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Micro-credential in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Humanitarian Emergencies
5 ECTS | 10 weeks | 30 places
Co-delivered with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub, you will have the opportunity to learn from senior experts with hands-on experience.
This Micro-credential is for researchers, humanitarian aid workers, volunteers, professionals, or anyone with a keen interest in the international development sector. Through taking this micro-credential you will learn critical skills for the development, management, and monitoring of mental health and psychosocial support programming within humanitarian emergencies.
You will gain knowledge of how humanitarian emergencies affect and impact the mental health and psychosocial well-being of individuals, families and communities and familiarise yourself with the most current research, guidelines, strategies, and interventions available to help mitigate adverse psychological responses common in the context of humanitarian emergencies.
How will this Micro-credential be delivered?
This micro-credential takes a hybrid learning approach.
- Five consecutive days of direct contact in December are required. These can be completed online or in person on our Dublin campus.
- Additional time is allocated for self-directed learning and preparing the assignments.
“The course was both excellently run and highly relevant in terms of content. It will (and already has) helped me in my own work, and planning of related matters, as part of my job. I also found the course coordinator to be an exceptionally supportive person to lead the course – and thank you for the many ways in which you supported my completion of the assignments.”
Eoin, previous Trinity Micro-credential learner
COURSE LEADERS
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Frédérique Vallières is an Associate Professor in Global Health and Psychology and the Director of the Trinity Centre for Global Health.
Frédérique received her BSc in Psychology and Biology from McGill University (Canada), and her MSc in Global Health and PhD in Public Health and Primary Care from Trinity College Dublin. Frédérique's current research portfolio focuses on the application of Psychology to Global Health, with a focus on Global
Mental Health, Health System Strengthening, and Human Resources for Health. Her research is primarily concerned with closing the research-to-practice gap prevalent within Global Health. Frédérique prioritises working in close collaboration with civil society organisations and through multidisciplinary consortiums comprising European, sub-Saharan African, Asian, and Middle Eastern partners.
Sarah Harrison is the Director for the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement MHPSS Hub.
Sarah has been part of the MHPSS Hub (formerly the IFRC PS Centre) since 2016, first as IFRC Co-chair of the IASC Reference Group on MHPSS in Emergencies and, since 2022, as Head of the MHPSS Hub Technical Unit. Prior to this, she held senior positions with UN agencies (IOM and UNHCR), international NGOs, and the UK’s National Health Service and has significant credentials in academia as well.
Get in Touch
General Enquiries: micro-credentials@tcd.ie
MC Director: Dr. Frédérique Vallières & Sarah Harrison
MC Coordinator: Dr. Meg Ryan
