The Polish Migration Forum Foundation invites you to participate in a free online training for psychologists, educators, and therapists working with children with experience of 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, 17.00-20.15

Part IV: “Psychological support for a child with an experience of forced migration”, date: 02/12 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 I: “Linguistic and cultural aspects in psychological work with a child with experience of forced migration” Moderator: Marta Piegat-Kaczmarczyk, Zuzanna Rejmer

Date: 27/11/2020, hours. 17.00-20.15

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

Topics:

  • Discussion of factors influencing the functioning of a child-refugee
  • Initial psychoeducational diagnosis
  • What to pay attention while individual and group work with a child or children with experience of forced migration
  • Cooperation with NGOs, schools, counseling centers – where to look for support, how to weave a “network”?

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.

Zuzanna Rejmer – intercultural psychologist, trainer and advisor in the field of social skills and intercultural competences. Board member of the Polish Migration Forum Foundation. From 2004. works with people from different cultures – supports young and adult Poles and foreigners in getting to know each other and drawing on cultural differences. It trains teachers in working in a multicultural environment and supporting multilingualism in children with migration experience. He conducts individual consultations, workshops and development training.