With the support of Open Society Foundation, on 20 May 2021 PIN conducted a training “Working with asylum seekers who have experienced trauma – Multidisciplinary approach” aimed for legal representatives in the asylum procedure. The training was attended by legal representatives from Belgrade Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Centre for Research and Social Development IDEAS, Humanitarian Center for Integration and Tolerance (HCIT) and Group 484.
The training was focused on understanding the impact of traumatic experiences on mental health, recognizing the most common psychological difficulties of refugees and asylum seekers, the importance of the role of lawyers and psychologists in the asylum procedure, and recommendations for strengthening multidisciplinary approach in the asylum procedure.