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Promoting Children’s Development and Wellbeing

Learn key facilitation skills and activities to promote resilience and wellbeing of distressed children, families, and caregivers.

This special 6-hour online training was developed by Save the Children and sector experts in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS).

What You Will Learn

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In this six-part series, you will explore the concept of child development, wellbeing, and psychosocial support:

  • Enhance the knowledge and skills of staff and volunteers in supporting the psychosocial wellbeing of children and their caregivers based on their situation and stage of development
  • Understand child development and why it concerns everyone
  • Learn how to support psychosocial wellbeing and strengthening resilience
  • Identify approaches and interventions to strengthen the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of children and young people across different humanitarian interventions
  • Apply different facilitation techniques that are useful when working with children and young people
  • Recognize the importance of play in supporting children’s wellbeing and development

How to register

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