When I arrived, many different persons introduced to me to deal with my situation: social workers, lawyers, police officers, psychologists immigration official, guardian, the caretakers in the house where I lived, the teacher, doctor. I knew that all of them could play a role in relation to my new situation but I didn’t get precisely how they could help and which were their functions. When I finally understood their specific role it became much easier to relate with them in a useful way. They helped me in particular at resolving practical issues for example with regard to the acquisition of documents. With some of them, I established trustworthy and protective relationships. I have seen the importance of having relationships with different people who could support me in case someone tries to take advantage of me.

 

Try to understand the role of the different persons that come in contact to you in order to establish relations useful and protective for your situation.