Hello
I am currently on placement with a refugee charity in UK.
Is there anyone that have worked in similar sector that can share your experience?
Such as what are the challenges?
How do you do you apply the core skills of occupational therapists with working with this group of service user?
Many thanks,
Matt
Hi @matthewchan257, Have you also had a look at the Facebook group 'Occupational Opportunities for Refugees and Asylum Seekers'? There may be some helpful discussion there. They also highlight in a post an organisation called Translators Without Borders. Whilst not directly relevant perhaps, there may be a few helpful bits of info there too. The OT Hub Team
Hi Matt - I'm passing on some information from Verena, who got in touch today via our Facebook group, The OT Hub Community: 'There is a ENOTHE Group working on this topic with a new website. Nadine Blankvoort is also representing WFOT on this matter. She just gave a TEDx speech on this topic. I will try to include the links in another post.' https://enothe.eu/ot-europe-displaced-persons-project.../ https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UvQjpcwyuDHXBb6gkeI8/full
Hi Matt, I have been working with this client group since 2008 (although not in an OT setting), and I'm currently doing my Msc dissertation exploring the role of OT with young unaccompanied minors. I don't know if any of those experiences would be useful but there's certainly a lot more emerging research in this field that I'm happy to send you.
Thank you [@Amy Fisher] and [@rosie_c] for helping [@matthewchan257] out! 😊
Hi Matthew,
I have completed a fair bit of research on this area of practice in my final year of uni.
I'll link you to some handy readings and websites that may help!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../10.1111/1440-1630.12349
Concettina Trimboli has completed a lot of research in this area
https://oofras.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1801393130103531/
Really recommend this facebook group especially if you are interested in this area!
Hi Matthew, As part of my role I do have refugees in my service (inpatient mental health) and I also volunteer as befriender and have spent time in Calais. I wrote my dissertation on how OTs are working in this field (happy to share if your interested) and there is a very minimal evidence base. I think really important things to consider are that the western idea of what independence looks like may be culturally different or more linked to a community or role. Secondly never assuming what those cultural differences are without talking to the person youaree working with! Remember to be person centered and that may mean inclusion of other family members in the process or conversation.Good luck in your placement! Sounds really interesting:)
Hello Matthew, Thanks for your post in the Community Forum! Your (role emerging?) placement sounds very interesting! Would you be happy for us to raise awareness of this post to other Members via our social media accounts? We expect you'll get a speedier response this way. Many thanks The OT Hub Team hubteam@theOThub.com
Hello Matthew, Thanks for your post in the Community Forum! Your (role emerging?) placement sounds very interesting! Would you be happy for us to raise awareness of this post to other Members via our social media accounts? We expect you'll get a speedier response this way. Many thanks The OT Hub Team hubteam@theOThub.com