Orientation WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide & Psychological First Aid

Calling all mental health professionals and development workers to have orientation to WHO mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (V2) and Psychological First Aid (PFA).

The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) aims at scaling up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders (MNS) for countries especially with low- and middle-income. In 2010, the mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for MNS disorders for health settings was developed to assist in implementation of mhGAP. A simple technical tool based on the mhGAP guidelines; mhGAP-IG presents integrated management of priority MNS conditions using protocols for clinical decision-making.

Useful for doctors of all specialities, nurses, psychologists, social workers, health visitors and international development worker (NGO) globally and in UK.

Training Facilitators:

 Dr. Anis Ahmed, Chair of Volunteering and International SIG at RCPsych

 Professor Chakraborty consultant in early intervention in psychosis at Leicester Partnership NHS Trust

 Dr. Sophie Thomson, Co- Chair of The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Volunteering Working Group (WG)​

 Dr. Peter Hughes, WHO Global Mental Health Specialist

Training Objective:

The objective of this interactive workshop is to orient participants to the mhGAP tool and its versatile application to non- specialized health-care providers. This is usually referred to as task-shifting or task-sharing. Mental health specialists will be equipped to work collaboratively with non-specialist health-care providers, and offer supervision and support and improve their teaching skills in integration of mental health into primary health care in LMIC (Low and Middle Income Countries). These skills are transferable for UK practitioners.

The session is CPD-certified:

 8 CPD points awarded to participants who complete the full training, as agreed by peer group.