Experience of working with child refugees in Scotland? We would like to hear from you.

More than a thousand Syrian refugees have been resettled across Scotland including a number of children, some unaccompanied.

Children in Scotland is committed to ensuring that Scotland can provide a welcoming and supportive home to child refugees. Key to this is a strong children’s sector workforce with the combination of knowledge, skills, and resources that are necessary to meet the often very complex needs of these vulnerable children.

We would like to build a clearer picture of professionals’ experiences of working with children who have experienced trauma, including refugee children, in order to tailor our communications, training and events, and other forms of support to the needs of the workforce.

If you have experience of working with refugee children and families, please take a few minutes to respond to the four questions below.

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* 1. Please provide a brief description of your work with child refugees and their families.

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* 2. What knowledge, skills and experience do you need to provide the best possible support?

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* 3. In your view, are there any gaps in workforce expertise that could be addressed through training, CPD or other forms of support?

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* 4. Are there any gaps in resources that hinder your ability to provide effective support?

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* 5. If you are happy for us to contact you should we require any clarification or further information, please provide your email address or a contact telephone number in the box below.

If you would prefer to contact us directly to discuss your experiences, please get in touch with either Nicola Pay (npay@childreninscotland.org.uk) or Jeni Bainbridge (jbainbridge@childreninscotland.org.uk) and we will be happy to arrange a time to call you.

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