Ethiopia: Mental Health in Complex Emergencies (MHCE) 11

The Mental Health in Complex Emergencies (MHCE) course is a week-long training course for mental health professionals and program staff who wish to establish mental health or psychosocial programs in a humanitarian context within conflict and post-conflict areas.

The course will aim to provide a practical orientation and training, including how to conduct rapid assessments, design and set up mental health services or psychosocial programs (exploring the differences between them), and undertake clinical work and therapeutic approaches in non-western contexts. It addresses the issues of cultural validity, programming for children, addressing severe mental disorders, gender-based violence, human rights, taking care of oneself and dealing with burnout. The course will also introduce potential field workers to essentials such as personal security, logistics, and practical aspects of humanitarian work in the field.

The MHCE training program targets health, and other professionals, wishing to gain a better understanding of what is entailed in addressing mental health and psychosocial issues in complex emergencies and humanitarian settings.

About the IIHA:

The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) at Fordham University offers academic & training courses in the field of humanitarian assistance.

With the creation of both a graduate Master’s and an undergraduate Minor degree program, the Institute offers an academic base for the study and development of international health, human rights and other humanitarian issues, especially those that occur in periods of conflict.

All of the IIHA courses can be taken for academic credit and counted towards Fordham University's Masters in International Humanitarian Action (MIHA) or taken individually, independent from the MIHA.

To take this course in pursuit of the MIHA, please apply here: http://ow.ly/Dbn0k

To take this course independently, please click here: http://bit.ly/14x2wof