Reading: IASC Guidelines, Chapter 2, Comprehensive Response Week 4: Comprehensive Response how to increase sustainability in countries. Week 3: Psychological First Aid/Minimum Response what services should be prioritized in post-disaster situations. Reading: IASC Guidelines, Chapters 1 and 2 Emergency Preparedness. How to prepare for the psychosocial impact of disasters. Why are mental health issues critical in post-disaster settings? Who is at risk? Week 1: Introduction to mental health disaster issues. New York: Picador, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. (1998) We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families. Human Service Program Evaluation, A User Approach to Program Information. (2007) Geneva: WHO (Available at WHO-AIMS Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (2009) Geneva: WHO (Available at Barrett, T., Sorenson, J.E. IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Students will learn how to assist low and middle income countries improve mental health systems. This course is designed for graduate students who are interested in psychosocial services in post disaster situations. The course also includes discussion of how to evaluate these services in order to determine which services are working. The course will utilize the World Health Organization Interagency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings which outlines a common framework for addressing psychosocial issues. This course presents important information about providing mental health services in countries impacted by war and natural disasters. ECTS bodovi: 3 Jezik: engleski Trajanje: jedan semestar Status: izborni Oblici nastave s brojem sati semestralno: 15 sati predavanja i 15 sati seminara Uvjeti za upis kolegija: nema Način provjere znanja: pismeni i usmeni ispit Course Description

Bodovi za psihologiju