Identity, equality & culture
Caring for a UASC from Albania
In the year ending March 2022, 4,081 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) arrived in the UK seeking asylum. Some of these children needed to be looked after in foster care. Albania is one of the main countries of origin for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK.
What you will learn
- The reasons a child might be unaccompanied and seeking asylum.
- How to overcome various challenges together, including language barriers and cultural differences.
- General information about Albania.
- How to keep the child’s culture and customs alive, whilst also helping them understand UK culture and learn the language.
- Common mental health issues in asylum-seeking children.
- How to be aware of and deal with prejudice, and other challenges your foster child might face.
- How to apply for asylum in the UK, and how to support the child through the process.
How the course works
The course is broken into manageable online units and includes knowledge checks or quizzes where appropriate. Progress saves automatically, so learners can pause and return on any device.
A certificate is available when all required course elements are completed successfully.
Who it is for
Foster carers, support carers and fostering-service staff who need practical, up-to-date learning in this topic.