Psychological Psychological rehabilitation of IDP rehabilitation of IDP

children and children and adolescentsadolescents

Center for Social Sciences Center for Social Sciences Open Society Georgia FoundationOpen Society Georgia Foundation

20092009

Project steps:Project steps:

I stepsI steps:: Group work with IDP childrenGroup work with IDP children Trainings for IDP parents Trainings for IDP parents

IIII stepssteps:: Training for IDP parentsTraining for IDP parents Individual psychological consultations for Individual psychological consultations for

IDP children and adolescentsIDP children and adolescents Educational booklet for IDP parentsEducational booklet for IDP parents

The Project GoalThe Project Goal::

To teach children, youth and their To teach children, youth and their parents in a step by step practical way to parents in a step by step practical way to develop some skills and techniques which develop some skills and techniques which are helpful in coping with the are helpful in coping with the psychological effects of war and trauma. psychological effects of war and trauma.

Organizational structureOrganizational structure::

6 6 mobile teams of psychologistsmobile teams of psychologists

Team members:Team members:

– Trainer – professional psychologist (at least with Trainer – professional psychologist (at least with Master’s degree in Psychology)Master’s degree in Psychology)

– Trainer Assistant (at least with Bachelor’s degree in Trainer Assistant (at least with Bachelor’s degree in Psychology)Psychology)

– Volunteer Volunteer

Training for professionals Training for professionals

Training for all mobile team membersTraining for all mobile team members::

Crisis Intervention and Post Traumatic Crisis Intervention and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PreventionStress Disorder Prevention

Crisis CenterCrisis Center,,Bergen, Norway Bergen, Norway

Training program:Training program:

Children and War: Teaching Survival Children and War: Teaching Survival TechniquesTechniques

Covered Collective Centers Covered Collective Centers ::

April-MayApril-May, 2009, 2009

Five IDP Collective centers – TbilisiFive IDP Collective centers – Tbilisi::– Former Military Hospital (Isani)Former Military Hospital (Isani) – Dormitory Dormitory ((Bagebi)Bagebi) – Building for frontier hospital Building for frontier hospital – Former building of Ministry of FinanceFormer building of Ministry of Finance – Municipal District of KrtsanisiMunicipal District of Krtsanisi

Number of groupsNumber of groups::

Children Children – 10 – 10 groups groups ((665 child all together)5 child all together)

Parents Parents – 5 – 5 groups groups ((225 parent all together)5 parent all together)

6–7 6–7 meetings with each group meetings with each group

Resuming the IstResuming the Ist Step:Step: Extremely Low Level of Parental EducationExtremely Low Level of Parental Education

– Trauma effects on childrenTrauma effects on children – Characteristics of specific age level Characteristics of specific age level

Deficit in Positive parenting skillsDeficit in Positive parenting skills Consequently,Consequently,

– Need of booklet preparation for parentsNeed of booklet preparation for parents– The necessity of parent educational trainings The necessity of parent educational trainings

Trainings need in IDP new settlementsTrainings need in IDP new settlements Need of Children Individual psychological Need of Children Individual psychological

consultationsconsultations

II stepII step:: organizational structure: organizational structure: November-February (2009-2010)November-February (2009-2010)

2 teams of trainers, two psychologists in 2 teams of trainers, two psychologists in each oneeach one

Two psychologists working on the booklet Two psychologists working on the booklet for parentsfor parents

Four psychologists for children and Four psychologists for children and adolescent individual psychological adolescent individual psychological consultation consultation

Training modules Training modules

Topics of training modulesTopics of training modules

Post traumatic Stress reactionsPost traumatic Stress reactions

The specific age related features of The specific age related features of traumatized children and adolescentstraumatized children and adolescents

Child behavior management and Positive Child behavior management and Positive ParentingParenting

Booklet for IDP ParentsBooklet for IDP Parents “ Difficulties and overcoming ways in traumatised “ Difficulties and overcoming ways in traumatised children and adolescents”children and adolescents”

BookletBooklet– – for parentsfor parents Main issuesMain issues are based on above mentioned are based on above mentioned

training modules:training modules: Post traumatic Stress reactionsPost traumatic Stress reactions The specific age related features of traumatized The specific age related features of traumatized

children and adolescentschildren and adolescents Child behavior management and positive parentingChild behavior management and positive parenting

QuantityQuantity – 200 – 200 copiescopies

Covered IDP new settlements Covered IDP new settlements ::

Shida Qartli RegionShida Qartli Region ShavshvebiShavshvebi KhurvaletiKhurvaleti BerbukiBerbuki KaraletiKaraleti

Mtskheta-mtianeti regionMtskheta-mtianeti region SaguramoSaguramo TsinamzgvriantkariTsinamzgvriantkari TsilkaniTsilkani

Training groupsTraining groups::

2 training groups in each settlements 2 training groups in each settlements - 15 in total- 15 in total

Settlement headmens’ interaction in the process of Settlement headmens’ interaction in the process of selecting training participantsselecting training participants

IOM IOM ––supportsupport

Max. 15 participants (parents) in each training Max. 15 participants (parents) in each training groupgroup

156 156 parents in totalparents in total

Individual psychological Individual psychological consultationsconsultations

Individual psychological consultations for children and Individual psychological consultations for children and adolescents (16 in total ) and for one parentadolescents (16 in total ) and for one parent

IDP-s in need of individual psychological counselling were IDP-s in need of individual psychological counselling were registered at the end of the trainingregistered at the end of the training

The revealed psychological problemsThe revealed psychological problems:: Behavior management Behavior management ((aggressionaggression, , angeranger) ) Depressive moodDepressive mood Developmental problemsDevelopmental problems Regressive behavior Regressive behavior Sleep difficultiesSleep difficulties

The resume of second stepThe resume of second step::

Considerable number of IDP children and Considerable number of IDP children and adolescents in need of Individual Psychological adolescents in need of Individual Psychological consultationconsultation

The need of more visits for individual The need of more visits for individual psychological consultationpsychological consultation

The need of individual psychological consultation The need of individual psychological consultation for parents while working with children and for parents while working with children and adolescentsadolescents

RecommendationsRecommendations

Psychological consultation for children and Psychological consultation for children and adolescents because of psychological (behavioral adolescents because of psychological (behavioral and emotional) difficulties caused by traumatic and emotional) difficulties caused by traumatic experienceexperience

Psychological support for IDP children in special Psychological support for IDP children in special needs and for their families. needs and for their families.

Individual psychological consultation for parents Individual psychological consultation for parents while working with children and adolescentswhile working with children and adolescents

Thank you!Thank you!