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Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Trauma-Informed Practice by Futurelearn
Equip yourself with interpersonal skills and mental health knowledge to support forcibly displaced people coping with trauma.
Course Highlights
- Explore the key principles of trauma-informed practice
- Develop skills to help have confident conversations with refugees and asylum seekers about mental health
- Discuss ways in which policies and procedures can be re-designed or improved to resist re-traumatisation and improve inclusivity
- Reflect on stories from people with lived experience of the asylum process to gain insight and ideas
- Develop an understanding of the pre- and post-migration stressors which can lead to mental distress or illness
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
4 Topics
Introduction: our work and why it matters
Common post-migration stressors
Common mental health difficulties
Common barriers to accessing mental health support
5 Topics
Recognising common trauma responses
Returning to the zone of tolerance
Listening well
Common pitfalls to avoid
Safeguarding
5 Topics
Safety
Choice
Collaboration and empowerment
Trust
Wrapping up
Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Trauma-Informed Practice
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