Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery

Course overview

Mission

Our mission is to maximize a scientific and cultural

approach and methodology to reduce suffering,

minimize disability,and increase resiliency for the more

than one billion survivors of violence and disaster

worldwide.

Goals

• Create a network of global leaders in health/mental health recovery.

• For each participant, offer a learning experience that is transformative, altering how you practice your profession.

Who are you?

Participants Demographics - Home Countries

United States

Canada

Switzerland

Italy

Uganda

Kenya

Sweden

Australia

Spain

Guatemala

South Africa

China

Brazil

IndiaHong Kong

Russia

& Work Locations

Sudan

UK

Zambia

Morocco

Singapore

Japan

Haiti

Bolivia

Tanzania

Grenada

Germany

Sri Lanka

Croatia

Paulau

East Timor

Ethiopia

Libya

Nicaragua

Afghanistan

CliniciansPractitioners

43%

Academia39%

Policy Advisors/Planners

18%

Professional Area

0

1

2

3

4

medical student

psychiatry residentspublic policy student

PhD student epidemiology/anthropology

PhD student clinical psychology

principal research fellow School of Public Health

professor of pastoral careprofessor of social workprofessor of psychologyprofessor of public policy

professor of psychiatry and pediatricsdean graduate school of psychology

profession

number within profession

Professions - academia

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Crisis outreach/assessor

social worker

chaplain

clinical psychologistclinical social workerpsychiatric nurse

consultant psychiatrist

leader refugee trauma center

leader program for unaccompanied refugee minors

leader torture treatment center

leader rehab program for traumatized girls

owner clincial consulting business

profession

number within profession

Professions - clinical/practitioner work

0

1

2

advisor health emergency response team, Kenya

advisor psychosocial issues, Uganda

founder advocacy org for children of traumaconsultant researching human trafficking

assistant to Director G. Doctors Without Borders

education consulting refugees

consultant U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

public health analyst US Dept. of Health

profession

number within profession

Professions - policy advising/planning work

Divinity10%

Psychology27%

Social Work17%

Medicine13%

Nursing2%

Education13%

Anthropology/Medical Anthro

4%

Public Health6%

Public Policy/Social Policy4%

International Relations2% Applied History

2%

Participants’ Degrees

We want to grow a community of practice.

“In essence, communities of practice are groupsof people who share similar goals and interests.In pursuit of these goals and interests, theyemploy common practices, work with the sametools and express themselves in a commonlanguage. Through such common activity, they

come to hold similar beliefs and value systems.” http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/definitions.shtml

Program Design Philosophy

• Build a learning environment that inspires:– creativity– empathy for those healing– care for our environment– concern for ourselves

• The learning environment supports participants as they master a challenging body of knowledge in a

complex field.

Program Design Philosophy

• We achieve mastery in different ways.

• Through design, we must ensure that we address how each participant learns, because every participant’s learning strengthens our community of practice.

Blended Learning

• Various media and methods of communication

• Individualized contexts to apply learning

• Participation of multiple faculty with different theories, expertise and teaching styles

• Accessible to a range of students

• Our primary tool in applying blended learning is ATutor

What is ATutor?

• ATutor is a Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS/LMS).

• LCMS’s are often called course authoring tools, providing a way to create learning materials in a web-based environment and interact with faculty and

students.

ATutor is your virtual campus

• When you login to ATutor you are on campus, a truly virtual learning community.

• When you are on campus you bump into people you need to talk to.

• You check in to the offices where you work and see what is new.

• There will be times when you need to close your door and get down to work and other time when you just want to chat with friends.

• This is your workspace and your community….only in a 21st century

medium!

