Who is this Micro-credential for??

•    Researchers, humanitarian aid workers, volunteers, professionals, or anyone with a keen interest the international development sector interested in learning critical skills for the development, management, and monitoring of mental health and psychosocial support programming within humanitarian emergencies.

Why should I take this Micro-credential?? 

•    Learn from senior experts from the International Federation of the Red Cross, Red Crescent National Societies’ Psychosocial Reference Centre.
•    Gain knowledge of how humanitarian emergencies affect and impact the mental health and psychosocial well-being of individuals, families and communities.
•    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. 
•    Learn about key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions and current tools available to support individuals across their lifespans, families, and communities. 
•    Learn how to tailor existing interventions to address the MHPSS needs of individuals, families and communities, whilst building on local capacities, coping methods and resources.
•    Learn about common monitoring and evaluation frameworks and approaches to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of MHPSS interventions.