February

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) - English - Libya

Training

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) - English - Libya

Understand mental health and psychosocial well-being in the context of emergencies for humanitarian practitioners

IMPORTANT NOTICE

If you have registered for a place and can no longer attend you must let us know by emailing engineering.skills@redr.org.uk as soon as you are able.

Whilst this course is free of charge to attend, places on this course are extremely limited and letting us know you cannot attend allows us to give your space to someone on the waiting list and keep these courses free for the future.

RedR UK is offering a free-of-charge, innovative, high-quality online training course aiming to provide technical responders of all disciplines with an understanding of the strategies and approaches for mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in the context of a humanitarian response, including the importance of two-way communication to build trust.

The facilitated module uses participatory methods and it is expected that learners will participate in discussions and activities in order to deepen their understanding of the concepts that are discussed. Participants will be offered opportunities to share relevant personal experiences and reflections to benefit their own and others' learning.

Module aim

To train humanitarian staff & volunteers on basic definitions related to mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in context of a humanitarian response.

Module Objectives

1) Define mental health and psychosocial wellbeing

2) Explain impact of emergencies on people's mental health and psychosocial wellbeing, including common stress reactions and coping strategies

3) Describe cross-cutting approach to mental health care and psychosocial support in emergencies, and different levels of MHPSS interventions

4) Discuss main standards and frameworks for MHPSS in emergencies (IASC)

Course Structure

The module comprises one live facilitated session of 120 minutes duration.

Participants will be required to watch a short video and complete pre-reading prior to the live session.

What is the language of the training?

English

Who should attend?

The module is aimed at those responding to the 2023 Libya floods, however all humanitarian responders are welcome.

This course is offered for free; on a first come first served basis. We will be creating a waiting list, so please email us if the course is already full so we can keep you in mind if anybody drops out.

How to join?

The live online sessions are hosted on Zoom. We recommend joining via the Zoom app. Participants may join the training via a browser, although the browser offers limited access to some of the interactive features of the training. Participants will be expected to have a stable internet connection and to actively participate in all facilitated sessions.

If you complete registration and are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place through Eventbrite. This allows us to offer your place to someone else on the wait list.

Who should I contact if I have a question or query?

Please email engineering.skills@redr.org.uk.

HPASS BADGING

For this module, RedR UK is also offering HPass Badging. An HPass badge is a digital indicator of achievement and a way for participants to demonstrate their skills and experience. More information on HPass Badging can be found here: https://hpass.org/hpass-for-individuals/.

Participants will be able to redeem a badge through a link sent after the module.

RedR UK is committed to making sure everyone’s needs are met, including people of different genders, ages and disabilities. If you have any specific access requirements or learning needs RedR are committed to try and make reasonable adjustments to support your needs, please email engineering.skills@redr.org.uk at any stage of the booking process to talk directly to RedR about your needs.

Course Overview

Course Length
1 day
Location
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Timezone
Europe/London
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