At the beginning of the theoretical part of the diploma, I first focus on the experience of unaccompanied refugee children and with the help of Slovenian and foreign literature present their reasons for fleeing the homeland, the dangers they face on the way and coming to a new country. I further focus on the rights of unaccompanied refugee children, where I first present international acts that emphasize the rights of children, refugees and also unaccompanied refugee children. I also present the current Slovenian legislation, where the most important are the Foreigners Act and International Protection Act. I dedicate a chapter to trauma among unaccompanied refugee children, where I first present trauma as a cause and effect of migration and responses to trauma. In the following, I focus on recovery from trauma and children's resilience, and present protective factors that enable children to develop strategies for coping with adversity, and at the same time address how the same factors can pose a risk. In the third chapter, I focus on psychosocial support and help to unaccompanied refugee children. First, I present the importance of psychosocial support and help and its provision in Slovenia, and in the last part of the theoretical part of diploma I focus on the role of social work and an trauma-informed care approach. In the empirical part, I present the research I conducted based on conversations with legal representatives of unaccompanied children. At the beginning of the research, I asked myself research questions, which I answered on the basis of qualitative data analysis. I wanted to find out how the restrictive immigration policy affects the traumatization of unaccompanied children and what promotes recovery from trauma in children. I was also interested in how legal representatives establish and maintain a trusting relationship with unaccompanied children. Finally, I was also interested in what changes would contribute to improving the lives of unaccompanied children in Slovenia. At the end of the assignment, I present my results and suggestions.
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