There has been a significant groundswell of support, with more than 150,000 people registering to take part and support a displaced family within the first few days of the scheme launching.
Designed to help those supporting people affected by the Ukraine crisis, the guidance has been produced to help families create a safe and welcoming environment for displaced Ukrainian people and avoid the potential for further harm.
Outlined in the document are some simple dos and don’ts, based on the experiences of other groups of refugees. The guidance highlights how kindness, patience, and empathy will be vital.
The guidance also contains further information on assisting displaced Ukrainians to access professional support, including NHS mental health and wider community support services.
The online training is aimed for professionals and volunteers in community and grassroots organisations who are supporting the response.
Whilst the course has a central focus on trauma informed practice in the context of a humanitarian crisis, it also provides an introduction to trauma informed approaches which can be applied in a broader context to develop current practice across a range of areas including third-sector, health, social care, mental health and uniformed services.
Given London’s commitment to welcoming displaced Ukrainians into the community, this training is essential and timely in ensuring that professionals, volunteers and services are both informed and equipped with the skills and knowledge to offer care and support to this population from the moment that they arrive.
The training programme offers workshops at three levels: foundation, intermediate and advanced. Participants are encouraged to consult the learning outcomes to guide them as to which level would best suit their training needs, or their level of interest in this topic.
Would you like to be able to better support the emotional wellbeing of people seeking asylum in the UK, and influence others in your organisation to do the same?
Solace’s new online course is aimed at people in any role who may find themselves coming into contact with asylum seekers and would like to develop their understanding of the issues impacting their wellbeing so they can provide effective help.
Would you like to be able to better support the emotional wellbeing of people seeking asylum in the UK, and influence others in your organisation to do the same?
This course is the second in Solace’s series, and is aimed at mental health practitioners. It builds on course one.
The workbook provides health care and community partners with a helpful resource that offers expert and trauma-informed support.
The workbook has been developed in partnership with trauma expert, Caroline Harrison, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
You can also explore further coping mechanisms for stress from Good Thinking.
Thrive LDN and the Refugee Council have developed a short video for volunteers and professionals on engaging with refugees and asylum seekers, particularly in relation to supporting mental health and wellbeing.
In the video, Paul Cilla La Corte, London Therapeutic Services Manager for The Refugee Council, shares helpful information and advice learned from the nine years he has spent working with refugees and asylum seekers.