NCB and the Childhood Bereavement
Network
Grief Matters for young asylum seekers and
refugees: seminar report and recommendations
Many young asylum seekers and refugees have experienced the
death of family members or friends, often in traumatic
circumstances. This, and further traumatic experiences and losses,
can have a devastating effect on their emotional and physical
health, their behaviour, learning and relationships.
The National Children’s Bureau and the Childhood Bereavement
Network hosted a free consultation seminar on 4 October 2007,
bringing together practitioners, managers, policy-makers and
academics working in the fields of childhood bereavement and young
asylum seekers and refugees. The aim of the seminar was to discuss
effective strategies for delivering appropriate bereavement support
to this vulnerable group and to create an agenda for taking this
work forward.
The Seminar also provided opportunities to hear from expert
speakers to help provide a framework for considering the complex
range of issues that bereavement presents for asylum seeking and
refugee young people. They include Anne Davies, Chief Executive of
Jigsaw4u,
Dr. Bill Yule, Emeritus Professor of Applied Child Psychology at
Kings College, London, Magda Conway, Coordinator of the
Children and Young People HIV Network, Abdirashid Gulaid, Mental
Health Development and Support Worker from Mind, Tower Hamlets and
Amina Hassan, Clinical Counsellor from Tower Hamlets Primary Care
Trust Psychology and Counselling Team.
This report summarises the
presentations and discussion points from the seminar, and includes
recommendations made by delegates
Principles of engaging asylum seeker and refugee parents
in their child’s learning A guide for all school staff
working with asylum seeker and refugee families. Anita Bratherton
2006. This leaflet provides some examples of how best to involve
asylum seeker and refugee parents in their child’s learning and
outlines ways for schools to be inclusive of all families.
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PDF [26KB]
A Part of Society: Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Volunteering in the UK
Ruth Wilson and Hannah Lewis 2006
This report from
the Volunteering and Asylum project id based on case studies of ten
organisations across the UK that are all outside the refugee
sector, and that are all successfully involving refugees and asylum
seekers as volunteers. The report is for policy makers, volunteer
managers and others wanting to encourage and develop diversity in
volunteering
For further details and to order a copy visit www.tandem-uk.com/vol_asylum.htm
Children, HIV, Asylum &
Immigration
Magda Conway December 2006
This report offers an overview of the current situation for
children who are infected with and affected by HIV and who have
insecure immigration status (either seeking asylum, appealing a
ruling, visa Overstayers and those who are undocumented). The
evidence presented was gathered through questionnaires,
interviews and case studies from both health and support services.
The report represents how current immigration, children’s and
health legislation are often at odds, and how this is playing out
in the experiences of children, their families, and practitioners
supporting them.
The report can be downloaded from www.ncb.org.uk/hiv
For a free hard copy version email your name and address to
hiv@ncb.org.uk
Planning for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in
Kent
Thomas M, Kent County Council, January 2006
Malcolm Thomas, Kent County Council Education Advisor provides an
insight into planning education for unaccompanied asylum seeking
children in Kent; the challenges and solutions
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Safer Together Final Report 2005
East Midlands Consortium for Asylum and Refugee Support, 2005
EMCAR Final Conference report for Safer Together, a regional
education conference that took place on 13 April 2005, which
celebrates and showcases good practice in the East Midlands
Download PDF [1MB file, may take longer to download on dial-up
connections]
A Study on How Asylum Seekers and Refugees Access
Education in Four Local Authorities in England
Appa
V, National Children's Bureau, May 2005
Report on an 18 month NCB study exploring different methods of
teaching school aged asylum seekers and refugees to ascertain best
practice in helping them to acquire English, integrate and access
the curriculum. This report also explores challenges for 14-19 year
olds
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