ATutor features

• Structures and holds content - text, audio, video

• Discussion board (forum)

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ATutor features

• Small groups of 8 for case discussions

• Create, edit and publish terms and definitions collaboratively

• Share digital photos and upload your visual narrative of the healing environment

Placing you at center of your own learning

Placing your clients at center of their own

healing

What we teach about

How we teach about it

Track 1 - Lectures and Web-based Modules Content Student responsibilities Tools in ATuto r

Other tools

Powerpoint presentations from lectures in Orvieto

Review powerpoint presentations and consider

questions

Content navigation

PowerPoint

Podcasts - faculty highlight main features of their work

Listen to podcasts Content navigation

Itunes, Real, Windows or

Quick Time

Key references and readings Read assigned materials Content navigation

Adobe Acrobat reader

Student generated resources Upload references to reading

list Reading list

Asynchronous discussions between faculty and students

Post discussion questions and provide feedback to others

Forums

Wikiweb definitions and concepts

Collaborate with other students to define/redefine definitions and concepts

ewiki

Track 2 – Clinical/Policy Case Discussions

Content Student responsibilities Tools in ATuto r

Other tools

Powerpoint Review Mrs. K and Mr. Sok Groups

Content navigation

Microsoft word

Student case presentations

One week present a case and every other week read and provide feedback on other

students’ cases

Groups File uploading and

downloading

Microsoft word

Worksheets for clinical and policy cases

Complete worksheet for note taking and providing

feedback

Groups Content navigation File uploading and

downloading

Microsoft word

Asynchronous discussions between faculty and students

in small groups

Post responses to the clinical or policy case presented

Groups Forums

Wikiweb definitions and concepts

Collaborate with other students to define/redefine definitions and concepts

ewiki

Track 3 – Healing Environment

Content Student responsibilities Tools in ATuto r

Other tools

Powerpoint presentations from lectures in Orvieto

Review powerpoint presentations and consider

questions

Content navigation

PowerPoint

Digital photos from Orvieto Review and comment on

other students’ photos

Groups Photo Album

Visual narrative of healing environment

Develop and upload a visual narrative (short film or

powerpoint presentation with slides)

Groups File uploading and

downloading

Real Player or Quick Time or Windows Media for viewing

narrative Powerpoint

* we will discuss tools for making visual narrative in the

training

Materials to support you making your visual narrative

Read materials and use online tutorials as needed

Content Navigation

Online tutorials and

resources

Asynchronous discussions between faculty and students

in small groups

Post comments on others’ digital photos and healing

narratives

Groups Forums

Track 4 – Course Mechanics

Content Student responsibilities Tools in ATuto r

Other tools

Bios of students, faculty and design team

Read bios and use them to connect with others

Content navigation

Microsoft word

Computer system requirements

Have all the necessary hardware and software for

the course Content navigation

Microsoft word

Training materials Read training materials and

use these to help you navigate ATutor

Content navigation File downloading

Adobe acrobat reader

Online discussion materials Read materials on how to be successful in online learning

Content Navigation File downloading

Adobe acrobat reader

Asynchronous discussions between design team and

students

Post questions related to technology help and help

others if you can answer their questions.

Forums Chat

Design Team

Sam Johnston is a third year doctoral student at the HGSE in the Learning and Teaching track. Sam was formerly a writer/researcher for Kaliningrad in Your Pocket, a tour guide book that never sold.

Dan Hovelson works at HPRT and is a recent graduate in child psychology with a minor in golf course management.

Natasha Borisova holds a BA in International Relations and works at HPRT on global programs. She enjoys Salsa dancing with her friends including Boston Red Sox player Manny Ramirez

Tamaki Kobayashi works at HPRT and formerly supervised malaria in her previous life as a microbiologist.

Nicki Sobecki is currently a student at Tufts University and the Museum School. She has nine lives and has already used up eight of them sky jumping and photographing female taxi drivers in Rwanda.

Rob Lindsley is a second year doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) in the Human Development and Education Track. He formerly worked as an octopus trainer.

Kris McElroy is in Technology, Innovation and Education at HGSE. Although she is currently using her amazing skills for designing all

the training documents for ATutor, she plans to take over the world and ensure that everyone can use ATutor. Could be worse!