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Micro-credential in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Humanitarian Emergencies

10 ECTS   |    10 weeks    |    40 places 

Co-delivered with the International Federation of the Red Cross, Red Crescent National Societies’ Psychosocial Reference Centre, 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 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 full days of direct contact, starting the morning of Monday, January 8th, 2024, are required, which can be completed entirely online or in person.
  • Additional time is allocated for self-directed learning and preparing the assignments.

COURSE LEADERS

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 Team Leader for the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Advisors team within the Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support (PS Centre) of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

Her specialties are psychosocial support and protection for children, youth, women, and men in humanitarian settings.

She also has responsibility for humanitarian diplomacy with Movement partners, Government actors and with other humanitarian agencies/ organisations. She supports strategic processes within the PS Centre and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement more broadly, and externally represents the PS Centre in various forums and meetings.

 

Get in Touch

General Enquiries: micro-credentials@tcd.ie 

MC Director: Dr. Frédérique Vallières & Sarah Harrison  

MC Coordinator: Dr. Meg Ryan  

 

 

 

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