquire:
- Terminology, separation and the migration journey routes, risks and experiences (trauma informed)
- Trauma Informed Practice and how we can embed these principles (through activities)
- Navigating the Asylum System and Immigration – stages of the asylum journey; timeline; the importance of substantive interviews; appeals and types of leave; Refusal and Hostile Environment Policy
- Toolkits; online resources and reports
