Psycho-social support:
By the end of this course, participants will have been introduced to a series of tools and activities that promote communities to address locally identified problems and to develop culturally grounded solutions that support individual and community agency.
In addition, participants will practice self-care techniques and ways to share these techniques with their community, work environment, family and friends.
Our work is based on the assumption that each community can find their own unique solutions to their problems. Here are some of the results that come when a community works together to solve a problem.
They own the solution. And this empowers them to succeed.
Action leads to more action as community members gain confidence in themselves and their ability to work together.
Those involved can use their own experiences and local knowledge to find solutions that an outside expert may not know about or understand.
When a community works together to solve their problems, they develop the skills to face future challenges head on.
An active community can more easily pivot to give other solutions a try if their initial solution fails.
A community's resilience will overcome conflict, frustrations, anger, or discouragement if a setback occurs.
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Introduction
Welcome to this Psychosocial Support / Community Wellness and Focusing Course – what is PSS
Module 1
Listening and Local Agency (review from PFA class) applies to PSS
Self care
Module 2
Resilience and PSCSW: The Key to PSS Work
Emotional
Module 3
Participatory learning techniques used for community-based trainings
Social
Module 4
Critical Global Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Intellectual
Module 5
Venn Diagrams and mapping (personal and community mapping processes)
Physical
Module 6
The path to community healing is in the act of sharing
Spiritual
Module 7
Dynamic Facilitation and community wellness
Module 8
Wrap up ? (stars and wishes) Next Steps
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Year 1 (2025):
Psychological First Aid
Duration: 5 classes, each 2.5 hours long
Total Hours: 12.5 hours
Description: Focus on immediate strategies to support individuals during crises, emphasizing emotional stabilization and resilience building.
Psychosocial Support
Duration: 8 classes, each 2.5 hours long
Total Hours: 20 hours
Description: Learn techniques to address the psychological and social needs of communities, fostering mental health and social cohesion.
Deepening Community Wellness Focusing
Duration: 7 classes, each 2.5 hours long
Total Hours: 17.5 hours
Description: Advance your Focusing practice to facilitate profound personal and communal healing processes.
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