PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATIONPSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

When do you start planning a PS response?

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Preparations for psychosocial response

Training• Staff • Volunteers • Community members

Advocacy • Organizational (budget)• Public (Awareness, Sensitization)• National

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

When does planning a PS response start?

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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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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

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

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

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

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)

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

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

ActivityInputs

Activity 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 PFAInput 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 childrenInput 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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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