The Polish Migration Forum Foundation invites you to participate in a free online training for psychologists, educators, therapists working with children with experience of forced migration. “Psychological work with a child experiencing forced migration”. 

The training consists of four independent parts. We invite you to choose yourself which parts of the training you will take part in.

Part I: “Linguistic and cultural aspects in psychological work with a child experiencing forced migration”, date: 27/11/2020, 17.00-20.15

Part II: “Standards for the diagnosis of a child with a forced migration experience”, deadline: 11/12/2020, 17.00-20.15

Part III: “Tools supporting the diagnosis of a child with experience of forced migration”, date: 12/01/2021, 17.00-20.15

Part IV: “Psychological support for a child with an experience of forced migration”, date: 12/02/2021 at 17.00-20.15

After each part of the training, we will send certificates confirming participation (pdf).

The number of places is limited, the order of applications decides. Psychologists, educators and therapists working in the Mazowieckie voivodship have priority (grant giver’s requirement).
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Part II: “Standards for the diagnosis of a child with an experience of forced migration” 

Moderator: Marta Piegat-Kaczmarczyk, Agnieszka Carrasco-Żylicz

Date: 11/12/2020, hours 17.00-20.15

Registration: via the form on this website or zapisy@forummigracji.org

Topics:

  • Factors influencing the functioning of a child with the experience of forced migration
  • Qualifications and competences of the person making the psychological diagnosis
  • Cultural and linguistic issues affecting the diagnosis
  • Conditions for psychological diagnosis in different places (psychological and pedagogical clinic, school, private and NGO offices, centers for foreigners closed and open)
  • Recommendations regarding methods

About the trainers:

Marta Piegat-Kaczmarczyk – intercultural psychologist, trainer, therapist of Solution Focused Therapy (certification process), Ambassador of the Kids Skills Method at Helsinki Brief Therapy Institute, board member of the Polish Migration Forum Foundation. She works with children after experiences of trauma, violence and discrimination, trains teachers, psychologists, educators and other professional groups. She has completed a number of specialized courses, including cognitive behavioral therapy of children and adolescents, therapy of autoregulation disorders in children, first and second degree training in Solution Focused Therapy, training in Kid’s Skills and others. She is a co-author of numerous publications in the field of education and intercultural integration.

Agnieszka Carrasco-Żylicz – is a psychologist and system psychotherapist by education. He specializes in intercultural psychotherapy. He has many years of experience in leading people and families experiencing the hardships of migration.
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The project “First steps in Poland Legal, psychological and integration support for children and adults seeking protection in Poland” co-financed by the National Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund Program and the state budget. Safe haven.