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Title: Hearing the Voice of Refugees in Policy and Practice


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Hearing the Voice of Refugees in Policy and
Practice
Hilaire Agnama RRF Member hilaire_at_globalteach.
co.uk 07807837405 https//www.youtube.com/watch?
featureplayer_embeddedveaBGcNZmyJQt16 2.11

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Strategy
  • (1)The first is to raise awareness of who we
    really are and the situation we face
  • (2) The second level is to influence Policy
  • (3) And the 3rd level is to influence the design
    and delivery of Services, so that they are
    accessible and effective

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OLGAS STORY
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Hearing the Voice of Refugees in Policy and
Practice
  • Working with the School of Health and Social Care
    Teesside University to help develop the
    Pre-registration nursing curriculum and the
    knowledge and skills of students
  • Aim To ensure that the service user perspective
  • influences all aspects of the curriculum design
  • to help students develop key interpersonal
    skills and their understanding of person centred
    care
  • to help students develop their understanding of
    peoples health and nursing care needs and that
    there is concentrated emphasis throughout the
    programme on the core values of nursing and the
    fundamentals of caring, compassion and
    communication

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Hearing the Voice of Refugees in Policy and
Practice
Knowledge or understanding of who an asylum
seeker /refugee is important in order to
provide effective care
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  • Some cultural beliefs and practices
  • Female Genital Mutilation
  • Oldest male seen as decision maker for family.
  • Interest and honour of the family are more
    important than those of individual family
    members.
  • In some communities women are not to be seen by
    male doctors or nurses.
  • Stigmatization will cause an individual not to
    disclose symptoms of mental health or STDs.
  • In some communities eye contact is not
    established as a sign of respect.
  • Preference for male child. (manifests itself in
    neglect, deprivation and discriminatory treatment
    of the girl child).
  • Personal health is a private affair in certain
    communities. (disclosure is important so they can
    get the help they need.)



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  • Patients are often willing to share their customs
    with those who seek to understand them.
  • In some communities use of Contraceptives is
    forbidden leading to many unwanted pregnancies.
  • In some communities the extended family has
    significant influence.
  • Mental behaviours that indicate lack of self
    control will bring shame on family.
  • Patients will refrain / be reluctant to discuss
    symptoms.
  • Injection ( some communities believe that unless
    an injection is administered they have not been
    treated properly.
  • Respect for authorities. (agree to treatment but
    not follow).
  • Time Culture ( In some communities being late for
    an appointment is not seen as a problem as long
    as they turn up)


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  • Specific health needs presented by asylum seekers
    and refugees that nurses needs to be aware of
  • Many have physical problems that affects their
    day to day life.
  • Anxiety and Depression
  • Social Isolation as a result of separation from
    families/children.
  • War and Imprisonment
  • Physical and Sexual violence.
  • Witnessing Violence to others.
  • Traumatic Bereavement.
  • Complications from injuries as a result of
    torture and violence.
  • Female Genital Mutilation victims.
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Pregnant Women (Rape Victims).
  • Starvation
  • Genocide
  • Victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

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Hearing the Voice of Refugees in Policy and
Practice
VOICE EMPOWERMENT A Trans-national Network
Hearing the voices of Refugees in Policy and
Practice in the European Union for the European
Commission, 2000 Evidence shows that those who
are the target beneficiaries of a policy must be
a part of the process through which they receive
those benefits in order for that policy to be
effective.
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