The Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in HE – Micro-credential at Trinity College Dublin is for Researchers, humanitarian aid workers, volunteers, professionals, or anyone with a keen interest the international development sector interested in learning critical skills for the development, management, and monitoring of mental health and psychosocial support programming within humanitarian emergencies.
Why should I take this Micro-credential?
• Learn from senior experts from the International Federation of the Red Cross, Red Crescent National Societies’ Psychosocial Reference Centre.
• Gain knowledge of how humanitarian emergencies affect and impact the mental health and psychosocial well-being of individuals, families and communities.
• Familiarise yourself with the most current research, guidelines, strategies, and interventions available to help mitigate adverse psychological responses common in the context of humanitarian emergencies.
• Learn about key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions and current tools available to support individuals across their lifespans, families, and communities.
• Learn how to tailor existing interventions to address the MHPSS needs of individuals, families and communities, whilst building on local capacities, coping methods and resources.
• Learn about common monitoring and evaluation frameworks and approaches to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of MHPSS interventions.
When can I start this Micro-credential?
• In academic year 2024/25 the course will start in December
About Trinity College Dublin
Located in the heart of Dublin city, Trinity College Dublin has been at the forefront of Irish educational excellence for more than four hundred years. Today, it’s ranked as Ireland’s number one university, providing a variety of courses across the Arts & Humanities, Business, Law, Engineering, Science and Health Sciences.
Why Trinity?
For more than four hundred years, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, has been considered the leading university in Ireland. Boasting state-of-the-art learning and research facilities alongside a staff of expert academics, Trinity prepares students for careers in the 21st century. Trinity is world-renowned for its learning opportunities and its graduates are highly-sought after by employers across a diverse range of industries.
Trinity’s educational opportunities
Trinity offers a wide variety of third level courses for both professional and personal development. Whether you are seeking to gain a Ph.D., Master’s, Diploma or Certificate—or even study after work or in your leisure time— Trinity can help you continue your education journey. Some courses are now being offered online for prospective students who are not in position to attend classes on the university campus.
I would like to get updates on this course, it is to start in September 2024, for 5 weeks. Details below:
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Human Emergencies
– In-depth understanding of key issues in disability, mental health and child protection
-Evaluate unique strengths and risk factors associated with disability and mental health in a child protection contex
-Assess the various needs of children and parents with disabilities and/or mental health issues in a child protection context.