Del 9 de agosto al 11 de diciembre de 2023
Psychological First Aid for Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Online Training Course: "The pandemic and discrimination"
May 6-27, 2020
Wednesdays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm PT / From 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm CT.
Objectives
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Understand and train on the great challenges posed by the COVID - 19 pandemic for migrants, refugees and displaced people in an environment of vulnerability, discrimination and xenophobia.
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Make visible the different support networks and psychosocial tools that are being developed and strengthened around the health crisis.
Aimed at:
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Promoters of health and community services, shelters, civil organizations, activists, human rights defenders and people from the public function.
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Sessions:
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Sessions will be held every Wednesday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm PT / From 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm CT.
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Session 1. The social effects of COVID-19 on migrants, refugees and displaced persons from a regional perspective and the importance of the implementation of mental health strategies.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
Taught by:
Liliana Osorio, Director of the Health Initiative of the Americas (ISA), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.
Nicté Castañeda, Research Professor, University of Guadalajara.
Xochitl Castañeda, Associate Director, ISA, University of California, Berkeley.
Session 2.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020.
The humanitarian response to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the migrant, refugee and displaced population in Mexico.
Taught by:
Josep Herreros, Chief Protection Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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The psychosocial implications of COVID for migrants, refugees and displaced people and how to deal with them.
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Taught by:
Karen Carpio, Regional Officer for Mental Health and Psychosocial Assistance (SMAPS), Health and Migration Unit at the International Organization for Migration.
Session 3. Psychosocial tools to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on populations in the context of mobility, from a regional perspective.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020.
Taught by:
Ana Elena Barrios, Integral Defense Coordinator, Fray Matías de Córdova Human Rights Center.
Martha Verdugo, Psychotherapist and Project Director, Tierra Colectiva, AC
Session 4. Covid-19 in a xenophobic and racist context.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
Taught by:
Alexandra Haas, Researcher at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE).
Oscar Chacón, Executive Director of Alianza Américas.
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Modality
The course will be held in videoconference mode and it is possible to view the recorded sessions.
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Evaluation
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A certificate of participation will be given to people who, once formally registered, attend or see the 4 sessions of the course recorded.
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Enrollment
Registration for the course is closed, we invite you to follow the live broadcasts every Wednesday at 6:00 pm (Central Mexico time), at the following link:
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