About this Course

Homelessness and refugee problems are at crisis point, not only in the UK but also in the rest of the world. This situation has been increasing steadily over recent years and is not about to go away. UN statistics published in 1996 by its centre for human settlements show that, depending on how homelessness is defined, between 100 million and 1 billion people are homeless in the world. Furthermore, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that world-wide there were 12 million refugees and 22.4 million people that were of concern to the UNHCR in 1997. Thus, there is an increasing need for properly trained and skilled people to take on the range of roles which help to overcome the problems faced by the homeless and by refugees.

This course has been especially designed to cover a wide range of subjects and at the same time make sure that the study texts are presented in a simple and easy to follow way. This means that whatever your level of experience or knowledge, you will be able to get the maximum out of this course.

This diploma course is suitable both for people already working in or intending to work in housing or refugee organisations like the UN, humanitarian organisations, local authorities, housing associations, homeless charities, government departments, non-profit-making organisations, churches and other religious personnel. It is also for those people who intend to work as any of the following: charity workers, homelessness officers, welfare officers, humanitarian personnel, nurses and midwives, social workers, health professionals, mental health workers

Course Contents

Module 1 – Law, Policy and Management of Homelessness

• English Legal System
• Civil and Criminal Liability
• Negligence
• Poverty & the Philosophy of Housing Management
• Population Demographics & Housing
• Housing Stock and Housing Condition
• Homelessness: A Growing Epidemic
• The Homeless Mentally Ill
• Causes, Consequences & Prevention of Homelessness
• Housing Allocation Law
• Law Relating to Homelessness
• Immigration Law Relating to Refugees and Asylum Seekers
• International Comparative Study of Homelessness
• A memo from the Homeless
• Management of Hostel & Temporary Accommodation
• Depression
• Crime and Society
• HIV and AIDS
• Homelessness and Tuberculosis
• Homelessness, Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
• Resurgence of the Slave Trade
• Immigration Rules and Public Funds
• Discrimination and Equal Opportunities
• Confidentiality
• Freedom of Information
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• European Convention on Human Rights

Module 2 – Refugee Management

• English Legal System
• Introduction to Refugees
• Asylum and Refugee Debate
• The Global Refugee Problem
• Types of Refugees
• The Causes of Crises
• Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
• The Plight of the Refugees
• Refugees, Experiences and Bereavement
• Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees
• Protocol to the Convention
• Immigration Law relating to Refugees and Asylum Seekers
• Learning Experience of Refugees
• Organised Violence
• Refugees and Crime
• Local Immigration Control/Migration Process
• Role of the UNHCR and the Aid Agencies
• Financial Problems
• Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
• Rehabilitation and Resource Management
• HIV and AIDS
• Refugees and Tuberculosis
• Resurgence of the Slave Trade
• Immigration Rules and Public Funds
• Discrimination and Equal Opportunities
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• European Convention on Human Rights

Module 3 – Management, Economics and Financial Principles Management

• Management
• Principles of Management
• Qualities of the Manager
• Managers and their Staff
• Frustration
• Motivation & Job Satisfaction
• Delegation
• Training and Development
• Time Management
• Customer Service and Quality
• Information Technology
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Stress Management
• Economics
• The Free Market Economy
• The Financial System & Money
• Inflation
• Interest Rates
• Exchange Rates
• Unemployment
• European Monetary System & Single Currency (EURO)
• International Business, Trade and Protectionism
• Balance of Payments
• The World Bank
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Financial Principles
• Financial Terminology
• Accounting Convention & Reasons for Accounting Records
• Principles of Bookkeeping
• Books of Accounts
• Preparation of Accounts
• Trading, Profit & Loss Account & the Balance Sheet
• Accounts of Limited Liability Companies & Non-Profit Making Organisations
• Depreciation of Fixed Assets
• Budgeting
• Value Added tax
• Principles of Insurance

Module 4

• Research Project
  

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