Mental Health in Complex Emergencies
Course Content at a Glance
This is a residential course consisting of two elements:
1. A six day intensive basic module that focuses on the specific contexts of conflict, post-conflict and disaster settings. This part of the course will provide a practical orientation to a variety of topics, including introducing the Interagency Guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings how to conduct rapid assessments, designing and setting up mental health services or psychosocial programmes (exploring the differences between them), clinical work and therapeutic approaches in non-western contexts, dealing with sexual and gender based violence, the issues of cultural validity and human rights, taking care of oneself and dealing with burnout. It will also introduce potential field workers to essentials such as personal security, and practical aspects of humanitarian work in the field.
2. (New!) In the second week participants can choose from several optional modules that are currently in preparation. These modules will have a duration of 3 days and focus on some of the specific skills sets that are needed in these settings: training others, therapeutic skills in emergencies, and research methods around child focused psychosocial interventions.
Successful participants will receive a certificate.
