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Asylum in Scotland: child's welfare paramount?: asylum seeker families and unaccompanied asylum seeker children
- Authors:
- BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (SCOTLAND), UNISON Scotland
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers (Scotland); UNISON Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guidance is designed to provide a framework for ethical practice for UNISON and BASW members in Scotland who are social work and social care practitioners and who are providing a service to the children of asylum seeker families or to unaccompanied asylum seeker children.
Working together as culture brokers by building trusting alliances with bilingual and bicultural newcomer paraprofessionals
- Authors:
- OWEN Carol L., ENGLISH Meme
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 84(5), September 2005, pp.669-688.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
The authors' reflect on the challenges and rewards of partnering as casework supervisors with bilingual and bicultural newcomer paraprofessionals in resettlement work with refugee young people. Such individuals are generally recruited for their linguistic abilities and cultural knowledge, but they can lack formal clinical training or licensing credentials. Drawing on their own experience as supervisors of bilingual and bicultural newcomer paraprofessionals from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, the authors compare their early attempts to establish trust and communication with insights gained in more recent supervisory experiences. Recommendations are offered that promote mutual understanding between newcomer paraprofessionals and their Western-trained supervisors.
This is my life
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.03, 2003, p.42.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a scheme supporting young asylum seekers and refugees to record their experience of living in Huddersfield.
How to make a new life in the UK: a self-help guide for young refugees and asylum seekers
- Author:
- NATIONAL INFORMATION FORUM
- Publisher:
- National Information Forum
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 94p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical guide aimed at young people who are seeking asylum or who have been given refugee status or exceptional leave to remain the UK. It gives basic information and details of relevant organisations that can help with asylum applications, life in the UK, and keeping in touch with family, friends and other people from countries of origin.
Same but different: meaning-making among refugee and non-refugee youths
- Authors:
- DYBDAHL Ragnhild, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care, 17(4), 2021, pp.433-448.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: There is substantial research on the experiences, needs and well-being of unaccompanied refugee adolescents, but less is known about existential aspects of their lives. The purpose of the current study is to explore existential meaning-making among unaccompanied refugee children. Design/methodology/approach: The informants in this study are young unaccompanied refugees (n = 30) living implications: The findings may be useful for supporting young refugees, as they provide insights into less-studied aspects of their lives. Originality/value: The originality of this study lies in the focus on and broad interpretation of meaning, of secondary data analyses, and of comparisons between youths that are refugees versus non-refugees. (Edited publisher abstract)
What alternatives post-austerity? Importance of targeted employment advice for refugee young people in London, UK
- Author:
- GATELEY D.E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Youth Studies, 17(9), 2014, pp.1260-1276.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The impact of the UK Coalition government's cuts has catastrophically impacted advisory and support services to refugee young people. Many bespoke refugee services have ceased with the alternative being conventional information sources that lack specialist knowledge of the unique situation of refugees. Taking an autonomy approach, this qualitative research study discusses the benefits of the now (Publisher abstract)
Negotiating family, navigating resettlement: family connectedness amongst resettled youth with refugee backgrounds living in Melbourne, Australia
- Authors:
- MCMICHAEL C., GIFFORD S. M., CORREA-VELEZ I.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Youth Studies, 14(2), March 2011, pp.179-195.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
For refugee adolescents trying resettle in a new country, being part of a supportive family may be critical in assisting them to achieve wellbeing and create positive futures. This longitudinal study investigated the family life of 120 young people with refugee backgrounds who had resettled in Melbourne, Australia. The study employed a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods carried out in school, home and community settings over 4 years between 2004 and 2008. Data collection focused on 5 key themes: identity/perception of self; connections to people; connections to place; health and wellbeing; and hopes and aspirations for the future. Family instability was a core feature of the early settlement period. This paper focuses specifically on changing household composition, and levels of trust, attachment, discipline and conflict in family settings during young people's first years of resettlement. The results suggest that while families are central to the wellbeing of these young people, changing family dynamics can also pose a threat to wellbeing and successful settlement. It argues that youth focused settlement services must explicitly engage with family contexts in assisting refugee youth to achieve wellbeing and successfully resettle.
The detention of children in the immigration system: first report of session 2009-10: report together with formal minutes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a short inquiry into the detention of children in the UK immigration system. It investigated why children were detained, how long they were detained for and the conditions at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. Among the recommendations are: Government statistics should be more informative and local authorities should play a greater role in this; detention of children for indeterminate periods must be avoided; UKBA (UK Border Agency) should consider the use of electronic tags, reporting requirements and residence restrictions (while reserving the right to detain); UKBA should adopt the principle that the detention of young children must only ever be used as a last resort.
Grief matters for young asylum seekers and refugees: seminar report and recommendations
- Author:
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 7p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many asylum seeking and refugee children and young people 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.
Understanding vulnerability: from categories to experiences of young Congolese people in Uganda
- Author:
- CLARK Christina R.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 21(4), July 2007, pp.284-295.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article problematises the ‘vulnerables’ category that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees applies to groups of refugees. Drawing on 9 months’ qualitative research with young Congolese refugees in Uganda, it presents research subjects’ self-identification and lived realities that do not correspond to the homogenous, fixed ‘vulnerables’ ideal. Moreover, it argues