BARNSLEY REFUGEE COUNCIL - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WELLBEING SUPPORT

What we offer

The therapy we offer is flexible and tailored to need. Additional family therapy is available, where required. Visits can take place at school, home or agency facilities.

We deliver:

• Initial assessment
• Treatment plan
• One-to-one-therapy
• Play therapy
• Family therapy and group work
• Specially trained interpreters

We also provide training for educational staff working with refugee children and we can also help schools put in place effective support strategies.

Training sessions might include:

• Understanding the context and experience of this group
• The impact of trauma
• Collaborating between agencies
• Identifying common issues in school
• Creative school-based interventions

Who it's for

We work with vulnerable refugee children and their families who are affected by conflict, and who have settled in the UK under:

• The Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme
• The Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme
• The Gateway Protection Programme
• The United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme
• The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy
• The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme

as well as schools attended by refugee children who arrived under these programmes.