1 / 20

Word of Welcome

Word of Welcome. Mr. B.J.M. Baron van Voorst tot Voorst the Queen's Commissioner for the Province of Limburg. Opening of the Conference. Mr. Alvaro Pinto Scholtbach Multilateral Programmes Director of the Netherland Institute for Multiparty Democracy. Aims of the day.

tayten
Download Presentation

Word of Welcome

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Word of Welcome Mr. B.J.M. Baron van Voorst tot Voorst the Queen's Commissioner for the Province of Limburg

  2. Opening of the Conference Mr. Alvaro Pinto Scholtbach Multilateral Programmes Director of the Netherland Institute for Multiparty Democracy

  3. Aims of the day • What strategy should be followed to prepareasylum seekers for an self-reliant future? • To present approaches like psychological support and vocational training, which help to stabilize and to train Asylum Seekers • To present the achievements and difficulties of integrating Asylum Seekers in the labour market • To present the potential of net-working within a programme like EQUAL • To present findings of the 5 Development Partnerships in regard toreintegration • To draw conclusions from the aforementioned experiences

  4. Introduction Mr. B. Feringa, Director of Labour Market Policy Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs

  5. Interview The experience of two participants Mr. Nzinga Jorge from Angola Mr. Bashir Ahmad Omar from Afghanistan

  6. Panel 1 Psychological Support and Vocational Training

  7. Aims of the Panel • To present a conceptual framework • To present activities of the 5 Development Partnerships (DP’s) • To draw conclusions from the aforementioned experiences

  8. Conceptual Framework Situation of Asylum Seekers I • Asylum Seekers represent legally two groups of people: • refugees • migrants • Socially and psychologically there are considerable differences within the group of Asylum Seekers • It is a widespread practice in Europe to place Asylum Seekers in reception centres • The duration of ”special” conditions varies throughout Europe

  9. Conceptual FrameworkSituation of Asylum Seekers II • Asylum process and living conditions of Asylum Seekers are • stressful • insecure • have negative effects on the individual’saction-potential • The longer this process carries on, the stronger are the negative effects

  10. Conceptual FrameworkSupport for Asylum Seekers • Psychological support and vocational training are two approachesused by the Development Partnerships • to stop the negative development and the decline of a persons self-reliance • by enabling the capacity of persons to orient themselves in the new surrounding and to communicate in the host society • The main target of psychological support and vocational training is increasing the action-potential

  11. Scope of Practice in the 5 DP’s • All Development Partnerships (DP’s) developed methods to support Asylum Seekers in order to increase their capabilities needed for economic self-reliance • All DP’s offered language training and vocational training, the German and the Austrian projects provided psychological support as well • In the Netherlands asylum seekers can make use of the existing mental health care, in Spain structures for psychological support for Asylum Seekers exist beside ENEAS-Equal

  12. DP Back to Work, NLMr. P. Söder • Psychological support • No psychological support within the vocational training • Personal coaching is a part of the vocational training • The coach/ teacher observes psychological problems and reports them to the school psychologist • Student is referred to the facilities of the National Health System • Vocational training programme: skills, support, coaching, observation

  13. DP ENEAS, SpainMr. V. García Alvarez • Psychological Support for Asylum Seekers is provided in Spain besides ENEAS-Equal • Vocational training is integrated in a global approach • Difficulties: • Diagnostic tools tested only with reception country people • To centre intervention in psychological aspects forgetting the legal, economic and social context of the person • The recognition of diploma’s • Good Practise: • To include the social-cultural and economical context when giving psychological support • Interdisciplinary working team on the field of psychological support • Many participants in vocational training.

  14. DP SEPA, GermanyMr. W. B. Emminghaus • Psychological counselling • Prior to training measures and assignment to vocational training (specific indication) • Within the vocational training curricula on a group and on an individual level • Main objective: empowerment • The restitution of the capability for learning and working • To secure a continuous participation in the courses • To secure mental health • Good practice: • Integration of therapy and work-related capability • Inclusion of vulnerable (traumatized) and prevention • Problems: Language skills & translation

  15. DP SEPA, GermanyMr. W. B. Emminghaus • Education and training • School education of youth: target-oriented assistance complements regular schooling • Vocational training including language courses • Good Practice: • Tailor-made solutions in combining language training and vocational training • Integration of different services for the participants (teaching, counselling) • Problems: • High drop-out rate

  16. DP JobShop, AustriaDr. R. F. Morawetz • Psychological Support was provided to Asylum Seekers and to people who work with Asylum Seekers • 24 h Hotline, Emergency Psychologists • 1:1, family- and group counselling depending on indication • Good Practise: the earlier the better • Problem: Rumours: “If you use psychological support your chances for getting asylum increase.” • Language Training and Vocational training were offered to all participants of the project • Good practise: preparatory training for entering the job-market • Problem: Language skills in vocational training courses

  17. DP HIT, NetherlandsMr. E. Pater • Psychological support was given through the existing health system • Vocational training had a therapeutic and a job-related aspect • A new method was developed “Integrated Training” Theory and praxis of vocational training and language training in one programme • This method proved to be useful for other target-groups • Problem: no structural funding, no (European) policy

  18. General Statements • Psychological support and vocational training are ways for asylum seekers to cope with their insecure (living) conditions • Psychological counselling and vocational training can be a pre-requisite for other services that can lead to work in the host and home country • Methods require improvement because of • language barriers • cultural difference

  19. Political Conclusions • EQUAL gives the opportunity to develop innovative approaches • Such as: Close connection betweenpsychological services and training measures • New approaches should be transferred to regular systems • There is a need for further development of know-how and methods • On a European level there is need for: • Collaboration on the development of minimum standards • Structural funding

  20. Panel 1 Psychological Support and Vocational Training

More Related