AFRUCA – Africans Unite Against Child Abuse workshop The Mental Health Implications of Child Abuse for African Children: Exploring child trafficking, witchcraft branding and female genital mutilation on Friday 29 September 2017 from 9.30am - 3.30pm at AFRUCA Centre, Phoenix Mill, Piercy Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 7HY.
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Aims:
This workshop will focus on the mental health impact of child abuse and exploitation linked to cultural and religious practices amongst Black African children and repairing the damage of abuse on mental health. Key issues addressed by AFRUCA Mental Health service including female genital mutilation, the branding of children as witches as well as the use of juju and oath rituals to control victims of Trafficking and Exploitation will be explored. The range of psychological impact of the above and the role of practitioners in understanding and supporting young people with these experiences will also be a focus of these workshops.
AFRUCA will utilise an array of learning and teaching styles including small group discussions, experiential hands-on learning, multimedia methods and lecture delivery along with case studies will be interwoven throughout.
Workshop Outcomes:
- Improve knowledge of key Mental Health issues affecting Black/African children experiencing Trafficking and exploitation, Witchcraft Branding and FGM
- Better understanding of the psychological and cultural syndromes of Black/African children experiencing different forms of culturally based child abuse and exploitation
- Enhanced ethical practices when working psychologically with Black/African children
- Increased capacity of stakeholders and their ability to psychologically support victims of abuse in a culturally sensitive manner
Workshop Summary:
Part One:
- Brief introduction to cultural intelligence and some exploration of cultural and religious practices impacting on child safeguarding among affected groups.
Part Two:
- Psychological impact of child trafficking and exploitation, FGM, witchcraft and religion.
- Repairing the Damage: Clinical intervention with child victims of trafficking and exploitation focusing on AFRUCA’s work