This one-day online session will provide staff with an understanding of their role and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Young People.
The session will cover the following learning outcomes:
- Understand the legal definition in relation to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
- Understand case law and the legal status applied to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
- Consider the experience and needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
- Recognise the impact that being separated from family has for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
- Recognise the impact of trauma and its effects on unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
- Understand the risk of children being trafficked and exploited.
- Consider your roles and responsibilities when working with unaccompanied asylum seeking young people.
- Have knowledge of the support services that are available for unaccompanied asylum seeking young people.
We are running 9 sessions for supported accommodation registered service managers and each of these sessions has been allocated a region so that colleagues can make regional connections and support each other. 2 sessions will be run for local authorities registering as providers of supported accommodation. (please book on the appropriate session dependent on your role/region)
The course is being delivered by Barnardo's Training & Consultancy and is available free of charge.
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If you have any questions, please email us at sapp@ncb.org.uk
