Reception of vulnerable persons: identification of vulnerability and provision of initial support (Block A)
Key information
Key information
THIS MODULE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR TRANSLATION ANYMORE BECAUSE IT IS BEING RESTRUCTURED. NEW VERSION WILL BE READY TOWARDS THE END OF 2023
TARGET GROUP
Reception officers in contact with applicants for international protection in the reception system
ESQF LEVEL
N/A
DURATION
20-30h online learning
1 day face-to-face
LANGUAGES
English, Greek, Czech, German, Slovak, Spanish, Lithuanian & Latvian
VERSION
Version 1 (2020)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & PREREQUISITES
N/A
Description
Description
The aim of this module is to explain how to construct objective reports describing observations on vulnerability, the basic principles of facility and room allocation for vulnerable persons, and information provision to vulnerable persons.
This module focuses on the concept of vulnerability in the reception context. It explores different categories of vulnerable persons, vulnerability indicators and protective factors. The module also deals with the implications of vulnerabilities for reception needs, the initial steps to support applicants with special reception needs, psychological first aid, and biases and how to overcome them.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Outline vulnerability indicators, categories of vulnerable persons and the implications of vulnerabilities for special reception needs
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Apply techniques and procedures to identify asylum applicants with special reception needs and decide how to deal with them
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Initiate support for applicants with special reception needs