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"Helping Traumatized Children Learn is the result of an extraordinary collaboration among educators, parents, mental health professionals, community groups, and attorneys determined to help children experiencing the traumatic effects of exposure to family violence succeed in school. ... more
‘Psychosocial Support of Children in Emergencies’ is a reference document for humanitarian workers who want to increase their understanding of the experiences of children in emergency situations and how to support them in mitigating the negative effects of these experiences and how to prevent further harm. While the book is not designed to be a day-to-day programming tool, it outlines UNICEF’s orientation to the psychosocial principles integral to any work with children and provides a number of examples from field work of how these principles can be turned into concrete actions ... more
This guide focuses on the evaluation of psychosocial programs that are aligned with two main goals: - To promote psychosocial wellbeing by promoting an environment that provides appropriate care, opportunities for development and protects children from exposure to situations that are harmful to their psychosocial wellbeing, and - To respond to psychosocial problems by strengthening social and psychological supports for children who have been exposed to situations that affect their psychological development ... more
Die Situation von Kindersoldaten erhält in der Öffentlichkeit zunehmend einen groesseren Stellenwert, Kampagnen wie die Aktion Rote Hand bringen vielen Menschen das traurige Schicksal dieser Kinder und Jugendlichen näher. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei das Leben in den Heimatländern der Betroffenen, die Verwicklung in Kampfhandlungen oder die Wiedereingliederung in die Gesellschaft ... more
В статье представлены данные катамнестического исследованияпсихической травмы, связанной с участием в боеых действиях, ипсихических нарушениях, обусловленных ею. В статье рассматрива-ются такие аспекты формирования ПТСР, как динамика среды (обще-ства), психическая травма и вызванные ею психические расстрой-ства, динамика травмированной личности. ... more
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a major trauma. Children and teens with PTSD can have a number of symptoms after a trauma that fall into three categories: (1) Reliving the trauma in some way; (2) Attempts to avoid anything that reminds the child or teen of the trauma; (3) Very high anxiety (also called "hyperarousal") and being easily startled. Children and teens with PTSD usually have some symptoms from each of these categories ... more
The Terre des hommes Child Protection Psychosocial Training Manual has been developed for use in the field in order to train animators who work with children and other child protection programme staff. It has been written in response to the needs which exist in Terre des hommes child protection programmes, and should be used as a practical tool alongside the Child Protection: Manual for Intervention in Humanitarian Crisis, previously produced by Terre des hommes. The modules in this manual have been grouped according to the following categories: • Level 1: Facilitating a training • Level 2: Basic concepts for intervention • Level 3: Animator’s competencies Each module is laid out under the following headings: • What is it? • Why is it useful? • How can I use it? ... more
Objetivo: el presente folleto describe el impacto que tiene el estrés sobre las organizaciones humanitarias y sobre sus trabajadores, además de establecer estrategias para reducir las consecuencias adversas que se derivan del mismo. Beneficios:datos recogidos en varios entornos de trabajo subrayan los beneficios de un programa sistemático de reducción de riesgos para la comunidad humanitari ... more
Le Manuel de formation psychosociale pour la Protection des enfants de Terre des hommes répond aux besoins des programmes de protection de l’enfance menés par Terre des hommes et peut être utilisé en parallèle à la publication précédente de Terre des hommes: Protection des enfants: manuel d’intervention en cas de crise humanitaire. Ce manuel de formation a été conçu pour le terrain afin de former le personnel qui travaille directement ou indirectement avec les enfants. Les modules de ce manuel ont été regroupés selon les catégories suivantes: • Niveau 1: Animer une formation / un atelier • Niveau 2: Concepts de base pour une intervention • Niveau 3: Compétences des animateurs Chaque module contient les rubriques suivantes: • Qu’est-ce que c’est? • A quoi ça sert? • Comment l’utiliser? ... more
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