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Practising with care in mind: Learning from professionals and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children

Practising with care in mind: Learning from professionals and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children

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  • 10 hours study
  • Level 2: Intermediate
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      The purpose of this course is to help you think about your reflexive practice in relation to the care of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) and separated or lone migrant young people. The capacity to reflect is part of your core professional competence and helps you think about your own practice, your approach to your work and to learn from the process. A key feature of this course is that it is evidence-informed, which means it is based on research findings from a project called Children Caring on the Move. Throughout the course you will be introduced to the thoughts and opinions of practitioners and professionals who work with UASC and young people who are themselves separated or unaccompanied migrant young people.

      This course is aimed at social workers, senior practitioners, personal advisors and other professionals and practitioners working with UASC. If you are a social worker taking this course, you will be able to add it to your CPD record to meet the requirements for registration. If you are differently qualified, this course will enhance your reflexive practice skills.

      This course is free, and you are welcome to study it without enrolling. However, the course also gives you the opportunity to earn a digital badge in recognition of your learning. To collect the badge, you'll need to enrol. If you already have an OpenLearn Create account, you need to sign in before you enrol. If you don’t have an account, it is easy to create one. Once you have signed in, return to this page and click on the 'Enrol' button above. 

      This course has been developed by researchers from The Open University and the University of Northampton.

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    • Course learning outcomes

      By the end of this ten-hour course, you will:

      • Have a critical awareness of the meanings and complexities of the concept of ‘care’. 
      • Understand how different perspectives on ‘childhood’ influence our views of the care of UASC.
      • Have reflected on professionals’ and social care practitioners’ views on care.
      • Have reflected on UASC young people’s perspectives of care.
      • Have critically reflected on your own values and experiences of care practices and caring relationships of UASC.

    • Course dates:

      First Published 17/02/2023.

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      Dennis Hall17 February 2024 3:28

      The course is extremely enlightening

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