training

When invited to facilitate a training course for psychosocial workers and/or mental health staff, I am sometimes confronted with unrealistic expectations: the person commissioning a training expects a detailed programme that describes exactly what subject matter will be covered, and precisely when. In other cases, I am requested to design a programme that connects to an earlier training, facilitated by another expert in the mental health and psychosocial support field.

This article is about the learning needs of starting counsellors in areas of armed conflict. The curricula for the training of counsellors usually are based on ideas regarding which knowledge, skills and attitudes are required for effective counselling. The curricula do not always take the personal needs and backgrounds of the participants into account.

In this article we describe our experiences with the development of mental health training modules for doctors, nurses, midwives and village health volunteers in the context of a general basic health care programme in Eastern Afghanistan. The article contains references to resources to be used by developing mental health care training modules for health workers.

Training teachers in areas of armed conflict chapter Introduction

Training teachers in areas of armed conflict chapter 1

Training teachers in areas of armed conflict chapter 2

Training teachers in areas of armed conflict chapter 3

Training teachers in areas of armed conflict chapter 4

Training teachers in areas of armed conflict chapter 5

Training teachers in areas of armed conflict chapter 6