Psychosocial interventions - A handbook
This handbook is the product of an extensive review of psychosocial interventions that has focused especially on the lessons learned from the psychosocial response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. The first section of the handbook introduces psychosocial support in the context of the work of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, and explains that the experience of psychosocial well-being is contextually and culturally bound. The handbook consists of considerations and recommendations for psychosocial practitioners who are going to set up a psychosocial intervention for the first time, paying attention to assessing needs and resources; planning and implementation; training; and monitoring and evaluation. The hardcopy of the handbook is accompanied by a CD filled with relevant documents and tools, all of which are also available on our resource database.

Community-based psychosocial support - A training kit
“Community-based psychosocial support – A training kit” builds on experiences of psychosocial work of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in the last decade from all over the world. It consists of a Trainer’s book, a Participant’s book and a CD-ROM with the Trainer’s and Participant’s books, PowerPoint slides and a template (for you to create your own slides).

We strongly recommend downloading the low resolution documents, since the high resolution files are nearly 20 MB. If you would like to get the material in hard copy, free of charge. you can always send us an e-mail and we will send it to you as soon as possible.

Trainer's book
- High resolution (22.0 MB)
- Low resolution (5.6 MB)
- Power Point, module 1 (1-2 MB)
- Power Point, module 2
- Power Point, module 3
- Power Point, module 4
- Power Point, module 5
- Power Point, module 6
- Power Point, module 7
- Power Point template

Participant's book
- High resolution (15.7 MB)
- Low resolution (4.7 MB)


 

Delegate Manual: Emergency Response Unit - Psychosocial Support Component
Psychosocial delegates deployed to emergency settings will find this manual highly useful. Among humanitarian actors it is commonly known that armed conflicts and natural disasters cause significant psychological and social suffering to affected populations. One of the priorities in emergencies is thus to protect and improve people's mental health and psychosocial well-being.

Managing Stress in the Field
Managing Stress in the Field is a leaflet designed for delegates and field workers before, during and after their mission. Its aim is to help them to recognize, prevent and reduce stress in situations of complex humanitarian disaster.

A hard copy of the leaflet can be requested at the IFRC Secretariat.
Price: Postal charge only. Language: English, French, Spanish.

An electronic version of the leaflet can be downloaded here:
>>Leaflet in English
>>Leaflet in French
>>Leaflet in Spanish