Institute for International Health and Development - IIHD

Short Courses

Psychosocial Intervention with War-Affected Populations, Displaced Persons & Refugees

This course aims to equip participants for programme planning and training development in the field of psychosocial assistance.

Using resource materials from a wide range of sources, including web-based materials, this course focuses on current debates in the field of psychosocial work such as the socio-cultural context of conflict, local approaches to healing and distress, gender and different approaches to working with children. The psychosocial dimensions of HIV/AIDS in situations of conflict and displacement will also be examined.

The course provides participants with information about relevant theories and conceptual frameworks as well as with actual examples of psychosocial programmes with the aim to help participants develop a critical perspective on different approaches to working in the field. Participants will be given the opportunity to apply the skills they develop during the module to develop their own intervention for a displaced population in a chosen setting.

A distance-learning version of this module will also be available in May 2011.

Credit Rating: 15 SCOTCAT/5 ECTS