I Was Lost - Refugee & Asylum Seeker Health Course

I Was Lost - Refugee & Asylum Seeker Health Course
God calls us to care for the stranger in our midst; to protect orphans and widows; to 'act justly and love mercy' (Micah 6:8). How does this translate to the way we care in 21st century Britain?

Over the past 20 years refugees numbering hundreds of thousands have come to the UK, with many seeking asylum. As ongoing threat of violence and political instability in the Middle East (and beyond) continues, how can Christian nurses, doctors and other agencies  rise to the challenge of meeting their physical and spiritual needs?

This one-day course offers an introduction to the key health, system, and spiritual problems faced by refugees and asylum seekers. The aim of the day is to equip Christian healthcare practitioners and others to respond to:
• common presentations encountered in daily practice within a UK health setting
• broader support needs within the community
 
The programme is practical and interactive, led by doctors, nurses and others working in this field.

The afternoon sessions are particularly relevant to a wider audience than healthcare professionals.

10.00-10.20  Introductions and Perspectives – Fi McLachlan

10.20-11.00    Common physical and mental health presentations - Andy Lephard

11.00-11.15   Coffee Break

11.15-11.55  Women’s & antenatal health - Jess Keeble & Amanda Firth

11.55 -12.45    Trauma and child development – Laura Wood

12.45           Feedback/questions - Aaron Poppleton

13.00           Lunch (food provided) Agencies in this area of work will be exhibiting information

14.00-14.45   Seminar options

1. Transcultural psychiatry: the importance of the liminal phase in migration - Bert Nanninga
2. Accessing support -signposting to necessary services – Malcolm Waring
3. Journeying in faith – Seyedemad Nejati 

14.45-15.30  1.  Destitution - denial of asylum -how to help – Anna Lewis
                       2. Health encounters - learning from refugees – Dr Ania Pawlak /others

15.30-15.45   Tea

15.45-16.30   Plenary session - Panel/Questions
When
17/03/2018
Where
Stockton Baptist Church The Square Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1TE UNITED KINGDOM
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