A warm welcome!

This online course is designed for learners with little or no knowledge of the UK’s asylum process and the issues that people seeking asylum in the UK face.

By completing the 6 modules, you will build your awareness and understanding to help you consider ways that you as an individual, in any role, can support those who have fled to safety in the UK – and in turn how you can influence those in your organisation to do the same.

With this shared learning it is our intention that together we can create a national network of informed individuals and services to offer the most compassionate and impactful wellbeing support for those who are seeking asylum in the UK.

Essential Introduction

You can work through the modules at your own pace – as a guide we suggest completing one module per week over a 6 week period. You can navigate around the module from the main menu, or the right hand menu.

There are 3 steps to each module:

1. In each module, watch the recorded tutorial video at the start. This tutorial contains all the required learning for the module.
2. Following the video, you will see lessons which highlight key points from the film. These are intended to be:
   • helpful for those who learn best through written content.
   • a point of reference should you need to revisit or quote the information.
   • helpful for you to absorb and retain the learning.
3. And perhaps most important of all, please watch the client films at the end of each module – where you will hear directly from people with personal experience of the asylum system and the mental health challenges they have faced.

Learning Objectives

Here is what you can achieve on completion of the course.

• Have an understanding of the global refugee and UK context.
• Knowledge of the reasons why people flee their homes to seek sanctuary elsewhere.
• Knowledge of what might be involved in reaching a place of safety.
• Understanding of the emotional health and wellbeing difficulties asylum seekers may suffer, and the factors that impact it.
• Understand how it is possible to support asylum seekers who suffer with poor physical and mental health.
• Know how to access professional therapeutic support.
• Develop an awareness of related issues that impact the experience of people seeking asylum.

This course stands alone, but a second therapeutic focused course is available:

• This first course will give you the basics you need to understand the experience of those seeking asylum and an introduction to some practical things you can do to help manage stress.
• A follow up second course, should you choose to continue your learning, contains in-depth modules on specific topics to help you to strengthen a therapeutic practice.

Meet the Tutors