1. PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN EMERGENCIES

2. 3 Domains of Psychosocial Well-Being
Individual Capacity
Family and Community
After presenting slide, asks participants to give examples of aspects of each of the domains and how they promote well-being, for example:
Individual Capacity of a person:
physical and mental health
Coping abilities
Position in society
Ability to access resources
Children: resilience, developmental stage
Family and Community Functioning:
Ability to engage in social roles, daily tasks
Supportive family and friends
Community groups
Societal Culture and Values:
Beliefs
Values
Practices that five a sense of meaning and identity
Societal Culture and Values
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3. Potential Positive Outcomes of an Emergency on Psychosocial Well-Being
Greater awareness of rights
Children and communities can become more active in supporting themselves
Greater access to information
Change in gender roles
Opportunities for social change

4. non-specialised supports
services
Focused,
non-specialised supports
Community and family supports
What should be the focus of each level?
Who should be involved at each level?
What is the role of a Child Protection worker at each level?
Level one:
Advocate for the protection of children from violence, abuse and exploitation
Advocate for delivery of humanitarian assistance in a manner that promotes well-being, including education
Promote family unity and family-based care for separated children; Promoting family self-reliance
Facilitate community involvement in decision-making and assistance
Disseminate essential information to affected populations
Level 2:
Support play, art and sporting activities
Provide structured groups activities for expression and the development of life skills and coping mechanisms
Support children and youth friendly spaces/environments
Promote meaningful opportunities to participate in rebuilding society
Provide culturally appropriate guidance on how parents and family members can address their difficulties and help children
Support and facilitate the establishment of parent groups/committees
Strengthening community supports:
Helping caregivers and educators to better cope; Help key people to support children; Teacher training on psychosocial care and support
Training for health personnel; Psychosocial support for adult caregivers; Strengthen child-to-child or youth support; Resumption of cultural activities
Level 3 is For children who are: struggling to cope within their existing care network; Not progressing in terms of their developmen; Unable to function as well as their peers ; n need of activities that address their psychosocial needs more directly
This requires focused psychosocial support activities require trained and experienced staff.
Activities may include: Case management; Psychological first aid; Counseling; Structured/facilitated play activities
Level 4 may include: Traditional specialized healing (e.g. cleansing and purification rituals) Counseling (individual, family or group); Psychotherapy; Drug or alcohol treatment; Custodial mental health care
Basic services and security
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5. Overuse of the word ‘trauma’ can be:
Inaccurate (only an extremely small percentage of the population will have PTSD)
StigmatizingOveruse of the word ‘trauma’ can be:
Counterproductive to healing
Encouraging a passive victim identity
Deflecting attention away from the broader social context