PowerPoint 2: Planning - Save the Children`s Resource Centre

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Focus of this workshop session Part A When do you start planning a PS response? Who is involved in a psychosocial response? Choosing the target group Choosing the right activities Activity examples

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Focus of this workshop session Part B Programme management Plannning and implementing Flexibility Human resources Partnerships and relationships Advocacy and information dissemination

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When do you start planning a PS response?

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Preparations for psychosocial response Training • Staff • Volunteers • Community members

Advocacy • Organizational (budget) • Public (Awareness, Sensitization) • National

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When does planning a PS response start?

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Who is involved in a psychosocial response? Who is the most important group of people in a PS response? The affected population = community What is a community?

A group of people who - Live in an area together or - Have similar backgrounds, religious beliefs, jobs, interests etc.

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Community participation Why is participation of the affected community important for a psychosocial response? The affected population know best • How they have been affected • Which people or groups are affected in different ways

• How they are coping with the impact of the event now • What help they need to cope better • Appropriate social and cultural behaviour

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Community participation What can the community participate in? • Assessing needs

• Planning activities, inputs to drafting proposals • Implementing activities • Mobilizing others

• Monitoring and evaluation

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Community participation Psychosocial benefits Response = relevant = realistic

Affected population take responsibility for own recovery

Opportunities for capacity building

• Socially and culturally appropriate • Increases community ‘togetherness’ and peer support • Increases sense of empowerment and achievement

• • • •

Participation in data collection and analysis Training on psychosocial support Provision of psychosocial support Referral mechanism

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Volunteers

• RCRC Movement is volunteer-based • Volunteers = invaluable resource

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Volunteers • May be directly affected by disaster • Likely to be emotionally affected by working with psychosocial interventions • Care and support for staff and volunteers = important program component

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Who is involved in a psychosocial response?

Program staff Other sectors same organization Volunteers

Affected population

Planning and implementing Psychosocial intervention

Other organizations/ bodies

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How do you choose your target group?

In groups of 4 discuss this question for 10 minutes and then present your findings to plenary

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How do you choose your target group? • Coordinate • Assess vulnerability • Find the ‘hard to reach’ • Be realistic • Referrals • Advocate

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Holistic and integrated approach

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Choosing activities Initial activities Assessments + Psychological First Aid

Community mobilization Involvement in assessments; Identifying vulnerable groups; Mobilizing others

Realistic and meaningful activities Balance between needs and resources; short term or long term impact; target groups

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Relevant activities change with time

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Examples of activities in a PS response

Preparations

Capacity building

• Disaster Preparedness • Assessments • Coordination (e.g. basic needs) • Capacity building

• Initial training in PFA/Assessments • PS specific training • Program management tasks

Psychoeducation Advocacy • Development / distribution of IEC materials • Public performances (e.g. drama) • Advocacy local / national

Program management • Assessments • Community mobilization / contact • Coordination (internal and external)

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Examples of psychosocial activities Emergency: 0-6 months • Psychological First Aid • Support groups • Burial ceremonies • Grieving rituals

• Distribution of PS support items • Family tracing

• Community restoration

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Examples of psychosocial activities Recovery / development: 3 months to 1-3 yrs • Children’s / youth clubs

• Formal/informal schooling • Life skills activities • Collective memorial ceremonies • Livelihood activities • Disaster preparedness training; Risk reduction training; Building community resilience

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Examples of psychosocial activities Conflict situations • Peer support groups

• Reintegration of child soldiers • Tailored workshops with children and adults • Education and training in non-violent conflict resolution

• School-based activities

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Examples of psychosocial activities Health emergencies

• Home-based care (HIV, OVC) • Memory Work • Hero Books • Coping with losing loved ones • Will writing • School-based

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Examples of psychosocial activities Individual and community recovery / resilience building Group work: Make a list of the kinds of activities that will help 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Individuals (all) Elderly Children People living with disabilities Whole communities

recover from a disaster event, and build resilience in the face of new disasters (cope better if it happens again)

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Examples of psychosocial activities Individual and community recovery / resilience building

Important considerations • Gender and age • Religious affiliation

Men

Disabilities

Elderly

Community activities

• Child protection Women

Children Boys Girls

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Protecting and working with children • Increased risks of abuse and violence – especially if unaccompanied

• Should be empowered with knowledge to stop and/or report incidences of abuse • Special attention on younger children and Early Childhood Development • Follow all ethical guidelines on working with children

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Time for an energizer!!

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Part B: PS Program management Goals/aims

Activity outcomes

Activity outputs

Immediate objectives

Activity Inputs

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Logical framework approach

Indicators

Overall Goal

To reduce suffering and risk for development of severe trauma of Population A

Adults and children show healthy signs of coping with impact of crisis event

Activity 1

Training in PFA

Input

Resources to enable training

Amount of money; personnel; training manuals; materials

Output

Training has taken place

Number of people trained

Outcome

Volunteers can provide PFA

Skill level in PFA has increased

Activity 2:

Workshops with children

Input

Resources for workshops

Amount of money; personnel; training manuals; materials

Output

Workshops are held

Number of workshops held; number of children attended; number of trainers

Outcome

Children are coping better

Increase in children’s playfulness, self-confidence, trusting of others

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Psychosocial program management How is managing a psychosocial program different from managing any other kind of program?

Consider: • Changing needs of population during implementation period

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Budget expenditure

Changing needs of population during implementation period

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Flexibility • Changing needs of population during implementation period (budget, human resources)

• Importance of community participation (budget, timing)

Anticipate fluctuations and adaptations to budgets and time-planning – avoid PROGRAM LOCKING!!!

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Human Resources • Training needs – staff and volunteers • Supervision • Retention

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Partnerships and relationships Political and social safety

Education

Psychosocial wellbeing

Physical health

Basic needs

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Partnerships and relationships Internal partners

External partners

Community

• Other sectors within National Society • E.g. Food and nutrition, shelter • Government – local / national • Other organizations

• Faith-based • Other NGO’s

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Advocacy and information dissemination Why do we need to advocate for attention to PS needs and responses?

To motivate development of national policies and guidelines

Quality assurance To ensure budget allocation in national and organizational budgets

Quality assurance; Assurance of reach

Ultimately ensure provision of psychosocial support and to improve PSWB

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Advocacy and information dissemination Critical component of advocacy is: • raising awareness • sharing information

How do you do this?

Documentation and sharing of information and IEC materials