The Social Services Response to Unaccompanied Children in England

Mitchell, Fiona

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“…Además del miedo que lleva a muchos adolescentes a no querer compartir información sobre su historia, familia y sentimientos, la mayoría de los adolescentes entrevistados expresaron no entender la información que reciben. Estos resultados nos llevan a apoyar las conclusiones de Mitchell (2003) y Westwood (2012) sobre la importancia de formar mediadores culturales o apoyar la formación de los educadores, donde no solo importe el dominio del lenguaje, sino también el manejo de claves culturales que faciliten la comunicación.…”

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“…Otro aspecto que incide en el tipo de intervención que reciben es el modo en que se llevan a cabo las evaluaciones iniciales de los MENA a su llegada al país, así como las dificultades que entraña esta evaluación debido a la desconfianza y la falta de apoyo que perciben los adolescentes. Así, las investigaciones de Kohli (2006a), Mitchell (2003) y Westwood (2012) ahondan en la importancia del uso de intérpretes, del empleo de la lengua materna y de claves culturales que faciliten el acercamiento a estos adolescentes, así como en la necesidad de erradicar la suspicacia con que las autoridades -y en ocasiones los trabajadores sociales-se acercan a los menores extranjeros. En concreto, algunos autores como Kohli (2002Kohli ( , 2006a y Papadopoulos (2002) examinan en sus investigaciones el significado del silencio y de las escuetas historias relatadas por estos jóvenes.…”

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Menores extranjeros no acompañados en España: necesidades y modelos de intervención

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Santos

2017

Psychosocial Intervention

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Palabras clave: Menores extranjeros no acompañados Protección a la infancia Bienestar infantil Migración juvenil Modelos de intervención r e s u m e n La numerosa llegada de menores extranjeros no acompañados (MENA) a nuestro país durante los últimos 20 años ha supuesto un reto para los sistemas de protección, que se han visto en la necesidad de adaptar sus procedimientos a las necesidades concretas de estos adolescentes. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo describir las características y necesidades de los MENA acogidos en España, así como el proceso de intervención llevado a cabo en comparación con otros países. Para ello, se examinaron los documentos publicados en cada territorio, se realizaron entrevistas individuales (n = 42) y grupales (n = 8) con los adolescentes, así como con profesionales (n = 68) de 9 territorios. Se describen las similitudes y diferencias en cada una de las fases del proceso de atención a la vez que se señalan las específicas necesidades de estos adolescentes en cuanto a educación, salud, alojamiento, transición a la vida adulta y apoyo social. Se concluye la existencia de importantes diferencias en el modelo de actuación de cada región, la creación de programas y servicios específicamente dirigidos a estos adolescentes que han favorecido su adaptación al contexto de acogida, así como la necesidad de profundizar en el apoyo a la transición a la vida adulta y en la atención a su malestar emocional.

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Menores extranjeros no acompañados en España: necesidades y modelos de intervención

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Santos

2017

Psychosocial Intervention

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“…One response is that these children should be considered ‘children in need’ within the scope of the Children Act 1989. In a review of the literature on unaccompanied minors who are seeking asylum, Mitchell notes that ‘[o]wing to the absence of their parent or customary care givers, unaccompanied minors are by definition children ‘in need’ and are therefore eligible for services’ (, p.180). Applying section 20 of the Children Act 1989, which obliges local authorities to accommodate a child if there is no person with parental responsibility or he/she has been abandoned, would enable social services to have more oversight of the child's care than if they treat the child as privately fostered.…”

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‘I'm Here as a Social Worker’: A Qualitative Study of Immigration Status Issues and Safeguarding Children in Private Fostering Arrangements in the UK

Wells

2019

Child Abuse Review

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Private fostering of non‐citizen children in the UK has become a focus of child protection social work since the Laming report into the death of Victoria Climbié. This paper reports on a qualitative study that aimed to understand children's experiences of private fostering and social work practice. The study involved interviews with social workers and privately fostered children, reviews of advice line calls to Children and Families Across Borders and a review of safeguarding reports from London boroughs. It found that many children who present as ‘privately fostered’ have been in effect abandoned by their parents and are living with strangers. While the homes that they live in may be safe, insecure immigration status renders children vulnerable and, if not regularised, will lead to complicated and stalled transitions to adulthood. The key findings of this study are that children whose parents are not resident in the UK are treated as privately fostered, but the underlying premise of private fostering legislation, which is that the parent retains meaningful responsibility for the child, is often not in place. Key Practitioner Messages Privately fostered children may have insecure immigration status. Social workers should consider regularising immigration status for privately fostered children as part of safeguarding. If a child's parents are not resident in the UK, social workers should consider whether the local authority has a duty to make arrangements for him/her to have a safe home.

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“…Instead, the studies reported a ‘growing culture of disbelief in respect of the age of those claiming to be under 18’ (Ayotte & Williamson 2001, p. 70) and the treatment of anyone over 16 years as a de facto adult, allowed access to food and shelter but little else. As layer upon layer of concern was built up about a ‘hardening of practice and attitudes in this area’ (Mitchell 2003, p. 182), the broader strategic picture of social work became grey and rather bleak. Ayotte & Williamson's (2001, p. 10) survey of the views and experiences of ‘126 young people as well as professionals’, observed that in July and August 2000 two‐thirds of local authorities had no policies related to unaccompanied minors.…”

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The comfort of strangers: social work practice with unaccompanied asylum‐seeking children and young people in the UK

Kohli

2006

Child & Family Social Work

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Unaccompanied children and young people seeking sanctuary as political refugees are increasingly visible within many industrialized nations, where several studies confirm their vulnerability and needs. These studies also highlight what appears to be the poor quality of social work services and practices that these minors encounter. This paper examines some of the details contained in such reports of deficiency and seeks to place them within a more optimistic appraisal of social work practice. Based on a small research study, it suggests that resettlement for unaccompanied minors is complex and contains different types of loss as well as gain. It also asserts that practice by some social workers shows they have a grasp of this complexity as they offer practical assistance, therapeutic care and companionship to the young people to help them resettle in new environments.

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The Social Services Response to Unaccompanied Children in England

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Menores extranjeros no acompañados en España: necesidades y modelos de intervención

Menores extranjeros no acompañados en España: necesidades y modelos de intervención

‘I'm Here as a Social Worker’: A Qualitative Study of Immigration Status Issues and Safeguarding Children in Private Fostering Arrangements in the UK

The comfort of strangers: social work practice with unaccompanied asylum‐seeking children and young people in the UK

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