UNDP Bootcamp: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Online Course (Self-Paced, Certificate Available)
Build essential skills to provide mental health and psychosocial support to vulnerable youth and women. This self-paced, 20-hour online course is designed for first-line professionals in Turkmenistan working with youth and women. It provides practical knowledge and competencies to deliver community-based MHPSS as a preventive measure. Aim of the Online MHPSS Course The course aims […]
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Build essential skills to provide mental health and psychosocial support to vulnerable youth and women. This self-paced, 20-hour online course is designed for first-line professionals in Turkmenistan working with youth and women. It provides practical knowledge and competencies to deliver community-based MHPSS as a preventive measure. Aim of the Online MHPSS Course The course aims […]
Build essential skills to provide mental health and psychosocial support to vulnerable youth and women.
This self-paced, 20-hour online course is designed for first-line professionals in Turkmenistan working with youth and women. It provides practical knowledge and competencies to deliver community-based MHPSS as a preventive measure.
Aim of the Online MHPSS Course
The course aims to build the capacity of frontline service providers to deliver community-based mental health and psychosocial support to vulnerable youth and women as a preventive measure. Participants will:
- Understand the mental health continuum and mental health disorders, considering factors that impact mental health across the lifespan.
- Recognize the role of supporting individual mental health and well-being in preventing conflicts, fostering social cohesion, and strengthening community resilience.
- Learn about the MHPSS intervention pyramid, and how to align mental health services with the needs of vulnerable populations, prioritizing youth-at-risk and women at the community level.
- Identify signs of stress, trauma, and other mental health conditions in individuals.
- Provide basic mental health and psychosocial support.
- Understand the importance of making referrals to specialized mental health and other relevant services.
- Learn evidence-based self-help tools to maintain one’s own mental health.
Course Objectives
- Learn about mental health and its determinants.
- Build competencies in mental health promotion, prevention, and support.
- Increase knowledge of evidence-based scalable MHPSS interventions.
- Develop skills to provide basic MHPSS to individuals in need.
Course Details
- Duration: 20 hours
- Pace: Self-paced
- Certification: Download a certificate of completion