Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Trauma-Exposed Workers

Duration 2 weeks
Cost Fully sponsored with a registration fee of KES: 500
Target Audience

Workers and supervisors in humanitarian, health, education, social service, community, refugee support, emergency response, NGO, public service and other frontline roles involving emotionally demanding or trauma-exposed work.

Overview

Working with people experiencing crisis, loss, trauma or distress can take a toll on your own wellbeing. This practical short course helps participants understand the impact of trauma-exposed work, recognise stress-related responses, strengthen self-care and resilience, and provide basic psychosocial support to others safely and within their role.

What you will learn:
  • Recognise stress, burnout, compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress
  • Use practical grounding, emotional regulation and self-care tools
  • Set healthy boundaries
  • Communicate supportively with people in distress
  • Know when and how to link someone to further support
  • Strengthen their personal and workplace wellbeing.


Award: Certificate of Participation
 

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