1. The story of a journey Ravi KS Kohli Professor of Child Welfare

2. Thinking about journeys of learning Based on my research into the lives of refugee children, I will consider: Journeys that take us to places where we feel safe, where we belong, and where we can be successful Journeys that take us to places where we feel safe, where we belong, and where we can be successful Contextual influences that turn our territories into desirable or undesirable places to live and learn Contextual influences that turn our territories into desirable or undesirable places to live and learn What we do to make citizens out of those who wish to join us What we do to make citizens out of those who wish to join us

3. Refugee journeys to citizenship Firstly, acclimatisation, learning or attempting to learn the language, norms, roles and customs of the host community, Firstly, acclimatisation, learning or attempting to learn the language, norms, roles and customs of the host community, Secondly, adaptation, learning to deal with new roles and customs as they rebuild their lives and identities. Secondly, adaptation, learning to deal with new roles and customs as they rebuild their lives and identities. Thirdly, participation in host societies, at the level of employment, education and training, and living in contexts that are safe and comfortable Thirdly, participation in host societies, at the level of employment, education and training, and living in contexts that are safe and comfortable Fourthly, resettlement takes place at the level of shifts and absorption of cultures of belonging Fourthly, resettlement takes place at the level of shifts and absorption of cultures of belonging

4. Resettlement processes Belonging Success Safety

5. Cultures of reception Pathology: Those scarred by conquest, war, famine and death, need to be mended Pathology: Those scarred by conquest, war, famine and death, need to be mended Bureaucratisation: setting up systems, categories, and rules to administer and tidy up asylum as a ‘messy’ reality Bureaucratisation: setting up systems, categories, and rules to administer and tidy up asylum as a ‘messy’ reality Watch your back: powerful cliques, looking caring but in an acute struggle for supremacy Watch your back: powerful cliques, looking caring but in an acute struggle for supremacy Crisis-driven: policies determined by fear of flooding or single catalytic events Crisis-driven: policies determined by fear of flooding or single catalytic events Welcome: Providing Sanctuary for refugees as real people with the right to a ‘home’ Welcome: Providing Sanctuary for refugees as real people with the right to a ‘home’

6. Hawkins P and Shohet R (1997) Supervision in the helping professions. Buckingham. Open University Press Hawkins and Shohet (1997) describe five different types of cultures within helping organisations: 1. The personal pathology culture 2. The bureaucratic culture 3. The watch-your-back culture 4. The reactive crisis-driven culture 5. The learning/developmental culture Organisational Cultures

7. The learning/developmental culture People feel safe as part of the duty of care that is valued and prioritised People feel safe as part of the duty of care that is valued and prioritised The quality of relationships matter, so that civility, clarity, precision, reliability, prompt attention and kindness become part of the fabric of experience for staff The quality of relationships matter, so that civility, clarity, precision, reliability, prompt attention and kindness become part of the fabric of experience for staff Learning is for everybody, and a shared responsibility Learning is for everybody, and a shared responsibility ‘Potential’ rather than ‘fault’ and the co- management of problems and crises are identified as a starting point for learning ‘Potential’ rather than ‘fault’ and the co- management of problems and crises are identified as a starting point for learning How different people make their journey through this culture is understood and valued. How different people make their journey through this culture is understood and valued. There is a will to be balanced, connected, and ethical when sustaining reciprocity between staff There is a will to be balanced, connected, and ethical when sustaining reciprocity between staff

8. Medics Teachers Practical help Immigration Lawyers People who are missing Therapists People who are known to have died Hidden friends & family Living family members Companions Friends Witnesses C ompanionship Domains of social work practice Carers Police linking bridging bonding Kohli, RKS (2007) Social Work with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children. Palgrave.

9. Journeys to professiona l citizenship Practical help witnessingcompanionship safety belonging success simple stories puzzles and worries navigation advice complex logistics reflective accounts bonding reflexive accounts bridginglinking

10. The learning journey as safety, belonging, success Learning and re-learning challenge our safety: expect to be perturbed Learning and re-learning challenge our safety: expect to be perturbed Acclimatise, adapt, participate, absorb Acclimatise, adapt, participate, absorb Make fragments fit the whole Make fragments fit the whole Make yourself and others feel safe: Link, bridge, bond: belong with others Make yourself and others feel safe: Link, bridge, bond: belong with others Endure, endure, endure: keep the faith Endure, endure, endure: keep the faith Success is hardly ever an accident Success is hardly ever an accident