Guidance for clinicians when working with refugees and asylum seekers.

Int Rev Psychiatry

UEL Refugee Mental Health and Wellbeing Portal, London, UK.

Published: September 2022

The contribution and role of psychologists, psychiatrists or mental health practitioners in working alongside forced migrants may take many forms. The guidance on which this paper is based, came about when several members of the British Psychological Society (including those with lived experience and insight and those who had set up services); became aware of the need for good practice guidance for clinicians working with refugees, asylum seekers including forced migrants across Britain. These guidelines cover a range of areas where clinicians work with individuals in clinical contexts, schools, nurseries, colleges and within community organisations.

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