The Journey of the Unaccompanied Minor

This session will give professionals an insight into the type of journeys and life experiences our unaccompanied minors have faced and the impact this can have.

We will detail the continued struggles that unaccompanied minors experience after arriving in the UK such as the Home Office processes and numerous interviews and assessments, the impact of being in another country and the frequent lack of information about what has been left behind.

We will look the trauma and re-traumatisation that these experiences invoke and the impact that this can have. This information is delivered through a trauma informed lens.

• Terminology, separation and the migration journey routes, risks and experiences (trauma informed)

• Trauma Informed Practice and how we can embed these principles (through activities)

• Navigating the Asylum System and Immigration – stages of the asylum journey; timeline; the importance of substantive interviews; appeals and types of leave; Refusal and Hostile Environment Policy

• Toolkits; online resources and reports

• Pre-migration experiences of young people

• Country of origin profiles

• Dates of birth

• Why people flee

• During migration

• Migration routes/journeys and experiences

• Trafficking and smuggling

• Post migration

• The asylum process in the UK and how this may impact on young people’s behaviour

Please note

This training session from Norfolk Virtual School is for Norfolk based professionals working to support our children and young people. Any bookings made by colleagues outside Norfolk where not supporting our cohorts will be contacted and cancelled where appropriate.

Cancellation Policy

This Professional Development is currently fully subsidised by the Virtual School; there are no charges to delegates. If you need to cancel, we kindly ask that you contact us 5 working days before the course start date. This allows us to offer your space to other potential delegates.

The Virtual School reserves the right to cancel or postpone a training course if there are fewer than 6 delegates for an online event or fewer than 10 for an in-person event. If we must cancel, we will notify delegates 5 working days for virtual and 10 working days for in person courses, before the scheduled start date. A member of the Virtual School team will contact delegates who have signed up to discuss alternative dates or CPD options

This training session from Norfolk Virtual School is for Norfolk based professionals working to support our children and young people. Any bookings made by colleagues outside Norfolk where not supporting our cohorts will be contacted and cancelled where appropriate.