Module 9: ICT based Counselling for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Unaccompanied Minors

Karin Drda-Kühn – media k GmbH

Summary

Many asylum seekers, refugees and Unacompanied Minors suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder.
This can be a serious obstacle to integration.
Online offers are an opportunity to reach them for counselling and therapy.
The module explains the challenges counsellors and therapists have to cope with.
The module details what kind of qualification is needed for counsellors and therapists in online counselling for these clients.
The role of smartphones as consulting tools is described.

Course code: TM109
Exercise Category: Modules

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What‘s the state-of-the-art in research, practice and public perception in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of asylum seekers, refugees and Unaccompanied Minors?
Some background information for you

Counselling and therapy of the target group might have different preconditions – why?
Reflecting on that will sensitize you for a special clients’ group
Even if you are an experienced and very well qualified counsellor/therapist, you might realize, that this clients’ group needs more and other preparation to be treated properly

As you are now aware of the special requirements of your clients’ group, you might agree that it is a challenging task to reach this group
Online offers can be an option
Advantages and disadvantages have to be considered in order to find out what is the best treatment for a client
Benefits might be on the individual, social, professional or economic level
The identification of benefits helps in raising public and professional awareness

Special conditions of the clients’ group might require special expertise
This expertise is not necessarily a professional one, it might be a technical or social one
Acquiring this expertise might broaden your professional spectrum and give you a competitive edge

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