Improving Mental Health Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees conference

The eighth annual ‘Improving Mental Health Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees’ conference will be taking place virtually on Tuesday 12th October 2021.

The programme includes an update from Angelina Jalonen, Head of Therapeutic Services at The Refugee Council, followed by focus sessions on multi-tiered and comprehensive MHPSS Systems & Psychological First Aid, working with refugees to improve mental health, and best practice examples of specialist clinical interventions.

Attending this conference will enable delegates 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

• Reflect on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on refugees and asylum seekers, and how we can improve support during and beyond covid-19

• Learn from the experiences of the Red Cross and Doctors of the World in delivering Multitiered and comprehensive MHPSS Systems & Psychological First Aid

• 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

• Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence

This brochure covers the full event and you can book tickets on the website.