Mental health and psychosocial support mhpss has received increasing attention from public health actors in the past 15 years. Regional psychosocial support initiative repssi for giving fost the resources and technical support to embark on this project and develop the materials. An introduction to the arc resource pack and the relationships between modules. To build sustainable local capacities and provide comprehensive, integrated and community based mental health services and psychosocial support activities that promote the resilience, and overall wellbeing of vulnerable refugee, internally displaced and host. Draft community based psychosocial support a response. Have a general idea about childrens problems and psychosocial intervention for children acquire basic skills needed for counselling. Towards a community based child protection and psychosocial support. Moreover, in such vulnerable situations children can also be targeted by violent extremist groups and may experience various forms of violence or recruitment into extremist ideologies. It is grounded in evidence based practices of wellness and resilience at the individual and community levels. A training manual for teachers and other stakeholders outlines a 3day training program. Training manual on psychosocial support for disadvantage children. John snow international jsi, uk for training the fost team in documentation and communication skills which helped us. Community based psychosocial support training manual.
The mhpss network mental health and psychosocial support. The following programs are designed to support existing programs on pss or to help your agency add pss techniques to your communitybased. This manual is a facilitators guide designed to build capacity in mental health and psychosocial care among refugee camps in order to address the complex and pressing needs of this vulnerable population. It has also been supplemented with elements from the. Biopsychosocial training myanmar 2014 3 foreword the 21st century is seeing a flourishing of psychosocial interventions in the world. I would appreciate receiving feedback from any trainers who make use of this counselor training manual. Module 5 providing psychosocial support services for adolescents.
Advice and ideas for training with arc resource pack. It is meant to give ideas, inspiration, basic facts and central concepts when preparing a basic introduction to communitybased psychosocial support. This is the second edition of the manual, a holistic approach to psychosocial support a national training manual for caregivers of orphans and other vulnerable children in uganda. The primary aim of all psychosocial support programs should be placing and maintaining children in stable and supportive family environments. In this way, it will be clear to future trainers andor supervisors which topics may need attention. The training is made up of 5 modules and includes topics such as dealing with stress, crises and loss, psychological first aid and effective communication, community work in psychosocial support, and mental health care and selfcare. This module also screens for potential behavior that may suggest the. The terre des hommes child protection psychosocial training manual has been developed for use in the field in order to train animators who work with children and other child protection programme staff. Facilitators manual for orienting field workers the publication psychological first aid. Community based psychosocial support training manual save the. Download psychosocial support training manual better care network book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. This manual, based on principles of the biopsychosocial model, is a contribution to this existing movement.
Content of the community based psychosocial support manual. The first version of this manual was published by the ministry of gender, labour and social development mglsd in 2004. Pg diploma masters in counselling and psychosocial support, university of colombo 10 global tool kit 107 training materials 143 assessment, monitoring, evaluation and research 982 research and lessons learned 520 4ws archives 19 linking research and. A manual outlining a detailed 3day training program in how to respond to the psychosocial effects of disasters. In the following you can find 51 planning tools for mental health and psychosocial support in disasters, that have been derived from an anylsis of 282 psychosocial mental health guidelines and 678 tools. How to plan psychosocial support training gives suggestions for two different kinds of trainings training of trainers and basic training and lists issues to consider when planning the training in the context of a given. Psychosocial care and support activities for vulnerable children should follow the principles of child and lifespan development. Iom training manual on psychosocial assistance for trafficked. Guidelines to recovery from trauma trauma,resilience and psychosocial needs tdh 2. The who department of mental health and substance abuse emphasizes that the number of.
It has been written in response to the needs which exist in terre des hommes child protection programmes, and should be used as a practical tool alongside the child protection. A national training manual for caregivers of orphans and other vulnerable. Psychosocial support training is a cornerstone of focusing initiatives internationals work. This training manual is meant to provide qualified reference to general helpers and counsellors on the appropriate operational standards of care and assistance to trafficked persons, paying special consideration to the psychosocial aspects of the trafficking experience. Training of trainers on mental health and psychosocial. Mental health and psychosocial support mhpss is a critical. Unit, for their assistance and support in writing of this manual, as well as david ian keith, and dmitry. The single planning tools are structured according to the most relevant topics and can be used individually.
