Ethnic Minorities Support
Factsheets for LAC and care leavers
‘Become’, previously known as ‘The Who Cares Trust’ have created factsheets for LAC and care leavers which they have also translated into Arabic, Kurdish, Pashto, Tigrinya, and Vietnamese which may be a useful resource for our UASC carers/children’s social workers.
http://www.becomecharity.org.uk/for-professionals/resources/care-advice-line-factsheets/
Radicalisation and Extremism Factsheet
This factsheet has been produced by tri.x as a resource for professionals working with children, young people and families and gives a brief overview on the Prevent duty, the Channel Panel and the importance of referrals.
Resources, Support and Services
Click the links below for information about resources and sources of help:
- List of suggested books featuring diversity
- List of suggested EY's books featuring diversity
- Further Sources of Support and Information
- Hair Care fact sheet
- Diversity in diction
- Caring for a child of a different ethnicity web version
- The Refugee Council
- Coram - Children's Legal Centre - Seeking Support: a guide to the rights and entitlements of separated children provides comprehensive, practical advice to professionals on the legal rights of separated migrant children and young people.
Cultural Identity
Suppose a child comes to live with you who has a different ethnicity from you. In that case, it is essential that you value and respect the child's cultural identity, heritage and past experiences and be willing to learn.
This could be researching on specific needs such as hair care and skin products or supporting them to find links with their local community and helping them meet their religious needs.
The child's social worker and your own supervising social worker will be able to support and guide you.
