‘Duty of Care’ Certificate Program
Zimbabwe National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Chair, Lilian Chigwedere, with Oxford Initiative Chair, Dr. Boyd-Judson, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2000
Read more about our focus on women post-violence & the international legal right to mental health.
Duty of Care Training Modules
CAPACITY, WELLNESS & RESILIENCE
MODULE 1
Psychological education and gender.
MODULE 2
Trauma-informed interventions.
MODULE 3
Duty of care for oneself and others.
MODULE 4
Trauma-informed narrative techniques.
MODULE 5
Aftercare: Post interview
Objectives
Build capacity for mental health techniques for the staff of existing organizations that assist women in their communities.
Engage multi-disciplinary theories of narrative and narrative therapeutic techniques for community leaders and staff.
Modules are grounded in our commitment to the human right to AAAQ (availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality) for women in mental health services, especially after violence or trauma, and including staff wellness and response.
Promote learning and techniques for self-care, wellness, and resiliency for staff of prevention and response programming.
Build organizational knowledge and capacity for organizations and women leaders for effective survivor-centered narrative therapy and other tools and techniques.
Partner our psychosocial focus with microfinance partners who can work with women to facilitate loan programs for small businesses.
Use original narratives for archival purposes and identify gaps in gender-based violence and mental health outcomes.
Narrative therapeutic techniques are inexpensive and easily scalable within existing organizations.
Use storytelling and narratives to address the gaps in services for women survivors of violence or trauma, challenges that are often intergenerational and long-term.