Psychosocial support recreational activities resource guide. Mental health and psychosocial support for staff and. Produced by fost with support from repssi and jsiuk. A key principle, even in the early stages of an emergency, is building local. Community based psychosocial support unicef humanitarian. The content of this publication was developed by the iasc reference group for mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings. Good psychosocial support is comprehensive and focuses on protection, resilience and coping mechanisms. Psychosocial support definition of psychosocial support. It can help change people into active survivors rather than passive victims. Psychosocial support in emergency settings, a common monitoring and evaluation framework for mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings, iasc, geneva, 2017. The aim of the training manual is to serve as a resource for field workers to develop, facilitate and conduct their own psychosocial workshops within their specific work or regional context. Iasc reference group for mental health and psychosocial. This practicefocused resource describes how to improve psychosocial care and support of children without significant reliance on outside financial assistance or professional help.
In their training guide to psychosocial programmes the irc 2004 suggest that opportunities to participate in structured, meaningful activities including education, recreation, and interacting with peers are essential for all children, and will provide the majority with sufficient support to recover. The training manual also addresses communication techniques to promote maternal and newborn health. John snow international jsi, uk for training the fost team in documentation and communication skills which helped us structure our ideas into this product, and by then. One study concluded that increased psychosocial support by nurses or social workers for women at high risk of delivering lowbirthweight infants e. Psychosocial module training purpose the purposes of the psychosocial module of the assessment tool are to document 1 whether the participant demonstrates any behaviors affecting functioning, health and safety. Psychosocial support training is an essential component in. Efforts are needed to link referral systems, whether formal or informal, to schools. Community based psychosocial support training manual the. It was developed in response to a situation and needs assessment of mental health and psychosocial support among refugee camps in. This training manual has been adapted by sara roux, bulelwa tsotetsi and kerry wright on behalf of hope worldwide from the psychosocial support training manual zimbabwe developed by pact zimbabwe and masiye camp in zimbabwe. Module 5 providing psychosocial support services for adolescents session 5.
Training handbook on psychosocial counselling for children. Handbook on psychosocial assessment of children and communities in emergencies unicef 2. Rather than being a standalone activity, psychosocial support programs. Psychosocial wellbeing and the impact of emergency situations is an introduction to the concept of psychosocial wellbeing, the nature and challenge of emergency situations and the. Providing psychosocial support to alhiv and their caregivers. Psychosocial support training manual better care network. Mental health and psychosocial support capacities and.
Current data indicate that 450 million people worldwide are suffering from mental health or behavioural disorders. Guide for field workers is freely available in numerous languages electronically in pdf format, 2 and hard copies can be ordered from the who bookstore. Read online psychosocial support training manual better care network book pdf free download link book now. Introduceintroduce the key concepts of psychosocial support. Module 5 providing psychosocial support services for. Participant book the trainers book includes the following. Psychosocial support pss training focusing international. It helps individuals and communities to heal the psychological wounds and rebuild social structures after an emergency or a critical event. Designed for use by psychosocial program administrators or trainers. The parenting skills intervention the parenting skills intervention is designed to promote the wellbeing of children and adolescents by providing parents and caregivers with stress management techniques, positive parenting practices and strategies for supporting children and adolescents with psychosocial needs.
It comprises basic psychological first aid skills development, creative tools for stress management, an overview of important life skills for pupils and some of the general principles of psychosocial support. Introduction to working with children and psychosocial support. Psychosocial support in peacebuilding and reconciliation for conflict affected societies. This training manual is meant to be a helping tool for the trainer to develop his or her own curriculum and sessions for a psychosocial training. However, there are examples given for different kind of sessions.
The target group for who work on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies is any population exposed to extreme stressors, such as refugees, internally displaced persons, disaster survivors and terrorism, war or genocideexposed populations. This training manual is meant to be used foremost by trainers within the action by churches together act network who have attended a training of psychosocial trainers workshop. Community based psychosocial training manual act alliance. Iom training manual on psychosocial assistance for trafficked persons. Participant manual module 53 psychosocial support needs of alhiv all adolescents have unique psychosocial needs, which are different from those of. Building on available resources and capacities all affected groups have assets or resources that support mental health and psychosocial wellbeing. Community based psychosocial training manual 31st july 2015 psychosocial interventions have become increasingly recognized as a valued and important dimension of. Save the children psychological first aid training manual for child practitioners d.
This training manual is meant to be used foremost by trainers within the action by churches together act network who have attended a training of. In schools, pss may take the form of teacher training and in many cases training school counselors. Understanding children in especially difficult circumstances 14 training handbook on psychosocial counselling for cedc trainers guide situation of children in nepal 1 52 % of the total population are children below 18 years. Iasc guidelines on mental health and the iasc guidelines. Iom training manual on psychosocial assistance for. Based on the iasc guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings iasc, 2007, this document gives an overview of essential knowledge that humanitarian health actors should have about mental health and psychosocial support mhpss in humanitarian emergencies.