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Spinning World

What is Spinning World?

A specialist service for young people aged 14-25 who are seeking asylum or have refugee status and have experienced challenging events in their home country or on their journey to the UK.

About Spinning World

Spinning World provides a safe place for you to explore the challenges you have experienced. On your first visit you will meet and get to know your therapist. You will talk about what you need and how your therapist can help you. Your therapist will try and learn about your culture and what is important to you. Your therapist will continue to meet with you once a week and will work alongside you, supporting you to make sense of your thoughts and feelings and the events you have experienced.

How will this service help me?

You are in control of the sessions and can decide whether you want help with you feel in the present or when you feel safe enough, the therapist can help you deal with and process your past experiences.

Your therapist will listen when you want to talk but talking is not the only way to express yourself. Your therapist will support you to explore and express yourself creatively. They will support you with culturally sensitive therapeutic activities that promote healing and resilience.

FAQs

Will accessing the service impact my asylum claim? +

Spinning World is completely different from the home office so your therapist won’t be making any decisions about your asylum claim. Therapy with Spinning World is just about providing people with emotional support and an opportunity to feel better.

Are my sessions private? +

Sessions are completely confidential.

YPAS services are confidential and we will respect that as much as possible. However, if we feel that you or someone else may be at risk of harm we may need to contact someone. We would inform you of this first where possible.

How will my sessions help? +

The aim of sessions is to develop safety and promote resilience. Sessions aim to address current difficulties and historic events.

Can I access an interpreter if required? +

Yes you can. Your therapist will book an interpreter if you require one.

Why have I been referred? +

Moving to a new country with a new language, people and culture can be overwhelming and extremely challenging. Your support worker/parent or carer has recognised that you might be experiencing:

• Feelings of loss due to separation from friends, family and country of origin
• Sleep difficulties/ nightmares
• Worried feelings about the past/ future
• Anxiety about Asylum claim
• Concentration difficulties
• Feeling like you want to isolate yourself from others

Do I have to attend the sessions? +

Therapy is a voluntary relationship, which means you have a choice in whether you feel you want it or need it. If you start sessions with a therapist and don’t want to continue come to your session and let them know as they can give you information to take away with you that can be helpful in the future.

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Parent/Carer

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Young Person Aged 15

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Young Person Aged 20

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Parent/Carer

I felt progression and I found my strength and resilience through the sessions. I am proud of myself for staying strong and showing my commitment through the past months of my sessions. I also gained a handful of coping strategies and I maintained my balance by controlling my worries.
Young Person Aged 18