Course Overview
Migration whether voluntarily or forced as a result of war, conflicts, and natural disasters, can have tormenting effects to an individual’s social and psychological life. People are forced to leave behind their homes, property, and lifestyle to places where there might be discrimination, isolation and struggle to meet basic needs.
Many times, those who migrate experience culture shock as a result of landing in a place that doesn’t support the cultural values that the individuals are familiar with.
The course will equip learners with skills and knowledge on how to deal with psychosocial and mental health problems associated with displacement and other culturally sensitive interventions.
Course Content
- Introduction to psychological and mental health consequences of forced migration
- Overview of individual, family, and community interventions for people living in camps and urban contexts
- Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychological Support for emergency settings and their implications for intervention
- Culturally and contextually sensitive interviewing skills and working with translators
Exercises:
After reading course materials, students are expected to complete some relevant exercises and tasks to test their own learning.
Assignments
Students will be required to submit three assignments to demonstrate their understanding of the course content.
DURATION: 3 Months
REGIONS TARGETED: Global
COURSE FEE: €500
ORGANIZERS: GRI
LANGUAGE: English and French
FORMAT: Online Learning
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