Your knowledge and skills

Working with unaccompanied children requires specific knowledge and skills. This part of the toolkit provides you with specific information on:

the development of refugee children
intercultural and child-friendly communication
country of origin information
basic legal knowledge

As a guardian, you are responsible and accountable for the child in your care

Development of the child

An unaccompanied child is extremely vulnerable: underage, alone and a refugee. Their migratory background, relationship with their family and network, and ...

Intercultural communication

As the guardian of an unaccompanied child, it is very important to share all information with the child in a culturally ...

Child-friendly communication

Talking to children is something that most people do every day. For professionals who work with children, it is an essential ...

Country of origin information

To be able to provide the child you are responsible for with the best possible support, it is always a good ...

Basic legal knowledge

As a guardian you have a role to play in various legal procedures that the child may be involved in. In ...