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PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION. Part A When do you start planning a PS response ? Who is involved in a psychosocial response ? Choosing the target group Choosing the right activities Activity examples.

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PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION

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  1. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION

  2. Part AWhen do you start planning a PS response?Who is involved in a psychosocialresponse? Choosing the targetgroupChoosing the right activitiesActivityexamples PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Focus of this workshop session

  3. Part BProgramme management Plannning and implementingFlexibilityHuman resourcesPartnerships and relationshipsAdvocacy and information dissemination PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Focus of this workshop session

  4. When do you start planning a PS response? PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  5. Preparations for psychosocial response Training Staff Volunteers Community members Advocacy Organizational (budget) Public (Awareness, Sensitization) National PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  6. When does planning a PS response start? PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  7. Who is involved in a psychosocial response? PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Who is the most important group of people in a PS response? The affected population = community What is a community? • A group of people who • Live in an area together or • Have similar backgrounds, religious beliefs, jobs, interests etc.

  8. Community participation PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION 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

  9. Community participation PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION What can the community participate in? • Assessing needs • Planning activities, inputs to drafting proposals • Implementing activities • Mobilizing others • Monitoring and evaluation

  10. Community participation PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Psychosocial benefits

  11. Volunteers PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • RCRC Movement is volunteer-based • Volunteers = invaluable resource

  12. Volunteers PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • 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

  13. Who is involved in a psychosocial response? PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  14. How do you choose your target group? PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION In groups of 4 discuss this question for 10 minutes and then present your findings to plenary

  15. How do you choose your target group? PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • Coordinate • Assess vulnerability • Find the ‘hard to reach’ • Be realistic • Referrals • Advocate

  16. Holistic and integrated approach PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  17. Choosingactivities PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  18. Relevant activities change with time PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  19. Examples of activities in a PS response PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  20. Examples of psychosocial activities PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Emergency: 0-6 months • Psychological First Aid • Support groups • Burial ceremonies • Grieving rituals • Distribution of PS support items • Family tracing • Community restoration

  21. Examples of psychosocial activities PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION 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

  22. Examples of psychosocial activities PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION 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

  23. Examples of psychosocial activities PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Health emergencies • Home-based care (HIV, OVC) • Memory Work • Hero Books • Coping with losing loved ones • Will writing • School-based

  24. Examples of psychosocial activities PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Individual and community recovery / resilience building Group work: Make a list of the kinds of activities that will help Individuals (all) Elderly Children People living with disabilities Whole communities recover from a disaster event, and build resilience in the face of new disasters (cope better if it happens again)

  25. Examples of psychosocial activities PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Individual and community recovery / resilience building • Important considerations • Gender and age • Religious affiliation • Child protection

  26. Protecting and working with children PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • 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

  27. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Time for an energizer!!

  28. Part B: PS Program management PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  29. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONSMONITORING AND EVALUATION

  30. Psychosocial program management PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION How is managing a psychosocial program different from managing any other kind of program? • Consider: • Changing needs of population during implementation period

  31. Changing needs of population during implementation period PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Budget expenditure

  32. Flexibility PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • 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!!!

  33. Human Resources PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • Training needs – staff and volunteers • Supervision • Retention

  34. Partnerships and relationships PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

  35. Partnerships and relationships • Other sectors within National Society • E.g. Food and nutrition, shelter PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Internal partners • Government – local / national • Other organizations External partners • Faith-based • Other NGO’s Community

  36. Advocacy and information dissemination PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION Why do we need to advocate for attention to PS needs and responses? To motivate development of national policies and guidelines Quality assurance To ensure budget allocation in national and organizational budgets Quality assurance; Assurance of reach Ultimately ensure provision of psychosocial support and to improve PSWB

  37. Advocacy and information dissemination PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • Critical component of advocacy is: • raising awareness • sharing information How do you do this? Documentation and sharing of information and IEC materials

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