Improving Mental Health Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees Conference

Explore effective mental health interventions for asylum seekers who have experienced trauma and discover how services can adopt a holistic approach to treatment, prioritising comprehensive and compassionate care.

Attending 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 asylum seekers
• Examine how to set up holistic services that meet the mental health needs of refugees and asylum seekers
• Learn from the experiences of the Red Cross and Doctors of the World in delivering Multitiered and comprehensive MHPSS Systems & Psychological First Aid
• Hear how you can support the effective integration of refugees into the education system
• Improve your skills in working with asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced trauma
• Develop strategies for providing peer and community support
• Understand the role of specialist interventions such as trauma focused CBT
• Working with victims of human trafficking
• Improve practice in building resilience and improving care of unaccompanied young people seeking asylum
• Self assess and reflect on your own practice
• Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes