Aim
The aim of this course is to provide an in-depth overview of issues relevant to refugee and asylum seeking women
and to provide midwives with information and tools for promoting early engagement with services and providing women-centered
care.
Learning outcomes
After attending this one-day training course and using the resource materials,
the participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between different
types of entitlements to health and other services for different groups (including ‘end of process’ and ‘fresh
claims’)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the barriers
to accessing health services (including charging regulations) and ways of overcoming them
- Describe the experiences of conflict and violence, including gender violence
- Demonstrate an understanding of mental health issues and the role of mental health services
- Identify strategies for promoting early engagement with services
- Identify strategies for providing women-centered care
The course will be participatory and interactive with activities and exercises (individual, in pairs, small
and large groups) used throughout the day. All participants will receive a resource pack.
