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Organization: Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
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Closing Date: 2024-08-01
The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs offers online and in-person humanitarian training courses for humanitarian students and practitioners around the world. Each course for Fall 2024 is designed to prepare current and future aid workers with the knowledge and skills needed to respond effectively to humanitarian crises and disasters.
Upon completing the requirements for each course, students will receive a Certificate of Completion from Fordham University.
HUAF 5500: Mental Health in Complex Emergencies
*Online Asynchronous
This is a training course for mental health professionals and program staff who wish to establish mental health or psychosocial programs in a humanitarian context within conflict and post conflict areas. The course is also open to Fordham graduate students in Humanitarian Studies or relevant disciplines. It will aim to provide a practical orientation and training, including how to conduct rapid assessments, designing and setting up mental health services or psychosocial programs (exploring the differences between them), clinical work and therapeutic approaches in non-western contexts. It will address the issues of cultural validity, conflict resolution and negotiation, taking care of oneself and dealing with burnout. The course will also introduce potential field workers to essentials such as personal security, logistics, and practical aspects of humanitarian work in the field.
*The MHCE course includes online weekly meetings.
Fee information
The course cost is $990 for a certificate of completion or this semester-long course can also be taken for three academic credits at the standard GSAS tuition rate.
How to register
To apply to an In-Person or Online Humanitarian Training Course:
- Create an application here
- Select “Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs”
- Select Online Humanitarian Training Course
- Select credit option
- Select online course or courses
Course Application and Registration Inquiries:
Brendan Cahill, Executive Director
Email: brcahill@fordham.edu and cc iiha@fordham.edu
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