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July 2020
Training: Caring for yourselves and others working with refugees
"Trauma training series Get equipped to support refugees in your community who have experienced trauma this July. You can join in with all three sessions, or just choose one or two. All sessions are being run twice - in the day time and the evening. We hope you will be able to find a time to suit you! Caring for yourselves and others working with refugees: Tuesday 14th July: 1-2pm, Thursday 16th July: 7-8pm This online training will look at…
Find out more »Hamed Amiri in conversation with Gulwali Passerlay and Refugee Action – Colchester
"Join Hamed Amiri, author of The Boy With Two Hearts as he talks to Gulwali Passerlay (author of The Lightless Sky) and Kate Khan (Refugee Action - Colchester) This will be a 45-minute event where you can find out about Hamed's recently published book as well as join him in conversation with Gulwali and Kate. Zoom Meeting ID will be sent in advance, so be sure to sign up via EventBrite. SIGNED copies of The Boy With Two Hearts will…
Find out more »Training: Caring for yourselves and others working with refugees
"Trauma training series Get equipped to support refugees in your community who have experienced trauma this July. You can join in with all three sessions, or just choose one or two. All sessions are being run twice - in the day time and the evening. We hope you will be able to find a time to suit you! Caring for yourselves and others working with refugees: Tuesday 14th July: 1-2pm, Thursday 16th July: 7-8pm This online training will look at…
Find out more »Online Training For Church Refugee Workers – Rebuilding your team after lockdown
"Over the next few months, we are delivering free, online training sessions to equip your church as you serve refugees through the coronavirus pandemic. These sessions are available to all church members who are in contact with refugees and asylum seekers, helping you to think through some of the key issues facing us at this time. Click here to sign up today. The Welcome Churches team will be in touch with the details of the call. All our training will be…
Find out more »Introduction to Mental Health Support for Refugees & Asylum Seekers
"A course introducing the topic of mental health and well-being for refugees & asylum seekers At the Refugee Council we have over 17 years of experience providing trauma-informed, culturally sensitive therapy to refugees and asylum seekers from a wide variety of countries and backgrounds. Our trainers are all qualified specialist therapists with hands-on experience of delivering individual and group therapeutic interventions to this client population and can draw on real-life examples from their practice. Course suitability This course would benefit…
Find out more »Looking after myself – for refugees
"Trauma training series Get equipped to support refugees in your community who have experienced trauma this July. You can join in with all three sessions, or just choose one or two. All sessions are being run twice - in the day time and the evening. We hope you will be able to find a time to suit you! Looking after myself – for refugees: Tuesday 28th July: 1-2pm, Thursday 30th July: 7-8pm. Are you from a refugee-background and trying to…
Find out more »Looking after myself – for refugees
"Trauma training series Get equipped to support refugees in your community who have experienced trauma this July. You can join in with all three sessions, or just choose one or two. All sessions are being run twice - in the day time and the evening. We hope you will be able to find a time to suit you! Looking after myself – for refugees: Tuesday 28th July: 1-2pm, Thursday 30th July: 7-8pm. Are you from a refugee-background and trying to…
Find out more »August 2020
Introduction to Asylum and Supporting Refugees
"This half-day introductory course covers the must-knows of asylum and refugee support. The Refugee Council uses the expertise of our delivery staff who work directly with asylum-seekers, newly recognized refugees, and those arriving through resettlement schemes, to develop training that’s relevant, up to date, and informed by best practice. Course Suitability Those interested in, or new to working in, the Refugee sector. Course overview Claiming Asylum and seeking support as a newly recognized Refugee are complex processes, and at times…
Find out more »September 2020
Introduction to Mental Health Support for Refugees & Asylum Seekers
"A course introducing the topic of mental health and well-being for refugees & asylum seekers At the Refugee Council we have over 17 years of experience providing trauma-informed, culturally sensitive therapy to refugees and asylum seekers from a wide variety of countries and backgrounds. Our trainers are all qualified specialist therapists with hands-on experience of delivering individual and group therapeutic interventions to this client population and can draw on real-life examples from their practice. Course suitability This course would benefit…
Find out more »October 2020
Conference – Improving Mental Health Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
"We are pleased to announce the Seventh Annual Conference to focus on improving Mental Health Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees. This conference will enable you to: Network with colleagues who are working to improve mental health support for refugees and asylum seekers Reflect on the lived experience of a refugee to this country Understand the national context Understand the vulnerabilities that lead to mental health issues in refugees and ayslum seekers Examine how to set up holistic services that…
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