This article describes an ongoing group for Cambodian refugee elder women held in the Un. The group was facilitated by a White licensed clinical social worker who spoke only English and a bilingual, Cambodian interpreter. The interpreter interpreted for the members and the English speaking facilitator but also was a cofacilitator performing assessments of group dynamics, interventions, and actively facilitated alongside the licensed clinical social worker. This model is different than how interpreters are traditionally used. Challenges, strengths, and the dynamics of this model are discussed.
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This article describes an ongoing group for Cambodian refugee elder women held in the Un. The group was facilitated by a White licensed clinical social worker who spoke only English and a bilingual, Cambodian interpreter. The interpreter interpreted for the members and the English speaking facilitator but also was a cofacilitator performing assessments of group dynamics, interventions, and actively facilitated alongside the licensed clinical social worker. This model is different than how interpreters are traditionally used. Challenges, strengths, and the dynamics of this model are discussed.
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Children and Young People Now, 16.7.08, 2008, pp.22-23.
Publisher:
Haymarket Business Publications Ltd
Schools often struggle to include refugee and asylum-seeking children. Valentines High School in Ilford Essex has developed a programme of support to integrate refugee and asylum-seeking students. This article discusses their initiatives which include a community mentoring project and a partnership with the organisation Ramfel, which can provide students with specialist help.
Schools often struggle to include refugee and asylum-seeking children. Valentines High School in Ilford Essex has developed a programme of support to integrate refugee and asylum-seeking students. This article discusses their initiatives which include a community mentoring project and a partnership with the organisation Ramfel, which can provide students with specialist help.
Subject terms:
refugees, school children, schools, social inclusion, asylum seekers;
Housing Care and Support, 9(1), April 2006, pp.17-20.
Publisher:
Emerald
Refugee Housing Association (RHA) has provided housing and support for refugees and asylum seekers across the UK for nearly 50 years. The past decade has seen four main pieces of immigration and asylum legislation, substantially changing the entitlements and needs of this client group. In addition, pressures on overall supply of social housing have led to the development of new ways of accessing
Refugee Housing Association (RHA) has provided housing and support for refugees and asylum seekers across the UK for nearly 50 years. The past decade has seen four main pieces of immigration and asylum legislation, substantially changing the entitlements and needs of this client group. In addition, pressures on overall supply of social housing have led to the development of new ways of accessing accommodation that present a range of challenges. In response to a new system for accessing social housing - Choice Based Lettings - RHA developed and part-funded the one-year European Refugee Fund supported Choice Based Lettings Project (CBLP) in London which aimed to increase refugee access to housing via a choice based lettings system in the boroughs of Camden and Brent. This article explains and evaluates the scheme.
Subject terms:
needs, refugees, social housing, access to services, evaluation;
Refugees and asylum seekers are dedicated and important providers of services to their own communities, and have provided a welcome input into many local community projects across the UK. This book highlights a wide and varied range of initiatives, reflecting the many ways in which those who have recently arrived in the UK are working in partnership with local community development organisations.
Refugees and asylum seekers are dedicated and important providers of services to their own communities, and have provided a welcome input into many local community projects across the UK. This book highlights a wide and varied range of initiatives, reflecting the many ways in which those who have recently arrived in the UK are working in partnership with local community development organisations.
Subject terms:
refugees, voluntary organisations, asylum seekers, communities, community development;
The authors report on an initiative from the Open University in Northern Ireland which aims to recruit students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds from both sides of the Irish border. Opportunities have been offered to those traditionally excluded from higher education such as people who are unemployed, those in low paid employment, refugees, asylum seekers and other
The authors report on an initiative from the Open University in Northern Ireland which aims to recruit students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds from both sides of the Irish border. Opportunities have been offered to those traditionally excluded from higher education such as people who are unemployed, those in low paid employment, refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised groups.
Subject terms:
higher education, refugees, social inclusion, unemployment, asylum seekers;
International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care, 15(1), 2019, pp.31-45.
Publisher:
Emerald
Purpose: Asylum seekers and refugees experience substantial barriers to successful transition to a new society. The purpose of this paper is to explore the value and meaning of a community drop-in service offering social support for refugees and asylum seekers in the northeast of England and to identify the occupational preferences of the service users.
Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews was conducted with refugees and asylum seekers using a community drop-in service. In total, 18 people participated from ten countries. Data were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Findings: The value and meaning of the service was expressed through four key areas: the need to experience a sense of community; being able to make an altruistic contribution within the community; the need for societal integration; and having the opportunity to engage in meaningful and productive occupations. Practical implications: Community and altruism have profound cultural meaning for asylum seekers and refugees and the need to integrate, belong and contribute is paramount to successful resettlement. Community-based drop-in services can aid this at deep, culturally relevant levels. This study may inform policy and practice development, future service development and highlight potential opportunities for health and social care services provision amongst this growing population. Originality/value: To date there are no studies that provide empirical evidence on how community-based drop-in services for refugees and asylum seekers are received. This study provides a cultural insight into the deeper value and meaning of such services, and is particularly relevant for professionals in all sectors who are working with asylum seekers and refugees.
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Purpose: Asylum seekers and refugees experience substantial barriers to successful transition to a new society. The purpose of this paper is to explore the value and meaning of a community drop-in service offering social support for refugees and asylum seekers in the northeast of England and to identify the occupational preferences of the service users.
Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews was conducted with refugees and asylum seekers using a community drop-in service. In total, 18 people participated from ten countries. Data were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Findings: The value and meaning of the service was expressed through four key areas: the need to experience a sense of community; being able to make an altruistic contribution within the community; the need for societal integration; and having the opportunity to engage in meaningful and productive occupations. Practical implications: Community and altruism have profound cultural meaning for asylum seekers and refugees and the need to integrate, belong and contribute is paramount to successful resettlement. Community-based drop-in services can aid this at deep, culturally relevant levels. This study may inform policy and practice development, future service development and highlight potential opportunities for health and social care services provision amongst this growing population. Originality/value: To date there are no studies that provide empirical evidence on how community-based drop-in services for refugees and asylum seekers are received. This study provides a cultural insight into the deeper value and meaning of such services, and is particularly relevant for professionals in all sectors who are working with asylum seekers and refugees.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
refugees, asylum seekers, communities, service provision, black and minority ethnic people, multicultural approach, drop-in centres;
... engaging with local decisions makers; raising awareness about how to enable Roma refugees and migrants to participate and engage in local decision making structures and mechanisms; delivering recommendations of good practice in working with the Roma community in order to improve mainstream mechanisms of engagement; and identifying a model of effective empowerment and engagement of the Roma community.
In 2009, the Roma Support Group (RSG) was commissioned by London Civic Forum to research the barriers and enablers faced by the Roma refugee and migrant community when engaging in mainstream empowerment programmes. The aim of this action research project was to provide an opportunity for the Roma in London to articulate their concerns, share their observations and recommend the most effective and relevant approaches and mechanisms for engaging the Roma community. The project was led by a team of Roma Community Engagement Facilitators who, over a six month period, worked with over eighty Roma community members by organising group meetings and a conference. The project focussed on: raising awareness about the East European Roma refugee and migrant community in London and the barriers they face when engaging with local decisions makers; raising awareness about how to enable Roma refugees and migrants to participate and engage in local decision making structures and mechanisms; delivering recommendations of good practice in working with the Roma community in order to improve mainstream mechanisms of engagement; and identifying a model of effective empowerment and engagement of the Roma community. The report offers recommendations for good practice in working with the Roma community and concludes with a case study of RSG’s approach to engaging Roma, its working methods, and a best practice model.
Subject terms:
immigrants, multicultural approach, refugees, social inclusion, advocacy, empowerment, Gypsies;
The needs of vulnerable children and young people, including asylum-seekers and refugees, have been highlighted as requiring targeted interventions with specialist expertise. The Haven Project in Liverpool is an early assessment and intervention service which aims to support the needs of asylum-seeking and refugee children. The project was set up in 2003 as a joint initiative between Alder Hey,
The needs of vulnerable children and young people, including asylum-seekers and refugees, have been highlighted as requiring targeted interventions with specialist expertise. The Haven Project in Liverpool is an early assessment and intervention service which aims to support the needs of asylum-seeking and refugee children. The project was set up in 2003 as a joint initiative between Alder Hey, Action for Children, and the Ethnic Minority Traveller Achievement Service. It operates on a model of multi-agency collaboration essential for delivering coordinated services to vulnerable groups of children. The Haven Project team consists of a project director, a child psychiatrist, and psychodrama psychotherapist and mental health nurse specialist, an art psychotherapist, and an administrator. This article describes how the project got started by engaging and consulting with schools, developed protocols for interactions with school staff and with families, and has become an integral part of school teams. The Haven team apples a non-pathologising model to therapeutic work, using therapies that do not rely on the spoken word such as psychodrama, art, horticulture and music. The article concludes by highlighting the need for consistency, communication, and participation in services aimed at refugee and asylum-seeking young children.
Subject terms:
mental health services, refugees, school children, schools, vulnerable children, asylum seekers, collaboration;
The importance of adopting a human rights-based approach when working with refugees and asylum seekers is discussed and messages for practice highlighted. Issues such as uer involvement, monitoring and review, gateways and signposting, advocacy, eligibility criteria and culturally sensitive service. The work of the Leeds Asylum Support Network is described in a short case study.
The importance of adopting a human rights-based approach when working with refugees and asylum seekers is discussed and messages for practice highlighted. Issues such as uer involvement, monitoring and review, gateways and signposting, advocacy, eligibility criteria and culturally sensitive service. The work of the Leeds Asylum Support Network is described in a short case study.
Subject terms:
human rights, refugees, social work approaches, social care, social care provision, asylum seekers;
Noting that agencies supporting people seeking sanctuary have witnessed an increase in the numbers of destitute children accessing their services over the last 3 years, and that the Living on the Edge of Despair study, commissioned by the Children's Society to identify why so many families were becoming destitute, showed that the majority of families were destitute because they had been refused asylum, this article looks at the challenges of working with destitute refugee and asylum seeking families at the end of the asylum process, focusing particularly on destitute children. The author describes a project established in the Midlands to provide crisis grants and basic essentials to destitute families for up to 6 weeks while practitioners help them to find a more sustainable solution, emphasising the importance of advocacy, the provision of good legal advice, and that strong networks and partnership working are the most effective way to deliver support.
Noting that agencies supporting people seeking sanctuary have witnessed an increase in the numbers of destitute children accessing their services over the last 3 years, and that the Living on the Edge of Despair study, commissioned by the Children's Society to identify why so many families were becoming destitute, showed that the majority of families were destitute because they had been refused asylum, this article looks at the challenges of working with destitute refugee and asylum seeking families at the end of the asylum process, focusing particularly on destitute children. The author describes a project established in the Midlands to provide crisis grants and basic essentials to destitute families for up to 6 weeks while practitioners help them to find a more sustainable solution, emphasising the importance of advocacy, the provision of good legal advice, and that strong networks and partnership working are the most effective way to deliver support.
Subject terms:
refugees, social exclusion, asylum seekers, benefits, children, families, grants;