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PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Part AWhen do you start planning a PS response?Who is involved in a psychosocial response? Choosing the target group Choosing the right activities Activity examples
Focus of this workshop session
PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Part BProgramme management Plannning and implementingFlexibilityHuman resourcesPartnerships and relationshipsAdvocacy and information dissemination
Focus of this workshop session
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When do you start planning a PS response?
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Preparations for psychosocial response
Training• Staff • Volunteers • Community members
Advocacy • Organizational (budget)• Public (Awareness, Sensitization)• National
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When does planning a PS response start?
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Who is involved in a psychosocial response?
The affected population = community
What is a community?
Who is the most important group of people in a PS response?
A group of people who- Live in an area together or- Have similar backgrounds,
religious beliefs, jobs, interests etc.
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Community participation
Why is participation of the affected community important for a psychosocial response?
The affected population know best
• How they have been affected
• Which people or groups are affected in different ways
• How they are coping with the impact of the event now
• What help they need to cope better
• Appropriate social and cultural behaviour
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Community participation
What can the community participate in?
• Assessing needs
• Planning activities, inputs to drafting proposals
• Implementing activities
• Mobilizing others
• Monitoring and evaluation
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Community participation
Psychosocial benefits
• Socially and culturally appropriate
Response
= relevant
= realistic
• Increases community ‘togetherness’ and peer support
• Increases sense of empowerment and achievement
Affected population take responsibility for own recovery
• Participation in data collection and analysis• Training on psychosocial support• Provision of psychosocial support• Referral mechanism
Opportunities for capacity building
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Volunteers
• RCRC Movement is volunteer-based
• Volunteers = invaluable resource
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Volunteers
• May be directly affected by disaster
• Likely to be emotionally affected by working with psychosocial interventions
• Care and support for staff and volunteers = important program component
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Who is involved in a psychosocial response?
Planning and implementing
Psychosocial intervention
Affected population
Volunteers
Program staffOther sectors
same organization
Other organizations/
bodies
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How do you choose your target group?
In groups of 4 discuss this question for 10 minutes and then present your findings to plenary
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How do you choose your target group?
• Coordinate
• Assess vulnerability
• Find the ‘hard to reach’
• Be realistic
• Referrals
• Advocate
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Holistic and integrated approach
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Choosing activities
Realistic and meaningful activities
Balance between needs and resources; short term or long term impact; target groups
Community mobilizationInvolvement in assessments; Identifying vulnerable groups; Mobilizing others
Initial activitiesAssessments + Psychological First Aid
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Relevant activities change with time
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Examples of activities in a PS response
Preparations
• Disaster Preparedness
• Assessments• Coordination (e.g.
basic needs)• Capacity building
Capacity building
• Initial training in PFA/Assessments
• PS specific training
• Program management tasks
Psychoeducation
Advocacy
• Development / distribution of IEC materials
• Public performances (e.g. drama)
• Advocacy local / national
Program management
• Assessments• Community
mobilization / contact
• Coordination (internal and external)
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Examples of psychosocial activities
Emergency: 0-6 months
• Psychological First Aid
• Support groups
• Burial ceremonies
• Grieving rituals
• Distribution of PS support items
• Family tracing
• Community restoration
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Examples of psychosocial activities
Recovery / development: 3 months to 1-3 yrs
• Children’s / youth clubs
• Formal/informal schooling
• Life skills activities
• Collective memorial
ceremonies
• Livelihood activities• Disaster preparedness training; Risk reduction
training; Building community resilience
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Examples of psychosocial activities
Conflict situations
• Peer support groups
• Reintegration of child soldiers
• Tailored workshops with children and adults
• Education and training in non-violent conflict resolution
• School-based activities
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Examples of psychosocial activities
Health emergencies
• Home-based care (HIV, OVC)
• Memory Work
• Hero Books
• Coping with losing loved ones
• Will writing
• School-based
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Examples of psychosocial activities
Individual and community recovery / resilience building
Group work: Make a list of the kinds of activities that will help
1. Individuals (all)2. Elderly3. Children4. People living with disabilities5. Whole communities
recover from a disaster event, and build resilience in the face of new disasters (cope better if it happens again)
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Examples of psychosocial activities
Individual and community recovery / resilience building
Community activities
Men
Disabilities
Children Boys Girls
Women
Elderly
Important considerations
• Gender and age
• Religious affiliation
• Child protection
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Protecting and working with children
• Increased risks of abuse and violence – especially if unaccompanied
• Should be empowered with knowledge to stop and/or report incidences of abuse
• Special attention on younger children and Early Childhood Development
• Follow all ethical guidelines on working with children
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Time for an energizer!!
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Part B: PS Program management
Goals/aims
Immediate objectives
Activity
InputsActivity outputs
Activity outcomes
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Logical framework approach Indicators
Overall Goal To reduce suffering and risk for development of severe trauma of Population A
Adults and children show healthy signs of coping with impact of crisis event
Activity 1 Training in PFA
Input Resources to enable training Amount of money; personnel; training manuals; materials
Output Training has taken place Number of people trained
Outcome Volunteers can provide PFA Skill level in PFA has increased
Activity 2: Workshops with children
Input Resources for workshops Amount of money; personnel; training manuals; materials
Output Workshops are held Number of workshops held; number of children attended; number of trainers
Outcome Children are coping better Increase in children’s playfulness, self-confidence, trusting of others
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Psychosocial program management
How is managing a psychosocial program different from managing any other kind of program?
Consider:
• Changing needs of population during implementation period
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Changing needs of population during implementation period
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Flexibility
• Changing needs of population during implementation period (budget, human resources)
• Importance of community participation (budget, timing)
Anticipate fluctuations and adaptations to budgets and time-planning – avoid PROGRAM LOCKING!!!
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Human Resources
• Training needs – staff and volunteers
• Supervision
• Retention
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Partnerships and relationships
Psychosocial wellbeing
Political and social safety
Basic needs
Physical health
Education
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Partnerships and relationships
Internal partners
External partners
Community
• Other sectors within National Society
• E.g. Food and nutrition, shelter
• Government – local / national• Other organizations
• Faith-based• Other NGO’s
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Advocacy and information dissemination
Why do we need to advocate for attention to PS needs and responses?
To motivate development of national policies and guidelines
Quality assuranceTo ensure budget allocation in national and organizational budgets
Quality assurance; Assurance of reach
Ultimately ensure provision of psychosocial support and to improve PSWB
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Advocacy and information dissemination
Critical component of advocacy is: • raising awareness • sharing information
How do you do this?
Documentation and sharing of information and IEC materials